Publications by authors named "Benjamin Idemudia Akhiwu"
Background: Ophthalmic injuries in patients with maxillofacial trauma are potential causes of a permanent visual loss. These injuries can easily be missed; hence, there is a need for the ophthalmic evaluation of patients with maxillofacial trauma. The main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence, patterns, etiology, and risk factors of ophthalmic injuries in patients presenting with maxillofacial trauma in a teaching hospital in North Central Nigeria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Dental trauma is a major type of traumatic dental injury (TDI) and a common presentation in many oral health facilities in Nigeria. Despite the high prevalence of TDIs, causes of dental trauma are yet to be fully investigated among Nigerians.
Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the types of dental trauma, aetiology, and the causes of dental trauma as it relates with sociodemographic characteristics among dental patients.
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- Recent studies show a rising incidence of head and neck cancers in young people, particularly linked to high-risk human papilloma virus (hrHPV) infections, prompting this study to investigate hrHPV-related oropharyngeal carcinoma in Nigerian adults.
- The study analyzed data from 41 patients over two years, identifying a 17.1% HPV prevalence, with genotypes 16, 33, 35, and 52 being prevalent, while noting that HPV was absent in HIV-positive individuals.
- The findings highlight the association of specific hrHPV genotypes with oropharyngeal cancer in Nigeria, emphasizing the need for preventive measures, including vaccination and public awareness to combat these cancers.
Introduction: primary maxillofacial tumors are uncommon in pediatric patients. When they do occur, the tissue damage caused directly alters facial growth, development as well as psycho-social evolution. This study was carried out to determine the pattern, sociodemographic characteristics and histologic peculiarities of paediatric jaw tumors in our environment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFQuality of life following surgical treatment of oral cancers.
J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg
February 2015
Introduction: Quality of life (QoL) studies provide information about the impact of disease, the treatment of symptoms, and outcomes following treatment. The present study aims to evaluate the postoperative QoL of patients treated for oral cancer in a Nigerian government tertiary hospital.
Materials And Methods: A prospective study on consenting patients with oral cancer was undertaken at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria.
Background: The aims of this study were to determine the pattern and frequency of oral lesions and to compare the prevalence of HIV-related oral lesions in paediatric Nigerian patients on HAART with those not on HAART.
Materials And Methods: All patients aged 15 years and below attending the Infectious Disease Clinic of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital with a diagnosis of HIV were consecutively examined in a cross-sectional study over a 2-year period. Information was obtained by history, physical examinations, HIV testing, and enumeration of CD+ T cells.