FACULTY OF DENTISTRY

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    Influence of resilient obturator material on self reported obturator function in individuals with maxillectomies
    (2022) Ikusika O.F., Dosumu O.O., Ajayi D.M. and Sulaiman A.O.
    Removable maxillary obturators are the standard of care in rehabilitating individuals who have had maxillectomies in most specialist healthcare facilities in Nigeria. The rehabilitation of these individuals should emphasise quality of life rather than normative standards by the healthcare professional. This study sought to examine the relationship, if any, between the materials used for obturator fabrication and self- perceived quality of life as reported by the individuals rehabilitated. Materials and methods: Twelve individuals with maxillary defects participated in the trial. They were provided with two definitive obturators each after undergoing post surgical rehabilitation. One of the obturators had a hollow all acrylic bulb while the other had a hollow acrylic bulb with an outer layer of silicone resilient denture liner. The participants wore each prosthesis for a two - week period and crossed over to the other without wash out. The adapted Obturator Functioning Scale questionnaire was administered after the patient had worn each prosthesis. Paired t-test was employed to compare mean obturator functioning scores.
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    Why Patients Visit Dentists – A Study in all World Health Organization Regions
    (2020) John, M.T.; Sekuli, S.; Bekes, K.; Al-Harthyd, M.H.; Michelottie, A.; Reissmann, D.R.; Nikolovskag, J.; Sanivarapu, S.; Lawal, F. B.; List, T.; Kirsic, S, P; Strajnic, L.; Casassus, R.; Baba, K.; Schimmel, M.; Amuasi, A.; Jayasinghe, R.D.; Strujic-Porovic, .S.; Peck, C. C.; Xie, H.; Bendixen, K. H.; Pallares, M. A. S.; Perez-Franco, E.; Sistani, M. M. N.; Valerio, P.; Letunova, N.; Nurelhuda, N. M.; David W. Bartlett, D. W.; Oluwafemi, I. A.; Dghoughi, S.; Ferreira, J. N. A. R.; Chantaracherd, P; Rener-Sitar, K.
    The dimensions of oral health–related quality of life (OHRQoL) Oral Function, Orofacial Pain, Orofacial Appearance, and Psychosocial Impact are the major areas where patients are impacted by oral diseases and dental interventions. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether dental patients’ reasons to visit the dentist fit the 4 OHRQoL dimensions. Dentists (N 5 1580) from 32 countries participated in a web-based survey. For their patients with current oral health problems, dentists were asked whether these problems were related to teeth, mouth, and jaws’ function, pain, appearance, or psychosocial impact or whether they do not fit the aforementioned 4 categories. Dentists were also asked about their patients who intended to prevent future oral health problems. For both patient groups, the proportions of oral health problems falling into the 4 OHRQoL dimensions were calculated. For every 100 dental patients with current oral health problems, 96 had problems related to teeth, mouth, and jaws’ function, pain, appearance, or psychosocial impact. For every 100 dental patients who wanted to prevent future oral health problems, 92 wanted to prevent problems related to these 4 OHRQoL dimensions. Both numbers increased to at least 98 of 100 patients when experts analyzed dentists’ explanations of why some oral health problems would not fit the four dimension. For the remaining 2 of 100 patients, none of the dentis tprovided explanations suggested evidence against the OHRQoL dimensions as the concepts that capture dental patients’ suffering. Oral Function, Orofacial Pain, Orofacial Appearance, and Psychosocial Impact capture dental patients’ oral health problems worldwide. These 4 OHRQoL dimensions offer a psychometrically sound and practical framework for patient care and research, identifying what is important to dental patients
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    To determine the psychometric properties of the General Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) in a sample of adult rural dwellers in Southwestern Nigeria
    (2020) Lawal, F.B
    This cross-sectional study was conducted among 395 adults attending dental outreach programs in Igboora, Nigeria. A translated interviewer administered questionnaire comprising socio demographic characteristics, GOHAI questions, self-rating of oral health and satisfaction with dental appearance was used to obtain data. Oral examination was also performed. The data obtained was analyzed for reliability and validity of GOHAI using SPSS and p value was set at <0.05%. The GOHAI score of respondents ranged from 5 to 60. Many 283 (71.6%) reported at least an impact of oral condition on quality of life (OHRQoL). The most reported impairment was the use of medication to relieve pain (221, 55.9%). GOHAI demonstrated excellent internal consistency with a Cronbach alpha of 0.97. Principal component analysis resulted in extraction of one factor; Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure was 0.96 and Bartlett’s test was significant (p<0.001). GOHAI was able to discriminate between those with periodontal treatment needs (p<0.001), missing teeth (p<0.001) or decayed teeth (p=0.001) and those without those oral findings. Higher GOHAI scores (less impact on OHRQoL) correlated negatively with poor selfrating of oral health (rs = -0.72, p<0.001) and dissatisfaction with dental appearance (rs = -0.70, p<0.001). More males (p=0.012) and divorced respondents (p=0.016) reported impacts on OHRQoL than others. GOHAI has acceptable psychometric properties and validity among underserved adults living in a rural Nigerian community