Skoochies and its component substances induced testicular damage and impaired sperm function via increased generation of reactive oxygen species and impairment of the glutathione system in rats.

Objective: To examine the effect of skoochies, an illicit cocktail drink, on testicular and sperm function in male rats.

Design: Twenty-five adult male Wistar rats were assigned randomly into five groups (n = 5) as follows: normal saline; skoochies; Cannabis sativa; codeine; and tramadol. The cocktail (skoochies) used in this study was formulated with the following composition: codeine (5 mg/kg); tramadol (20 mg/kg); and cannabis extract (2 mg/kg).

Evaluation of an Undergraduate Oral Surgery Curriculum - A Pilot Study.

Background: Following curricular revisions at the Faculty of Dentistry of the Obafemi Awolowo University, no formal evaluation of its alignment and implementation has been carried out.This study aimed to evaluate the alignment of an Oral surgery curriculum and to determine students' learning experiences and perceptions of the curriculum.

Methodology: This was a mixed-method study conducted at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

A national survey of oral maxillofacial surgeons' and trainees' awareness and practice regarding psychological problems associated with facial trauma.

Background: The psychological problems associated with facial trauma may sometimes pose additional health concerns for the injured patient. Understanding the gaps in the Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons' (OMFS) awareness of patient in need of specialist mental health intervention is important in ensuring holistic care for the trauma patient.

Objectives: To determine the knowledge, practices and self-assessed level of competence of Nigerian Oral maxillofacial surgeons/trainees regarding psychological problems associated with facial trauma and to determine their perceived need for training in assessment of psychological consequences following facial trauma.

Does platelet-rich fibrin increase bone regeneration in mandibular third molar extraction sockets?

Objectives: This study determined the effect of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) on extraction socket bone regeneration and assessed the patterns and determinants of bone regeneration after the surgical extraction of impacted mandibular third molars.

Materials And Methods: This prospective study randomly allocated 90 patients into two treatment groups: A PRF group (intervention group) and a non-PRF group (control group). After surgical extractions, the PRF group had PRF placed in the extraction socket and the socket was sutured, while the socket was only sutured in the non-PRF group.

Assessment of sleep knowledge among medical and dental students in a Nigerian tertiary institution: a cross-sectional study.

Purpose: Sleep medicine is a rapidly growing field of Medicine globally. However, studies are lacking on the knowledge of Nigerian medical and dental students on sleep and the different types of sleep disorders. Thus, we assessed the knowledge, interest and awareness of Nigerian medical and dental students about sleep medicine.

Perspectives of Final Year Students and Newly Qualified Doctors of the Teaching of Preclinical Courses at the College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

Background: It is established that there is a strong relationship between perception and outcome of learners' satisfaction, achievement, and success and that a positive learning environment well received by learners is necessary for positive learning outcomes. This study is a first step in providing an answer to the question "how do learners perceive preclinical medical education in Ife" with the aim of obtaining information which can serve as basis for the review of teaching methods and improvement of learning environment.

Methodology: A questionnaire adopted from two validated questionnaires (Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure questionnaire from Dundee and another from a study carried out in Bangladesh) was administered to 187 respondents comprising 106 final year students and 81 newly qualified doctors to obtain the information about their perception of teaching and learning of the three major preclinical participants.

Learners' Perception of the Applicability of Pre-clinical Subjects to Clinical Training and Experience in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. This study investigated how Final Year Students and Newly qualified Doctors of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Medical School perceive the applicability of the three pre-clinical subjects (Anatomy, Biochemistry and Physiology) to clinical studies and medical practice with the aim of ascertaining whether or not the students are able to establish a real connect between knowledge acquired in the pre-clinical years and their experience during clinical exposure.

Some Adverse Effects of Used Engine Oil (Common Waste Pollutant) On Reproduction of Male Sprague Dawley Rats.

Aim: Used oil is contaminated not only with heavy metals but also with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) that are insignificant in the unused oil. In our study we determined possible reproductive effects of used engine oil on male rats.

Material And Methods: Twenty eight male Wistar rats were used for the study.

Can autologous platelet-rich plasma gel enhance healing after surgical extraction of mandibular third molars?

Purpose: This investigation assesses the effect of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) gel on postoperative pain, swelling, and trismus as well as healing and bone regeneration potential on mandibular third molar extraction sockets.

Patients And Methods: A prospective randomized comparative clinical study was undertaken over a 2-year period. Patients requiring surgical extraction of a single impacted third molar and who fell within the inclusion criteria and indicated willingness to return for recall visits were recruited.