Predictive and Relative factors of Dental Anxiety among Third Molar Disimpaction Patients in a Northern Nigerian Hospital.

Introduction: Various factors influence the expression of dental anxiety (DA) among patients. Knowledge of these factors may aid the management of mandibular third molar (M3) dis-impaction patients.

Aim: The study aimed to determine the predictive and relative factors of DA among Mandibular third molar (M3) dis-impaction patients at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Kano, Nigeria.

The effect of dental anxiety on surgical time of mandibular third molar disimpaction.

Background: Dental treatment of anxious patients induces stress due to the patients' expectation of pain. This may prolong treatment due to such patients' inability to cooperate during treatment.

Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the effect of dental anxiety on surgical time of mandibular third molar (M3) disimpactions at a Nigerian hospital.

Anaesthesia for cleft lip surgeries in a resource poor setting: techniques, outcome and safety.

Introduction: Cleft lip and palate is one of the more common congenital malformation and the most common craniofacial anomalies in children. The treatment is expensive and requires specialised care. Access to this care in middle and low income countries is compounded by socioeconomic status of patients and their relation and also the inadequacy of expertise in medical personnel and infrastructure.

A 14-Year Review of Craniomaxillofacial Gunshot Wounds in a Resource-Limited Setting.

This study analyzed the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and management of civilian-type craniomaxillofacial gunshot wounds (CGSWs) seen over a 14-year period in a Northern Nigerian teaching hospital. A retrospective study of all hospital records relating to CGSWs from January 2000 to December 2013 was conducted to determine the prevalence of CGSWs. Information retrieved included site of injury, type of projectile, management protocol, as well as duration of hospitalization.

REASONS FOR LOSS OF THE PERMANENT TEETH IN PATIENTS IN KANO, NORTH WESTERN NIGERIA.

Background: Loss of permanent dentition is often of great concern to patients, apart from the aesthetic consequences in the anterior region of the mouth, such loss has no natural form of replacement.

Aim: To determine the pattern of tooth loss among patients attending the Dental Clinic at a Nigerian teaching hospital.

Material And Methods: The case files of patients who attended the Dental Clinic of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano between January and December 2012 with one or more missing tooth were retrospectively analyzed.