Publications by authors named "Babatope Bamidele Osagbemiro"
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- The study aims to evaluate the relationship between oral health and quality of life in HIV positive patients in Nigeria, highlighting the importance of oral health as it relates to overall well-being.
- Researchers assessed oral health status and its impact on life quality using specific indices and a survey of HIV positive patients at two clinics, with significance set at p<0.05.
- Findings indicate that physical pain has the most significant impact on quality of life, with factors like perceived need for dental care, HAART use, and a higher caries index contributing to poorer oral health-related quality of life.
Supernumerary teeth are teeth in excess of the normal series occurring in any region of the dental arch. They are located mostly in the anterior maxillary region and are classified according to their location and morphology. The tuberculate type of supernumerary tooth possesses more than one cusp or tubercle (barrel shaped).
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