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Descriptive epidemiology of salivary gland neoplasms in Nigeria: An AOPRC multicenter tertiary hospital study
(Wiley, 2018)
Objectives
Accurate diagnosis of salivary gland neoplasms (SGN) in many centers in Africa is limited by poor diagnostic resources and ancillary services. Hence, we have carried out a multicenter epidemiological study to ...
Impact of Removable Partial Dental Prostheses on the Oral Health-Related Quality of Life of a South African Cohort with Varied Distributions of Missing Posterior Teeth
(UWC, 2017)
Purpose: To determine the impact of removable partial dental prostheses on satisfying the daily functioning and quality of life (QoL) of adult patients with different distributions of missing posterior teeth. Materials and ...
Dental development in a sample of South African HIV-positive children
(UWC, 2018)
Aims: While oral soft tissue manifestations associated with HIV-infection in children
are well documented, few studies have investigated the dental development of this
group. The aim of this study was to assess dental ...
Descriptive epidemiology of salivary gland neoplasms in Nigeria: An AOPRC multicenter tertiary hospital study
(UWC, 2018)
Abstract Objectives: Accurate diagnosis of salivary gland neoplasms (SGN) in many centers in Africa is limited by poor diagnostic resources and ancillary services. Hence, we have carried out a multicenter epidemiological ...
Comparison of a piezoelectric and a standard surgical handpiece in third molar surgery
(UWC, 2018)
Aim:The aim was to compare the use of a piezoelectric handpieceversus a standard surgical handpiece in removal of impacted thirdmolars under general anaesthesia.Materials and methods:Thirty patients undergoing routine third ...
Dental needs of intellectually disabled children attending six special educational facilities in Cape Town
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2016)
OBJECTIVE. To assess the dental needs of a group of children with intellectual disability (ID) attending six special educational facilities in
Cape Town, South Africa.
METHODS. This was a cross-sectional study based on ...
Osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome in South Africa
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016)
The osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome (MIM 259770) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder in which bone fragility and frequent
fractures are associated with serious ocular changes. The skeletal manifestations resemble ...
Pyle metaphyseal dysplasia in an African child: Case report and review of the literature
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2016)
Pyle disease (OMIM 265900), also known as metaphyseal dysplasia, is a rare autosomal recessive disorder with no known gene mutation. We
report a case of Pyle disease in a 7-year-old African boy of mixed ancestry who ...
Osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome in South Africa
(Health & Medical Publishing Group, 2016)
The osteoporosis-pseudoglioma syndrome (MIM 259770) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder in which bone fragility and frequent
fractures are associated with serious ocular changes. The skeletal manifestations resemble ...
Oral medicine case book 55: ondontogenic myxoma
(South African Dental Association (SADA), 2013)
A 20-year old female was referred from her local community health clinic to the Oral Medicine Clinic at Groote Schuur Hospital for a swelling that started out as a small and painless lesion. She had attended the local ...