Gunilla Sandborgh Englund

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About me

I am a licensed DDS and toxicologist, Professor and Senior Lecturer at Karolinska Institutet.

I received my D.D.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Karolinska Institutet. In 2004 I was appointed associated professor and senior lecturer at Karolinska Institutet, and in 2010 professor. Seven PhD students have completed their studies under my supervision.

2015-2022: Director of ACT (Academic Center for Geriatric Dentistry)

2017- 2023 Project leader of Proficiency tests of dentists educated outside EU/EES

Research

My research activity is mainly focused on register-based studies. These are performed in research areas related to oral health and the interaction between oral and general health. I’m also heading a research project about the Proficiency test of dentists.

Articles

Article: GERODONTOLOGY. 2024
Effect of Oral Screen Training After Stroke-A Randomised Controlled Trial
Dalum J; Skott P; Akesson E; Persson E; Karlsson A; Habel H; Seiger A; Mcallister A; Johansson K; Sandborgh-Englund G
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DENTAL EDUCATION. 2024;28(4):880-888
Clinical skills examination as part of the Swedish proficiency test of dentists educated outside of the EU/EEA
Dalum J; Christidis N; Habel H; Karlgren K; Leanderson C; Englund GS
Article: GERODONTOLOGY. 2024;41(3):376-384
Orofacial dysfunction after stroke-A multidisciplinary approach
Skott P; Akesson E; Johansson K; Dalum J; Persson E; Karlsson A; Seiger A; Mcallister A; Sandborgh-Englund G
Article: ORAL DISEASES. 2024;30(3):1643-1651
Metabolic surgery and oral health: A register-based study
Marsk R; Freedman F; Yan J; Karlsson L; Sandborgh-Englund G
Article: PLOS ONE. 2024;19(11):e0313476
Consistency between inter-institutional panels using a three-level Angoff-standard setting in licensure tests of foreign-trained dentists in Sweden: A cohort study.
Dalum J; Paulsson L; Christidis N; Andersson Franko M; Karlgren K; Leanderson C; Sandborgh-Englund G
Article: JOURNAL OF ORAL REHABILITATION. 2023;50(12):1422-1431
White matter abnormalities mediate the association between masticatory dysfunction and cognition among older adults
Hedberg L; Kumar A; Skott P; Smedberg J-I; Seiger A; Sandborgh-Englund G; Nordin LE; Kareholt I; Tzortzakakis A; Westman E; Trulsson M; Ekman U
Article: ORAL DISEASES. 2023;29(7):2954-2961
Effects of primary hyperparathyroidism on oral health. A longitudinal register-based study
Lexomboon D; Tagt M; Nilsson I-L; Buhlin K; Habel H; Sandborgh-Englund G
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DENTAL EDUCATION. 2023;27(3):640-649
Are we passing the acceptable? Standard setting of theoretical proficiency tests for foreign-trained dentists
Dalum J; Christidis N; Myrberg IH; Karlgren K; Leanderson C; Englund GS
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2022;127(12):2133-2140
Poor dental health and risk of pancreatic cancer: a nationwide registry-based cohort study in Sweden, 2009-2016
Yu J; Ploner A; Chen MS; Zhang J; Sandborgh-Englund G; Ye W
Article: ORAL DISEASES. 2022;28(6):1697-1704
Validating a model for medication-related dental outcomes in older people
Tan ECK; Lexomboon D; Habel H; Fastbom J; Eriksdotter M; Johnell K; Sandborgh-Englund G
Article: JOURNAL OF PERIODONTOLOGY. 2022;93(9):1378-1386
Periodontal conditions and incident dementia: A nationwide Swedish cohort study
Holmer J; Eriksdotter M; Habel H; Myrberg IH; Jonsson A; Pussinen PJ; Garcia-Ptacek S; Jansson L; Sandborgh-Englund G; Buhlin K
Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY, BIOMARKERS AND PREVENTION. 2022;31(7):1418-1425
Poor Oral Health and Esophageal Cancer Risk: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Zhang J; Bellocco R; Sandborgh-Englund G; Yu J; Chen MS; Ye W
Article: BMC ORAL HEALTH. 2021;21(1):297
Cognitive changes and neural correlates after oral rehabilitation procedures in older adults: a protocol for an interventional study
Hedberg L; Ekman U; Nordin LE; Smedberg J-I; Skott P; Seiger A; Sandborgh-Englund G; Westman E; Kumar A; Trulsson M
