Quality of life of patients surgically treated for ameloblastoma.

Background: The surgical management of ameloblastoma can have a profound functional and psychological effect on a patient's quality of life (QoL). The aim of this study was to compare the pre- and post-operative QoL outcomes of patients requiring surgical treatment for ameloblastoma.

Patients And Methods: A total number of 30 patients were identified as fulfilling the criteria for this study.

Epidemiology of adult cleft patients in North-western Nigeria: our experience.

Background/objective: To review cleft lip and palate procedures over a three-year (2008-2010) partnership between the smile train and our organization, the Grasssroot Smile Initiative (GSI).

Method: A three-year retrospective study (2008-2010) involving 79 adult patients with clefts.

Results: Seventy nine (14.

Comparative study of effect of single and multiple suture techniques on inflammatory complications after third molar surgery.

Purpose: Pain, swelling, and trismus are the most common complications associated with third molar surgery. Several methods of alleviation of these complications have been described. The effect of single and multiple suture techniques on these complications was compared in the present study.