Prevalence and unmet treatment need of traumatized incisor among Cameroonian schoolchildren in North West Province.

Objective: To determine the prevalence and unmet treatment need of traumatized incisor in 12-13 years old among Cameroonian Schoolchildren in the North West Province.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional survey among 12-13 years old children of selected rural and urban secondary schools in North West province of Cameroon was conducted between March and November, 2010.

Results: The majority of the 2287 studied children were females (50.

Oral health status of diabetes mellitus patients in Southwest Cameroon.

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus affects virtually all tissues and organs the body including the hard and soft issues of the oral cavity, manifesting with several complications.

Objective: To assess the prevalence of oral diseases in diabetics and non-diabetics and to correlate oral diseases with glycaemic control.

Materials And Methods: This was an observational study involving 149 diabetic patients recruited from hospitals in Southwest Region of Cameroon and 102 non-diabetic controls drawn from the general population.

Smokeless tobacco use, tooth loss and oral health issues among adults in Cameroon.

Background: Tobacco use in smokeless and smoked forms is preventable cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of smokeless tobacco use and the association with tooth loss and oral health problems among adults in Cameroon.

Methods: Adults dwelling in the Fokoue area of West Region of Cameroon were studied.

Tooth bleaching and young adults in Nigeria: knowledge, experiences and intention.

Objective: To assess the knowledge, experiences and intention to have tooth bleaching among young adults studying in a Nigerian University.

Materials And Methods: A cross-section of part-time undergraduate students of University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria were studied in 2010 using a self-administered questionnaire.

Results: About three-quarters 289 (72.

Self medication for oral health problems in Cameroon.

Objective: To assess the use of self medication in oral health problems in Cameroon.

Methods: This multi-regional cross-sectional survey was conducted in three towns; Bamenda, Yaounde and Buea over a 10 month period. The questionnaire elicited information on demography, oral problem for self medication, substance used for self medication, source of the substance, duration of self medication, reason for self medication, source of advice of the drugs or those products used, opinion about the substance, effect and duration.