Article: GERODONTOLOGY. 2021;38(1):57-65
Discontinued dental care attendance among people with dementia: A register-based longitudinal study
Lexomboon D; Gavriilidou NN; Hoijer J; Skott P; Religa D; Eriksdotter M; Sandborgh-Englund G
Journal article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2020;16(S10)
Xerogenic medications as a predictor for dental health intervention in people with dementia
Tan EC; Lexomboon D; Häbel H; Fastbom J; Eriksdotter M; Johnell K; Sandborgh‐Englund G
Article: CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS. 2020;24(8):2755-2761
Increased risk for tooth extraction in primary hyperparathyroidism and hypercalcemia: a population study
Koman A; Nasman P; Discacciati A; Ekbom A; Nilsson I-L; Sandborgh-Englund G
Article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. 2020;75(4):1263-1271
Xerogenic Medications as a Predictor for Dental Health Intervention in People with Dementia
Tan ECK; Lexomboon D; Habel H; Fastbom J; Eriksdotter M; Johnell K; Sandborgh-Englund G
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2018;19(12):1080-1085.e2
The Effect of Xerostomic Medication on Oral Health in Persons With Dementia
Lexomboon D; Tan ECK; Hoijer J; Garcia-Ptacek S; Eriksdotter M; Religa D; Fastbom J; Johnell K; Sandborgh-Englund G
Article: ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA. 2018;14(1):10-19
Dental care utilization in patients with different types of dementia: A longitudinal nationwide study of 58,037 individuals
Fereshtehnejad S-M; Garcia-Ptacek S; Religa D; Holmer J; Buhlin K; Eriksdotter M; Sandborgh-Englund G
Article: PLOS ONE. 2017;12(8):e0182877
Consumption and direct costs of dental care for patients with head and neck cancer: A 16-year cohort study
Lexomboon D; Karlsson P; Adolfsson J; Ekbom A; Naimi-Akbar A; Bahmanyar S; Montgomery S; Sandborgh-Englund G
Article: SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. 2016;562:305-311
Natural fluoride in drinking water and myocardial infarction: A cohort study in Sweden
Nasman P; Granath F; Ekstrand J; Ekbom A; Sandborgh-Englund G; Fored CM
Article: JOURNAL OF PERINATAL MEDICINE. 2016;44(4):453-460
Neurological disease or intellectual disability among sons of female Swedish dental personnel
Vahasarja N; Montgomery S; Sandborgh-Englund G; Ekbom A; Ekstrand J; Nasman P; Naimi-Akbar A
Article: SWEDISH DENTAL JOURNAL. SUPPLEMENT. 2016;40(2):133-142
The association between root canal filling and treatment outcome
Almohareb R; Ahlouist M; Englund GS
Article: ACTA ODONTOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2014;72(7):557-560
A randomized controlled trial: the efficacy of eluoride rinse combined with calcium pre-rinse to increase overnight salivary fluoride
Chen MS; Stromberg E; Vogel GL; Sandborgh-Englund G
Article: JOURNAL OF PERINATAL MEDICINE. 2014;42(5):655-661
Mortality among sons of female dental personnel - a national cohort study
Naimi-Akbar A; Sandborgh-Englund G; Ekbom A; Ekstrand J; Nasman P; Montgomery S
Article: COMMUNITY DENTISTRY AND ORAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2013;41(2):163-172
Health-related quality of life and symptoms in patients with experiences of health problems related to dental restorative materials
Naimi-Akbar A; Svedberg P; Alexanderson K; Carlstedt-Duke B; Ekstrand J; Englund GS
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK, ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH. 2012;38(6):546-552
Cognitive function among sons of women who worked in dentistry
Naimi-Akbar A; Sandborgh-Englund G; Ekbom A; Ekstrand J; Montgomery S
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2012;12:713
Reliance on social security benefits by Swedish patients with ill-health attributed to dental fillings: a register-based cohort study
Naimi-Akbar A; Svedberg P; Alexanderson K; Ekstrand J; Sandborgh-Englund G
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORAL SCIENCES. 2011;119(3):246-252
Biological and physicochemical properties of carbon-graphite fibre-reinforced polymers intended for implant suprastructures
