Keratocystic odontogenic tumours of the jaws and associated pathologies: a 10-year clinicopathologic audit in a referral teaching hospital in Kenya.

Aim: To establish the pattern of occurrence and the clinicopathological features of keratocystic odontogenic tumour (KCOT) over a 10-year period.

Materials And Method: Patients from the University of Nairobi Dental Hospital treated for KCOT were included in the study over a 10-year period. The study highlights the demographic, clinico-radiological and histological features of these tumours.

Synchronous occurrence of ossifying fibroma of the mandible and maxilla: a case report.

Although ossifying fibroma (OF) is a slow growing neoplasm, some lesions may behave aggressively, reaching massive proportions that may demand special treatment. Synchronous presentation of this lesion in the maxilla and mandible is a rare occurrence. A case is presented of a 27-year-old woman who manifested synchronous OF lesions in the left maxilla and right mandible.

Maxillary obturator prosthesis rehabilitation following maxillectomy for ameloblastoma: case series of five patients.

Purpose: The purpose of this case report is to demonstrate the benefits and applicability of appropriate maxillofacial prosthetic rehabilitation following surgical resection of ameloblastoma of the maxilla in Kenya.

Materials And Methods: Five patients presenting with ameloblastoma of the maxilla over 3 years were studied with respect to histologic type, site of tumor, resultant surgical defect, and form of definitive obturator prosthesis. Impressions were taken using irreversible hydrocolloid and poured with dental stone.

Occurrence of ulcerative oral lesions at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.

This study was done as part of a WHO international survey of orofacial mutilations and NOMA cases referred to out-patient clinic and care centers in 1992. Files of 16,000 patients who were treated at the Dental Unit of Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) were scrutinized for the occurrence of NOMA and other ulcerative oral lesions. Of these, 30% had acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis with a male to female ratio of 5:1.