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Oral health behavior patterns among Tanzanian university students: a repeat cross-sectional survey

Åstrøm, A.N.; Masalu, J.R. (BioMed Central, 2001)

Purpose: This study examines oral health behavioral trends and the development of sociodemographic differences in oral health behaviors among Tanzanian students between 1999 and 2000. Methods: The population targeted ...
Clinical and socio-behavioral correlates of tooth loss: A study of older adults in Tanzania

Kida, I.A; Åstrøm, A.N; Strand, G.V; Masalu, J.R (BioMed Central, 2006)

Background: Focusing 50 year olds and above, this study assessed the frequency, extent and correlates of tooth loss due to various reasons. Frequency and correlates of posterior occluding support was also investigated. Method: ...
Oral manifestations of HIV infection in children and adults receiving highly active anti-retroviral therapy [HAART] in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Hamza, OJ.; Matee, M.I.; Simon, E.N.; Kikwilu, E.; Moshi, M.J.; Mugusi, F.; Mikx, F.H.; Verweij, P.E.; van der Ven, A.J. (2006)

BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to compare the prevalence and types of HIV-related oral lesions between children and adult Tanzanian patients on HAART with those not on HAART and to relate the occurrence of the ...
Clinical and socio-behavioral correlates of tooth loss: a study of older adults in Tanzania

Kida, I; Astrom,A; Strand,G; Masalu,J. (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 ...
Psychometric properties and the prevalence, intensity and causes of oral impacts on daily performance (OIDP) in a population of older Tanzanians.

Kida, I.A.; Astrøm, A.N.; Strand, G.V.; Masalu, J.R.; Tsakos, G. (2006)

BACKGROUND: The objective was to study whether a Kiswahili version of the OIDP (Oral Impacts on Daily Performance) inventory was valid and reliable for use in a population of older adults in urban and rural areas of ...
Emergency pulpotomy in relieving acute dental pain among Tanzanian patients.

Nyerere, J.W.; Matee, M.I.; Simon, E.N. (2006)

BACKGROUND: In Tanzania, oral health services are mostly in the form of dental extractions aimed at alleviating acute dental pain. Conservative methods of alleviating acute dental pain are virtually non-existent. Therefore, ...
Perceived dental treatment need among older Tanzanian adults - a cross-sectional study.

Astrøm, A.N.; Kida, I.A. (2007)

BACKGROUND: Need perceptions for dental care play a key role as to whether people in general will seek dental care. The aim was to assess the prevalence of perceived need of problem based dental care, dental check-ups ...
Maternal oral health status and preterm low birth weight at Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania: a case-control study.

Mumghamba, E.G.; Manji, K.P. (2007)

BACKGROUND: The study examined the relationship between oral health status (periodontal disease and carious pulpal exposure (CPE)) and preterm low-birth-weight (PTLBW) infant deliveries among Tanzanian-African mothers ...
Applicability of an abbreviated version of the Child-OIDP inventory among primary schoolchildren in Tanzania

Mtaya, M.; Åstrøm, A.N.; Tsakos, G. (BioMed Central, 2007)

Background: There is a need for studies evaluating oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children in developing countries. Aim: to assess the psychometric properties, prevalence and perceived causes of the child ...
Malocclusion, psycho-social impacts and treatment need: A cross-sectional study of Tanzanian primary school-children

Mtaya, M.; Astrom, A.N.; Brudvik, P. (BioMed Central, 2008)

Background: studies on the relationship between children's malocclusion and its psycho-social impacts are so far largely unexplored in low-income countries. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of malocclusion, ...
Human bite injuries in the oro-facial region at the Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania

Shubi, F.M; Hamza, O.J.M; Kalyanyama, B.M; Simon, E.N.M (BioMed Central, 2008)

Background: Human bites in the maxillofacial region compromise function and aesthetics, resulting in social and psychological effects. There is paucity of information regarding human bite injuries in Tanzania. The aim ...
Prevalence of oral pain and barriers to use of emergency oral care facilities among adult Tanzanians.

Kikwilu, E.N.; Masalu, J.R.; Kahabuka, F.K.; Senkoro, A.R. (2008)

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 ...
Oral maxillofacial neoplasms in an East African population a 10 year retrospective study of 1863 cases using histopathological reports

Kamulegeya, A.; Kalyanyama, B.M. (BioMed Central, 2008)

Background: Neoplasms of the oral maxillofacial area are an interesting entity characterized by differences in nomenclature and classification at different centers. We report neoplastic histopathological diagnoses seen ...
Species distribution and in vitro antifungal susceptibility of oral yeast isolates from Tanzanian HIV-infected patients with primary and recurrent oropharyngeal candidiasis

Hamza, O.J.M.; Matee, M.I.N.; Moshi, M.J.; Simon, E.N.M.; Mugusi, F.; Mikx, F.H.M.; Helderman, W.H.P.; Rijs, A.J.M.M.; van der Ven, A.J.; Verweij, P.E. (BioMed Central, 2008)

Background: In Tanzania, little is known on the species distribution and antifungal susceptibility profiles of yeast isolates from HIV-infected patients with primary and recurrent oropharyngeal candidiasis. Methods: A ...
Prevalence of oral pain and barriers to use of emergency oral care facilities among adult Tanzanians

Kikwilu, E.N.; Masalu, J.R.; Kahabuka, F.K.; Senkoro, A.R. (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 ...
Dental practitioners' attitudes, subjective norms and intentions to practice atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) in Tanzania.

Kikwilu, E.N.; Frencken, J.E.; Mulder, J.; Masalu, J.R. (2009)

The aim of this study was to describe the attitude and subjective norm of dental practitioners towards practicing the atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) in Tanzania. A pre-tested questionnaire on attitudes and subjective ...
Satisfaction with urgent oral care among adult Tanzanians.

Kikwilu, E.N.; Kahabuka, F.K.; Masalu, J.R.; Senkoro, A. (2009)

The aim of this study was to determine patient satisfaction with urgent oral care and to evaluate the association between patient satisfaction and different aspects of such care. A 5-point Likert scale questionnaire on ...
Barriers to the adoption of the ART approach as perceived by dental practitioners in governmental dental clinics, in Tanzania.

Kikwilu, E.N.; Frencken, J.E.; Mulder, J. (2009)

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to determine the magnitude of the barriers to the practice of Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) as perceived by dental practitioners working in pilot dental clinics, and determine the ...
Prevalence of malocclusion and its relationship with sociodemographic factors, dental caries, and oral hygiene in 12- to 14-year-old Tanzanian schoolchildren

Mtaya, M.; Brudvik, P.; Åstrøm, A.N. (Oxford University Press, 2009)

SUMMARY The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of malocclusion and its association with socio-demographic characteristics, caries experience, and level of oral hygiene in 12- to 14-year-old schoolchildren ...
Dental pain, oral impacts and perceived need for dental treatment in Tanzanian school students: a cross-sectional study

Mashoto, K.O.; Åstrøm, A.N.; David, J.; Masalu, J.R. (BioMed Central, 2009)

Background: Dental caries, dental pain and reported oral problems influence people's oral quality of life and thus their perceived need for dental care. So far there is scant information as to the psychosocial impacts ...

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