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MISSION “To direct and guide students and the general public in attaining quality of life through quality oral and other related health research, training, education and public service”.
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(Hindawi, 2017)Background. HIV infection and long-term HAART use are associated with metabolic and morphological changes. We assessed prevalence, types, and risk factors associated with lipodystrophy among HIV-infected adults attending ...
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(Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2017)Background Children with orofacial tumours and tumour-like lesions who were treated at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) were often seen to have huge swellings which caused ...
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(Tanzania Dental Journal, 2017)Background: Periodontal diseases have been reported to be associated with cardiovascular diseases. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the periodontal status and treatment needs among adult cardiac patients in ...
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(Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2017)Background Use of plaque disclosing agent and supervised tooth brushing have shown to be effective in improving children’s oral hygiene status in communities where children have good oral health behavior and home care. ...
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(Journal of Dental Treatment and Oral Care, 2017)Background: Intrusion is an injury considered one of the most severe luxation injuries to affect permanent teeth, a difficult injury to treat and is associated with several complications. Aim: Presentation of management ...
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(International Dental Journal, 2017)Despite progress in dentistry, tooth loss in old age is still a reality, even more so in long-term-care residents. However, recent trends indicate that natural teeth are lost later in life. Functional decline and age-related ...
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(Journal of Health Sciences and Nursing, 2017)Aim: To determine the maximal mandibular movements among Tanzanian children. Subjects and Methods: Analysis of archived data from 869 subjects aged 3½ -16 years of whom 51% were girls. The emergence status of the permanent ...
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(The Professional Medical Journal, 2017)Background: The oro-facial region including the jawbones and related tissues can be the site of a multitude of neoplastic conditions. This region is minefield for many benign or malignant neoplastic conditions. The aim of ...
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(International Journal of Dentistry and Oral Science, 2017)Introduction: Proper occlusion is an important component of overall oral health of a child since malocclusion is associated with oral diseases like dental caries, periodontal diseases and temporal-mandibular disorders. Its ...
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(Bio med central, 2015-07)Background: Patient charges and availability of dental services influence utilization of dental services. There is little available information on the cost of dental services and availability of materials and equipment ...
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(BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Impacted teeth predispose to periodontal disease and dental caries of adjacent teeth resulting in pain, discomfort and loss of function. This study analyzed the pattern of occurrence of impacted teeth, ...
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(muhas, 2010-03-21)Salivary gland tumours are rare and are either benign or malignant. These
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(Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2013)Background: Cervicofacial Necrotizing Fasciitis (NF) is a rare life threatening infection which characteristically spreads along the fascial planes to involve subcutaneous tissues, fascia, and fat and in late stages it can ...
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(Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences., 2013)Background: Dental caries is an infectious disease resulting in demineralization of tooth hard tissues by acid produced as a result of fermentation of carbohydrates by specific adherent bacteria, primarily mutans streptococci ...
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Prevalence of oral pain and barriers to use of emergency oral care facilities among adult Tanzanians (BioMed Central, 2008-09-29)Background: Oral pain has been the major cause of the attendances in the dental clinics in Tanzania. Some patients postpone seeing the dentist for as long as two to five days. This study determines the prevalence of oral ...
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(Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences., 2013)Background Literature shows that patients attending dental clinics in Tanzania have long-standing untreated carious lesions. Dental caries has been a major reason for attendance in dental clinics. The accumulation and ...
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(Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, 2013)Background: Dentine hypersensitivity (DH) has been defined as short or transient sharp pain of a rapid onset that arises from exposed dentine due to enamel loss and or denudation of cementum. Data on prevalence of DH in ...
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(BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Impacted teeth predispose to periodontal disease and dental caries of adjacent teeth resulting in pain, discomfort and loss of function. This study analyzed the pattern of occurrence of impacted teeth, ...
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(BioMed Central, 2009-09-14)Background The oral health education programs which have been organised and delivered in Tanzania were not based on a thorough understanding of behaviours which influence oral health. Therefore, evaluation of these programs ...
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(BMC, 2006)Abstract Background: Focusing 50 year olds and above, this study assessed the fr equency, extent and correlates of tooth loss due to various reasons. Frequency and co rrelates of posterior occluding support was ...