Audit of oral neoplasms in children and young adults in Nigeria.

Background: Orofacial neoplasms in children and young adults may differ significantly from those observed in adults. Our aim was to describe the epidemiological characteristics of histologically diagnosed orofacial neoplasms among children and young adults in Nigeria.

Methods: This was a multicenter cross-sectional study across geopolitical zones in Nigeria.

Factors associated with dental clinic use by clients in Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Nigeria, like many other countries, faced challenges in dental care provision during the COVID-19 pandemic, necessitating limited care to emergencies only. However, the impact of restricted access to dental services on oral health remains a concern, particularly with preventive maintenance care. This study aims to identify the factors associated with dental service utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic among patients attending dental clinics in Nigeria, and their sources of information about COVID-19.

A 2-arm randomized controlled study to improve the oral health of children living with HIV in Nigeria: Protocol and study design.

Background: Good oral health is an integral part of overall child health. However, immune-deficient states like the presence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) will compromise oral health and salivary bacterial composition, leading to adverse oral conditions. Nigeria has 1.

Assessment of Basic Knowledge on Orofacial Pain amongst Undergraduate Dental Students.

Introduction: With pain being the major cause of visits to the dental clinic, the basic knowledge of causes for adequate management is paramount for dentists and dentists-in-training to improve the quality of life of patients.

Objective: The study was conducted to assess the knowledge of undergraduate dental students regarding orofacial pain (OFP) and how comfortable they are understanding, identifying, and diagnosing different categories of OFP.

Design: A cross-sectional study was carried out amongst penultimate and final year dental students of two dental schools.

Dental Caries Prevalence, Severity, and Pattern Among Male Adolescents in Kano, Nigeria.

Background: Dental caries is the most common oral disease of mankind; however, there are limited data on the oral status of adolescents in northern Nigeria. Recently, the World Health Organization set the global caries goal as significant caries (SiC) index score of <3. This study was designed to appraise the magnitude of the disease among adolescents in northern Nigeria.

Dental Caries, Traumatic Dental Injuries and Gingivitis among Street-Children in Kano, Nigeria.

Background: Street-children (Almajirai) constitute a significant proportion of the adolescent population in northern Nigeria. They face health challenges, especially oral health, from being inadequately protected, supervised or directed by responsible adults.

Objectives: The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of dental caries, dental trauma, gingivitis and oral hygiene scores in street-children.

Differences in risk indicators associated with electronic cigarette use and tobacco smoking among adolescents and young people in Nigeria.

Introduction: The study determined the proportion of adolescents and young persons (AYP) in Nigeria who use e-cigarettes and smoke tobacco; and identified factors associated with the use of e-cigarettes and tobacco smoking.

Methods: AYP aged 11-23 years were recruited to participate in an online survey. The independent variables were respondents' health, HIV and COVID-19 status and their level of anxiety.

Differences in Oral Lesions Associated with Tobacco Smoking, E-Cigarette Use and COVID-19 Infection among Adolescents and Young People in Nigeria.

COVID-19 infection is associated with oral lesions which may be exacerbated by tobacco smoking or e-cigarette use. This study assessed the oral lesions associated with the use of e-cigarettes, tobacco smoking, and COVID-19 among adolescents and young people in Nigeria. A national survey recruited 11-23-year-old participants from the 36 States of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The risk factors and pattern of traumatic dental injuries in 10-12-year olds in Kano, Nigeria.

Background: Traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) rank among the most common conditions in children and adolescents. Nigerian dental trauma data are largely based on studies that were conducted in the southern parts of Nigeria. This study was designed to identify the risk factors and the pattern of TDIs among school-age children in northern Nigeria.

COVID-19 outbreak and dental health care provision in Nigeria: a national survey.

Background: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world is unprecedented, posing greater threats to vulnerable healthcare systems, especially in developing countries. This study aimed to assess the knowledge of dental healthcare providers in Nigeria about the disease and evaluate their responses to the preventive measures necessitated by COVID-19.

Methods: This was an online self-administered questionnaire-based study conducted among dentists practicing in Nigeria.

Effect of Dental Treatment on the Quality of Life of Children with Traumatic Dental Injuries in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Background: Anterior dental trauma is known to be common in our environment as well as the complications that come with it. These injuries have been seen to impact the quality of life (QoL) of children significantly due to the fact that they compromise their dental health. This leads to aesthetic, psychological, social, and therapeutic problems impacting both the children and their parents.

ORO-FACIAL FASCIAL SPACE INFECTION IN A PAEDIATRIC GAMBIAN POPULATION: A REVIEW OF 93 CASES.

Background: Oro-facial fascial space infection is known to be a clinical presentation of neglected dental care. The proportion of children with dental sepsis has also been known to increase markedly with caries experience. Such fascial space infection in the paediatric age group is known to progress rapidly within a short period and is thus potentially more fatal than in the adult population.

Impact of oral hygiene and socio-demographic factors on dental caries in a suburban population in Nigeria.

Aim: This was to determine dental caries determinants in the study participants.

Methodology: This was a secondary data study extracted from primary data through a school-based study that recruited students from primary and secondary schools in a suburban population in Nigeria. The variables included age, gender, socio-economic status, oral hygiene status, type of parenting, birth rank, family size and presence of dental caries.

Preventive oral health practices of school pupils in Southern Nigeria.

Background: One of the goals of the World Health Organisation goal is to ensure increased uptake of preventive oral self-care by 2020. This would require the design public health programmes that will ensure children place premium on preventive oral health care uptake. One effort in that direction is the need for countries to define baseline measures on use of preventive oral self-care measures by their population as well as identify factors that impact on its use.