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Pierre Robin Syndrome: case report
(2000)
A case of a female neonate with Pierre Robin Syndrome with frequent cyanotic episodes and feeding difficulties which could not be adequately managed by positioning and oral airway placement is presented. Tongue-anterior ...
Radiation dose as a factor in the choice of routine pre-operative dental radiographs
(1993)
Radiation doses received by patients during dental x-ray examinations were measured in 95 patients referred to the X-ray Department of the Teaching Dental Hospital, University of Nairobi. The mean skin dose for single ...
A retrospective study of characteristics of impacted mandibular wisdom teeth in 110 patients treated in Nairobi, Kenya
(1992)
Analysis of 110 records of patients who presented with impacted mandibular 3rd molars was carried out to determine the frequency of occurrence of unilateral and bilateral impactions and their characteristics. 68.2% of the ...
Early outcome of three cases of melanotic neuroectodermal tumour of infancy
(2009-12)
Melanotic neuroectodermal tumour of infancy (MNTI)/progonoma is a rare lesion affecting infants. Although it is slow growing and appears benign, it may have malignant potential. Evidently, surgery is the main stay of ...
Patttern and clinical characteristics of Firearm Injuries.
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the pattern and characteristics of patients admitted with firearm injuries (FAIs) and establish the morbidity and mortality associated with these injuries.
DESIGN:
Retrospective cross-sectional ...
keratocystic odontogenic tumours of the jaws and associated pathologies - a 10 year clinicopathologic audit in a referral teaching hospital in kenya
(2012)
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 ...
Injuries Of The Maxillofacial Skeleton In Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1983)
Analysis of 355 cases with fractures of the mandible indicated that 74.9% of the cases were due to interpersonal violence and 13.8% were caused by road traffic accidents. The men to women ratio was 8.4:1 and 75.5% of the ...
Influence of dose and cessation of kiraiku, cigarettes and alcohol use on the risk of developing oral leukoplakia
(1996)
Data from a previously-reported study of oral leukoplakia-associated risk factors in a Kenyan population were further analyzed to determine the influence of dose and cessation. Specifically. risk an31ysis was made with ...
Residual facial deformity resulting from cancrum oris: a case report.
(1994)
Cancrum oris cases are occasionally treated in various hospitals in Kenya. Despite this, only one case has been reported in literature. Besides, no epidemiological or treatment studies of cancrum oris has been carried out ...
One-stage treatment of acquired facial deformity caused by severe unilateral condylar hyperplasia
(2011-09)
Condylar hyperplasia (CH) is a rare and self-limiting process manifesting between the first and third decades of life. It causes facial asymmetry and derangement of occlusion. The management involves resection of the ...