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Pattern of Maxillofacial and associated injuries in road traffic accidents
(2007-06)
Background: Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Kenya. Victims may suffer multiple injuries including maxillofacial injuries. In most developing countries RTAs are the leading cause ...
Maxillofacial injuries caused by terrorist bomb attack in Nairobi, Kenya
(Elsevier Science Ltd, 2002)
Although military conflicts are common on the African continent, there is a paucity of data regarding bomb-blast injuries in this region and in Kenya in particular. This paper describes the pattern of maxillofacial injuries ...
A two-year audit of the occurrence and characteristic of Cranio-lviaxillofacial firearm injuries at a major hospital in Nairobi
(Oral & Craniofacial Research Associates, 2008)
The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics of firearm injuries (FAI) involving the cranio-maxillofacial region among patients admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), the largest national ...
The association between oral leukoplakia and use of tobacco, alcohol and khat based on relative risks assessment in Kenya
(1995)
A case-control study was conducted to determine the significance of tobacco, alcohol and khat (Catha edulis) chewing habits in the development of oral leuko¬plakia among Kenyans aged 15 yr and over. In a house-to-house ...
Occurence of ulcerative oral lesions at Kenyatta national hospital,Nairobi Kenya
(1994)
This study was done as part of a WHO international survey of orofacial mutilations and NOMA cases referred to out-patient clinic and care centres in 1992. Files of 16,000 patients who were treated at the Dental Unit of ...
Cancrum Oris
(1996)
The term 'cancrum oris' is used to designate a spontaneous process of gangrenous necrosis which starts on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and may spread rapidly to neighbouring structures,
Focal epithelial hyperplasia (Heck's disease) in three Kenyan girls: case reports.
(1993)
We report the first three patients diagnosed with focal epithelial hyperplasia (Heck's disease) in Kenya. Clinically they presented as focal or diffuse papillomatous lesions in the oral mucosa. Histopathological features ...
Extra-abdominal fibromatosis invading the mandible: case report
(2002)
Extra-abdominal fibromatosis (desmoid tumour) is a rare aggressive neoplasm with a tendency to infiltrate local structures but rarely metastasises or undergoes spontaneous malignant transformation. The treatment of choice ...
Alternative technique of constructing bilateral cleft palate in late childhood: a case report and literature review.
(1994)
Although great advances in treatment of oro-facial clefts have been made over the past 50 years; in developing countries, due to social stigmas and unavailability of specialised medical facilities and personnel to the ...
Ameloblastoma after surgical removal of an impacted mandibular molar. A case report
(1991)
A case of an ameloblastoma diagnosed about 3 1/2 years after removal of an impacted mandibular 3rd molar is presented. The pre-operative radiographs, though poor in quality, showed an ill-defined radiolucency in relation ...