Perceptions, expectations, and reactions of caregivers to cleft lip and palate repair in a tertiary hospital.

Background: Cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) deformities are the most common congenital abnormalities of the orofacial structures. Affected individuals experience major clinical, functional, aesthetic and psychosocial impacts.

Objectives: The aim of our study was to identify the perceptions, expectations and reactions of parents and caregivers to cleft lip and palate surgery.

Reconstruction of Continuity Defects of the Mandible with Non-vascularized Bone Grafts. Systematic Literature Review.

Background: The use of NVBG for mandibular defects seems to be gradually giving way for more advanced reconstructive techniques but it has the advantages of shorter operating time and lesser amount of blood loss. The aim of this study was to review the available data on the success and failure rates of use of NVBG and factors associated with failure.

Method: Studies published from 1978 to 2014 regarding the use of NVBG were searched.

A prospective epidemiological study on odontogenic tumours in a black African population, with emphasis on the relative frequency of ameloblastoma.

The persistent view in the literature is that the relative frequency of ameloblastomas is higher in the black population than in Caucasians. The aim of this study was to determine the relative frequency of all odontogenic tumours (OT) in a 100% black population and to compare our findings with those of previous studies. A prospective study was undertaken of all patients presenting with OT to all 16 Nigerian departments of oral and maxillofacial surgery over a 4-year period.

Analysis of occlusal vertical dimension and mandibular Basal bone height in a nigerian population.

Background. The actual basal bone height of the reconstructed mandible is relevant to achieve normal occlusal vertical dimension for the prosthesis fabricated. The purpose of the study was to determine the mean and baseline values of the occlusal vertical dimension and height of the mandibular basal bone in a Nigerian population.

Assessment of Intraoperative Blood Loss during Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Procedures in a Nigerian Tertiary Health Care Center.

Background. Reports on estimated amount of blood loss in maxillofacial surgical procedures will guide clinicians through units of blood required for each procedure. The aim of the study was to assess the amount of blood loss and duration of surgery.

Indications and outcome of mandibular condylar and ramus surgeries.

Background: Different surgical procedures are utilized for treatment of various diseases of the posterior mandible depending on the type of disease, site, duration and age of the patient. A thorough knowledge of the anatomical relations of structures and adequate surgical skills are needed to minimize complications. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the indications and outcome of surgical techniques for diseases affecting the condyle and ramus of the mandibles.

Dry socket: incidence, clinical features, and predisposing factors.

Background. Dry socket is a global phenomenon. The purpose of the study was to investigate the incidence of dry socket in recent times in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital.

Measurement of cephalic indices in older children and adolescents of a Nigerian population.

A study on the cephalic index was carried out on subjects from school students in Ogbia tribe of Bayelsa state in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. This study determined the cephalic indices among the school students. In the present study, seven hundred subjects were randomly selected from secondary schools comprising 350 males and 350 females, respectively, with age range from 11-20 years, with both parents and grandparents of Ogbia tribe.

Epidermoid cyst of the tongue causing airway obstruction.

Epidermoid cyst occurring within the tongue is rare. The aim of this article is to discuss the management of an adult patient who presented with respiratory obstruction due to this congenital epidermoid cyst within the tongue. A 32-year-old male patient who was brought to the accident and emergency department of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria was presented.

Evaluation of the mechanism and principles of management of temporomandibular joint dislocation. Systematic review of literature and a proposed new classification of temporomandibular joint dislocation.

Background: Virtually all the articles in literature addressed only a specific type of dislocation. The aim of this review was to project a comprehensive understanding of the pathologic processes and management of all types of dislodgement of the head of the mandibular condyle from its normal position in the glenoid fossa. In addition, a new classification of temporomandibular joint dislocation was also proposed.

Analysis of body mass index, the mandible, and dental alveolar arch factors in prediction of mandibular third molar impaction: a pilot study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine how some physical characteristics can be used to predict the occurrence of impacted mandibular third molars.

Background: While the concept of prophylactic removal of the asymptomatic erupting or impacted mandibular third molar has generated much controversy over the years, new theories of therapeutic surgical removal of the erupting tooth and therapeutic agenesis of the tooth bud are emerging. However, there are a few studies that address the anthropometric factors that could predict an impacted mandibular third molar.

Spread of odontogenic infections in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Purpose: Odontogenic infections constitute a substantial portion of diseases encountered by oral and maxillofacial surgeons. Infections start from dental tissues and sometimes rapidly spread to contiguous spaces. The consequence is a fulminant disease with significant morbidity and mortality.

Traumatic diseases of parotid gland and sequalae. Review of literature and case reports.

Parotid gland injuries are accompanied by a large number of sequelae. The aim of this paper is to highlight the importance of thorough management of these parotid glandinjuries especially at initial presentation in order to minimize the complications that accompany these injuries. A review of the aetiology and management of the existing cases of parotid gland injuries obtained from published journals and internet search as well as a report of two cases managed in our centre is presented in this paper.

Metastatic carcinoma of the jaws: a review of literature.

Introduction: Although metastatic jaw lesions are rare, clinicians must be aware of occurrence and should include them in their catalogue of differential diagnoses with a view to requesting for useful investigations that will aid timely consult and available palliative interventions. The aim of this study is to review and analyze the epidemiological behaviour of jaw metastases that have been reported in literature.

Method: The review was conducted at the Oral and Maxillofacial Department of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital.

Psychological effects of speech disorders in an adult patient with untreated cleft palate.

Background: Cleft palate of the primary or secondary type, is accompanied with various devastating physical and psychological effects. The purpose of this case study was to highlight the psychosocial problems the patients with these defects encounter both at the initial and later stages oftheirlives.

Method: The case study focused on the history and clinical examination of a 25-year-old, single, female patient who presented with hypernasality and misarticulation of speech secondary to an incomplete cleft of the secondary palate which was not treated.

Applications of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of soft tissue swellings of the cervicofacial region.

Purpose: To determine the accuracy, sensitivity, specificity and prediction values of ultrasound as a means of diagnosis of cervico-facial soft tissue swellings.

Materials And Methods: We carried out ultrasonographic evaluation of 76 consecutive cases of cervico-facial soft tissue swellings that presented at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria from August 2002 to November 2003. The patients' demographics and relevant clinical information were obtained.