Segerstrom S; Sandborgh-Englund G; Ruyter EI
Article: BASIC AND CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY. 2009;105(5):339-344
Human Exposure to Triclosan via Toothpaste does not change CYP3A4 Activity or Plasma Concentrations of Thyroid Hormones
Allmyr M; Panagiotidis G; Sparve E; Diczfalusy U; Sandborgh-Englund G
Article: DENTAL MATERIALS. 2009;25(7):929-936
Digitization of simulated clinical dental impressions: Virtual three-dimensional analysis of exactness
Persson ASK; Oden A; Andersson M; Sandborgh-Englund G
Article: ACTA ODONTOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2009;67(2):99-105
Response of human oral mucosa and skin to histamine provocation: laser Doppler perfusion imaging discloses differences in the nociceptive nervous system
Bay B; Hilliges M; Weidner C; Sandborgh-Englund G
Article: DENTAL MATERIALS. 2008;24(8):1123-1130
Computer aided analysis of digitized dental stone replicas by dental CAD/CAM technology
Persson ASK; Andersson M; Oden A; Sandborgh-Englund G
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2008;123(1):168-173
Cancer and mortality among users and nonusers of snus
Roosaar A; Johansson ALV; Sandborgh-Englund G; Axell T; Nyren O
Article: SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. 2008;393(1):162-167
The influence of age and gender on triclosan concentrations in Australian human blood serum
Allmyr M; Harden F; Toms L-ML; Mueller JF; McLachlan MS; Adolfsson-Erici M; Sandborgh-Englund G
Article: JOURNAL OF ORAL PATHOLOGY & MEDICINE. 2007;36(2):78-82
A long-term follow-up study on the natural course of oral leukoplakia in a Swedish population-based sample
Roosaar A; Yin L; Johansson ALV; Sandborgh-Englund G; Nyren O; Axell T
Article: SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. 2006;372(1):87-93
Triclosan in plasma and milk from Swedish nursing mothers and their exposure via personal care products
Allmyr M; Adolfsson-Erici M; McLachlan MS; Sandborgh-Englund G
Article: JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - PART A: CURRENT ISSUES. 2006;69(20):1861-1873
Pharmacokinetics of triclosan following oral ingestion in humans
Sandborgh-Englund G; Adolfsson-Erici M; Odham G; Ekstrand J
Article: ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. 2006;78(18):6542-6546
Determination of triclosan as its pentafluorobenzoyl ester in human plasma and milk using electron capture negative ionization mass spectrometry
Allmyr M; McLachlan MS; Sandborgh-Englund G; Adolfsson-Erici M
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2006;119(2):392-397
A long-term follow-up study on the natural course of snus-induced lesions among Swedish snus users
Roosaar A; Johansson ALV; Sandborgh-Englund G; Nyrén O; Axéll T
Article: JOURNAL OF ORAL PATHOLOGY & MEDICINE. 2006;35(5):257-261
On the natural course of oral lichen lesions in a Swedish population-based sample
Roosaar A; Yin L; Sandborgh-Englund G; Nyrén O; Axéll T
Article: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES. 2005;113(10):1381-1385
Transport of methylmercury and inorganic mercury to the fetus and breast-fed infant
Björnberg KA; Vahter M; Berglund B; Níklasson B; Blennow M; Sandborgh-Englund G
Article: ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH. 2004;59(9):449-454
Gastrointestinal absorption of metallic mercury
Sandborgh-Englund G; Einarsson C; Sandström M; Ekstrand J
Article: JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - PART A: CURRENT ISSUES. 2003;66(6):495-499
Rapid communication: Acute exposure to mercury from dental amalgam does not affect the levels of c-reactive protein or interleukin-6 in peripheral blood
Sandborgh-Englund G; af Geijersstam E; Loftenius A
Article: JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH. 2001;80(9):1793-1796
Mercury uptake and kinetics after ingestion of dental amalgam
af Geijersstam E; Sandborgh-Englund G; Jonsson F; Ekstrand J
Article: JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - PART A: CURRENT ISSUES. 2001;63(5):317-320
Mercury exposure in utero and during infancy
Sandborgh-Englund G; Ask K; Belfrage E; Ekstrand J
