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Tensile bond strength of fluorosed Kenyan teeth using the acid etch technique.
(Department of Dental Surgery, College of Health Sciences University of Nairobi, 1986)Tensile bond strength tests were performed on 120 enamel specimens equally distributed over 'normal' American, 'normal' Kenyan and fluorosed Kenyan teeth. The mean tensile bond strength for American teeth was 59.08 +/- ... -
Tensile bond strength of orthodontic brackets bonded with a fluoride-releasing light-curing adhesive.
(Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1993)A light-curing, fluoride-releasing adhesive (VP 862, Vivadent, Liechtenstein) for bonding of brackets has been produced for inhibition of white spot lesions during orthodontic treatment. The tensile bond strength after 24 ... -
Tensile strength of orthodontic brackets bonded directly to fluorotic and nonfluorotic teeth: An in vitro comparative study
(University of NairobiFaculty of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1992-09)Information related to bonding of orthodontic brackets to fluorotic teeth is scanty. The purpose of this study was to compare, in vitro, the tensile bond strength and the bond failure site of brackets bonded directly to ... -
Tensile strength of orthodontic brackets bonded directly to fluorotic and nonfluorotic teeth: an in vitro comparative study.Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 1992 Sep;102(3):244-50
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Tensile strength of orthodontic brankets bonded directly to fluorotic teeth: An invitro comparative study. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 1992 Sep;102(3):244-50.
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Tension -Band wiring for fractured patellae
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TENSION-BAND WIRING OF OLECRANON FRACTURES
(Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1985)Fractures of the olecranon may be caused in two ways (Benjamin 1976): 1 by a sudden violent contraction of the triceps, as when attempting to preserve balance after a fall on the outstretched hand. This usually causes ... -
Terrorist Bombing At The USA Embassy In Nairobi: The Media Response
(2003)On 7th August 1998, a terrorist bomb destroyed the American Embassy in Nairobi, killing and injuring thousands of people. To describe the media component of the (larger) mental health response, and evaluate the impact ... -
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Testicular cancer at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi., 2000-02)Objective: To determine the prevalence, clinical characteristics, management methods and prognosis of testicular cancer at Kenyatta National Hospital. Design: Retrospective case study of testicular cancer patients over ... -
Testicular Cancer in Nigerians
(1995)This is a report of prospective study of eight patients with testicular tumours seen at the Urology Unit of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital over a five-year period (1979-1983). The mean age was 32.7 years. Four ... -
Testicular Injuries
(2007-08)In recent years, several reports have underlined the possible existence of chronic appendicitis. Up to 38% of spontaneously resolving acute appendicitis may recur. We studied 41 patients operated on between July 2000 and ... -
Testicular neoplasms in Kenyan Africans
(University of Nairobi,, 1978)Over a 9-year period 40 testicular and paratesticular neoplasms were seen at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. Their incidence rate was 0.08 per annum per 100,000 Kenyan males. This low incidence was largely ... -
Testicular torsion rate in Nigerians
(School of Health SciencesLagos University Teaching Hospital, 1987-10)In a prospective study, from July 1980 to December 1983, 122 patients–i.e. 35 per year–were treated for testicular torsion at a Lagos Hospital. Of these, torsion had previously occurred in the opposite testis in 17 (14%) ... -
Testicular torsion salvage rate in Nigerians in Lagos
(1989-05)Eighty-one Nigerian patients with testicular torsion presented at the Urology Unit of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital between May 1983 and May 1985. The majority (62%) were young adults of 21 years and above with a ... -
Testing the EPDS and PHQ-9 Among Peripartum Adolescents in Nairobi, Kenya: a Mixed-Methods Study
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: Cognitive interviewing is a well-recognised methodology to identify clinical and commonsensical relevance of mental health questionnaire items by our research participants. Depression is amongst the most common ... -
Tetracycline resistance genes in Kenyan hospital isolates of Salmonella typhimurium.
(Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1992)All 97 strains of Salmonella typhimurium isolated from patients at a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, during 1988-90 were resistant to tetracycline. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) showed a large distribution range ... -
Tetralogy of fallot repair: optimal z-score use for transannular patch insertion
(2013)Transannular patching is used to relieve significant pulmonary annular stenosis during tetralogy of Fallot repair. Although recent literature has focused on the deleterious effects of pulmonary regurgitation, inadequate ... -
Text messaging for maternal and infant retention in prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission services: A pragmatic stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)BACKGROUND: Timely diagnosis of infant HIV infection is essential for antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation. In a randomized controlled trial, we found the Texting Improves Testing (TextIT) intervention (a theory-based ... -
Text messaging to improve attendance at post-operative clinic visits after adult male circumcision for HIV prevention: a randomized controlled trial
(2012)Following male circumcision for HIV prevention, a high proportion of men fail to return for their scheduled seven-day post-operative visit. We evaluated the effect of short message service (SMS) text messages on attendance ...
