ABSTRACT Background: Salivary glands are mainly distributed in the head and neck region, with major ones comprising the paired parotid, submandibular and sublingual salivary glands. The minor salivary glands are situated ...

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 ...

Background: Vascular lesions are anomalies of vascular development and endothelial cell hyperplasia. They are best diagnosed through history and clinical examination. These lesions present with physical and psychological ...

Background: The most common treatment option available for the replacement of missing teeth in partially edentulous patients in developing countries like Tanzania is the acrylic removable partial dentures (ARPD). The ARPD ...

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 ...

ABSTRACT Background The oro-facial region is made up of a complex anatomical relationship of structures of which may be a source of development of malignant lesions. Often, patients present at the oral and maxillofacial ...

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 ...

Background: The knowledge of root canal morphology of different teeth is important in the success of root canal treatment. Investigations of root canal morphology are conducted in order to determine the number of ...

Background: Resin-based composite material has been known as a suitable restorative material for lost hard tooth tissue due to its esthetic tooth-color and compressive strength allowing for posterior and anterior restorations, ...

Background Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMJD) are the most common debilitating conditions of the stomatognathic system. Although they exist in the community they are not mentioned in the literature as an ...