Article: TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY. 1999;155(2):161-168
A compartmental model for the kinetics of mercury vapor in humans
Jonsson F; Sandborgh-Englund G; Johanson G
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE. 1998;16(4):247-252
A multidisciplinary clinical study of patients suffering from illness associated with release of mercury from dental restorations -: Medical and odontological aspects
Furhoff AK; Tomson Y; Ilie M; Bågedahl-Strindlund M; Larsson KS; Sandborgh-Englund G; Torstenson B; Wretlind K
Article: JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - PART A: CURRENT ISSUES. 1998;54(7):547-560
Acute exposure to mercury from amalgam: No short-time effect on the peripheral blood lymphocytes in healthy individuals
Loftenius A; Sandborgh-Englund G; Ekstrand J
Article: TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY. 1998;150(1):146-153
The absorption, blood levels, and excretion of mercury after a single dose of mercury vapor in humans
Sandborgh-Englund G; Elinder CG; Johanson G; Lind B; Skare I; Ekstrand J
Article: JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH. 1998;77(4):615-624
Mercury in biological fluids after amalgam removal
Sandborgh-Englund G; Elinder CG; Langworth S; Schütz A; Ekstrand J
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND LABORATORY INVESTIGATION. 1998;58(2):155-160
Determination of low levels of total mercury in blood and plasma by cold vapour atomic fluorescence spectrometry
Sandborgh-Englund G; Björkhem I; Björkman L; Valtersson C
Article: ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA. 1997;96(6):475-482
A multidisciplinary clinical study of patients suffering from illness associated with mercury release from dental restorations: psychiatric aspects
BagedahlStrindlund M; Ilie M; Furhoff AK; Tomson Y; Larsson KS; SandborghEnglund G; Torstenson B; Wretlind K
Article: TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY. 1997;144(1):156-162
Mercury in saliva and feces after removal of amalgam fillings
Bjorkman L; SandborghEnglund G; Ekstrand J
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY. 1996;271(4):R941-R945
No evidence of renal toxicity from amalgam fillings
SandborghEnglund G; Nygren AT; Ekstrand J; Elinder CG
Article: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 1996;22(6):944-950
Resistance of the normal human microflora to mercury and antimicrobials after exposure to mercury from dental amalgam fillings
Edlund C; Bjorkman L; Ekstrand J; SandborghEnglund G; Nord CE
Journal article: JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH. 1994;73(3):620-628
DMSA ADMINISTRATION TO PATIENTS WITH ALLEGED MERCURY-POISONING FROM DENTAL AMALGAMS - A PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY
ENGLUND GS; DAHLQVIST R; LINDELOF B; SODERMAN E; JONZON B; VESTERBERG O; LARSSON KS
Journal article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 1992;89(45):3813
[No support by research that mercury causes mental symptoms].
Bågedahl-Strindlund M; Furhoff AK; Ilie MG; Jansson B; Larsson KS; Sandborgh-Englund G; Tomson Y
Journal article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 1992;89(26-27):2377-2378
[Interdisciplinary cooperation is needed in the treatment of patients with amalgam problems].
Bågedahl-Strindlund M; Furhoff AK; Ilie MG; Jansson B; Larsson KS; Sandborgh-Englund G; Tomson Y
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Review: CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION. 2023;63(33):11987-12017
Chewing and its influence on swallowing, gastrointestinal and nutrition-related factors: a systematic review
Kumar A; Almotairy N; Merzo JJ; Wendin K; Rothenberg E; Grigoriadis A; Sandborgh-Englund G; Trulsson M
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2019
A review on oral health care oral health outcomes of four different health care systems
Brondani M; Mathu-Muju K; Skott P; Sandborgh-Englund G; Hugo FN; Ardenghi T; Smith M; Thomson WM
Review: GERODONTOLOGY. 2018;35(4):290-304
Oral health and dental care of older persons-A systematic map of systematic reviews
