Knowledge and attitude to dental implant placement amongst a group of Nigerian dentist.

Background: The perceptions and experiences of dentists from different specialties on the use of dental implant and its applications can be instrumental in its use exhaustively.

Objectives: To determine the opinions and experiences of a population of Nigerian dentists towards dental implant.

Methods: Data for the study were collated using a self-administered questionnaire.

Managing the phase-down of amalgam amongst Nigerian dental professionals and students: A national survey.

Background: Amalgam is one of the most reliable dental restorative materials. Health and environmental concerns associated with the mercury content of amalgam have necessitated an amalgam phase-down in clinical practice.

Objectives: This study investigated the level of awareness and preparedness for the planned amalgam phase-down recommended by the Minamata Convention amongst Nigerian dental students and dentists.

Teaching of dental implantology to undergraduate dental students: The Nigerian experience.

Introduction: Dental implantology is an increasingly contemporary integral and important component of the practice of dentistry. This study assessed the level of teaching of dental implantology to dental undergraduates in Nigeria.

Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study involving the use of a self-administered questionnaire consisting of five sections developed for this study.

Masticatory efficiency of shortened dental arch subjects with removable partial denture: A comparative study.

Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the masticatory efficiency in subjects with shortened dental arch (SDA) before and after restoration with removable partial denture (RPD).

Materials And Methods: This was a prospective study carried out on 36 consecutive patients. The subjects were asked to chew 5 g of a measured portion of fresh raw carrot for 20 specified numbers of strokes.

Sociodemographic determinants of usage of removable partial denture in a tertiary hospital: A retrospective study.

Objective: To determine the influence of sociodemographic characteristics on pattern of removable partial denture use in a tertiary institution over a one-year period.

Methods: This was a retrospective study using records of partially dentate patients seeking replacement for their missing teeth within one-year duration. Information retrieved from the patients’ records included demographic characteristics such as gender, age, marital status, occupation, arch type, number and reasons for missing teeth and type of removable partial denture.