Publications by authors named "Paul Ikhodaro Idon"
Article Synopsis
- The study addresses the challenge of effectively removing caries from dentine without damaging too much healthy tissue, as there is no current diagnostic tool to determine the limit for caries removal.
- Researchers conducted a randomized trial with 90 patients at a dental clinic in northeastern Nigeria, testing three diagnostic methods to find residual caries after cavity preparation: visual-tactile, caries detector dye (CDD), and laser fluorescence (LF).
- The effectiveness of these methods was assessed by an independent investigator through the examination of residual caries and bacterial culture samples collected from the prepared cavities.
Objectives: Associations between the occurrence of dentine hypersensitivity (DH) and dental fluorosis (DF) have been suggested. Testing this association requires studies among populations with both conditions. This study aimed to determine the association between DF and the experience of DH among a population endemic for DF.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The final pathway of tooth mortality lies between tooth extraction, and the more expensive and less accessible root canal treatment (RCT).
Aim: To determine the extent to which individuals' financial resources as measured by socioeconomic status and dental insurance coverage affects their access to RCT.
Methods: A hospital-based study that used a 15-item questionnaire to collect data among patients scheduled for RCT.
Pain is a constant symptom of dentin hypersensitivity (DH), which is a common condition that affects daily life and negatively affects the quality of life (QoL). Diagnosis and outcome measurements following the treatment of the disease require accurate pain assessment. The definition of pain underlies the complexity of its measurement as different factors modulate daily experience.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The objective was to assess the prevalence of all forms of dental fluorosis (DF), the severity, and the request for treatment as a measure of the burden of the condition among adult patients seen at a tertiary health facility in an endemic region of Northeastern Nigeria.
Materials And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that collected required information using a questionnaire from adult dental patients followed by dental examination to assess for DF.
Statistical Analysis Used: Associations between sociodemographic distributions (age and gender) and prevalence were analyzed on the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences using the Chi-square test.
Background: This paper seeks to investigate the incidence of short-term postoperative complications in children and adult patients undergoing primary surgery of cleft lip and palate.
Patients And Methods: One hundred and fifteen patients consisting of children (below 12 years) and adult (12 years and above) who were operated for both cleft lip and palate within a 2-year period at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital were reviewed postoperatively at 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year intervals, respectively. The complications encountered within the periods of the review were recorded.