Introduction: Hemangiomas arise from the proliferation of endothelial cells surrounding blood-filled cavities. They have a slightly higher female predilection and about 60–70% of them occur in the head and neck region. ...

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, ...

Objective: To determine the pattern of oral and maxillofacial injuries among patients attended at the Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Study design: Descriptive cross-sectional hospital based ...

Objective: To determine the pattern, clinical presentation and management of mandibular fractures among motorcycle crash victims attended at Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania. Study design: This was a descriptive ...

ABSTRACT Background: Dental esthetics has not been seen to be important in most developing countries and research in this regard is meager. Due to rapid increase in global network the effect of a pleasant appearance is ...

Background The periodontal diseases (PDs) have recently been reported to be associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). In Tanzania there is no available information on the matter. In Tanzania, the most common ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...