Astvaldsdottir A; Bostrom A-M; Davidson T; Gabre P; Gahnberg L; Englund GS; Skott P; Stahlnacke K; Tranaeus S; Wilhelmsson H; Wardh I; Ostlund P; Nilsson M
Review: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. 2018;66(1):76-84
Medications That Cause Dry Mouth As an Adverse Effect in Older People: A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis
Tan ECK; Lexomboon D; Sandborgh-Englund G; Haasum Y; Johnell K
Review: JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY. 2015;43(8):934-954
Longevity of posterior resin composite restorations in adults - A systematic review
Astvaldsdottir A; Dagerhamn J; van Dijken JWV; Naimi-Akbar A; Sandborgh-Englund G; Tranaeus S; Nilsson M
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2012;22:213-214
Reliance on social security benefits by Swedish patients with ill-health attributed to dental fillings, compared to the general population
Naimi-Akbar A; Svedberg P; Alexanderson K; Ekstrand J; Sandborgh-Englund G
Review: ACTA ODONTOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2011;69(2):65-74
Application of laser technology for removal of caries: A systematic review of controlled clinical trials
Jacobsen T; Norlund A; Englund GS; Tranaeus S
Published conference paper: JOURNAL OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY. 2006;95(3):194-200
A three-dimensional evaluation of a laser scanner and a touch-probe scanner
Persson A; Andersson M; Oden A; Sandborgh-Englund G
Letter: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES. 2006;114(3):A149-A150
Methylmercury, amalgams, and children's health:: Response
Björnberg KA; Vahter M; Englund GS
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH. 2002;81:A137
Pharmacokinetics of Triclosan in man.
Sandborgh-Englund G; Adolfsson-Eric M; Odham G; Ekstrand J
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH. 2000;79(5):1290
Gastrointestinal absorption of mercury from dental amalgam.
af Geijerssiam E; Sandborgh-Englund G; Ekstrand J
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH. 2000;79(5):1290
Dental resins:: Identification of acrylate contamination during common dental treatments.
Sandborgh-Englund G; Wiatr-Adamczak E; Ekstrand J; Boman A; Röndell E; Lidén C
Letter: TOXICOLOGY LETTERS. 1998;98(1-2):123-124
Comment on "Pyschological and somatic subjective symptoms as a result of dermatological patch testing with metallic mercury and phenyl mercuric acetate" by J.A. Marcusson, Toxicology Letters 84 (1996) 113-122
Ekstrand J; Elinder CG; Sandborgh-Englund G
Published conference paper: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORAL SCIENCES. 1998;106(2):678-686
Toxicological aspects on the release and systemic uptake of mercury from dental amalgam
Ekstrand J; Björkman L; Edlund C; Sandborgh-Englund G
Thesis / dissertation: 1998
Pharmacokinetics of mercury from dental amalgam
Sandborgh Englund, Gunilla
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH. 1998;77:650
Population pharmacokinetics and inorganic mercury.
Sandborgh-Englund G; Jonsson F; Ekstrand J; Johanson G
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH. 1997;76(5):1142
Kinetics of mercury vapour after inhalation - An experimental study in man.
SandborghEnglund G; Ekstrand J; Elinder CG; Johanson G; Skare I
Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY. REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY. 1997;273(3):R1200
Renal function and amalgam mercury - Reply
SandborghEnglund G; Ekstrand J; Elinder CG
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH. 1996;75:164
Studies on mercury kinetics in man.
SandborghEnglund G; Ekstrand J; Elinder CG; Johanson G; Skare I

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Affiliated to Research, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2025
Professor, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2010-2024

Degrees and Education

Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2004
Doctor Of Medical Science, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 1998

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