The pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) raises important concern to the practice of Oral Medicine. The practitioners of Oral Medicine are usually in close contact with the patient's biological specimens and it is important that the Oral Medicine teams should be protected from the risk of COVID disease. Every effort should be made by OM practitioners to ensure that new biosafety measures are mastered to reduce the spread of the novel virus and other viral agent spreading diseases.
{"title":"COVID -19 and the Practice of Oral Medicine","authors":"AH Adedapo","doi":"10.61172/ndj.v28i2.80","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61172/ndj.v28i2.80","url":null,"abstract":"The pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) raises important concern to the practice of Oral Medicine. The practitioners of Oral Medicine are usually in close contact with the patient's biological specimens and it is important that the Oral Medicine teams should be protected from the risk of COVID disease. Every effort should be made by OM practitioners to ensure that new biosafety measures are mastered to reduce the spread of the novel virus and other viral agent spreading diseases. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":79241,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Dental Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42976795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The recent outbreak of the novel virus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused widespread public health concerns. The virus is responsible for the respiratory disease, coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which has rapidly spread to involve many countries in the world. The infection affects adults and children however, symptoms in childrenseems milder. Transmission occurs primarily through droplet spread or contact route. The unique characteristics of the dental settings makes it focal points for cross infection, this is particularly more serious in paediatric dentistry because the majority of affected children are often asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. This article provides a brief overview of the epidemiology, routes of transmission, and clinical features of COVID – 19 disease in children and implications for paediatric dental care.
{"title":"Coronavirus Disease: Implications for Paediatric Dental Care","authors":"E. Oziegbe","doi":"10.61172/ndj.v28i2.81","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61172/ndj.v28i2.81","url":null,"abstract":"The recent outbreak of the novel virus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused widespread public health concerns. The virus is responsible for the respiratory disease, coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which has rapidly spread to involve many countries in the world. The infection affects adults and children however, symptoms in childrenseems milder. Transmission occurs primarily through droplet spread or contact route. The unique characteristics of the dental settings makes it focal points for cross infection, this is particularly more serious in paediatric dentistry because the majority of affected children are often asymptomatic or have mild symptoms. This article provides a brief overview of the epidemiology, routes of transmission, and clinical features of COVID – 19 disease in children and implications for paediatric dental care. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":79241,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Dental Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42963992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Coronavirus Infection: How prepared is Dental Practice in Nigeria?","authors":"O. Alade, M. Adedigba","doi":"10.61172/ndj.v28i2.78","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61172/ndj.v28i2.78","url":null,"abstract":" \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":79241,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Dental Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45420204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Management of Paediatric Dentistry Patients during COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"O. O. Bankole, B. Popoola","doi":"10.61172/ndj.v28i2.79","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61172/ndj.v28i2.79","url":null,"abstract":" \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":79241,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Dental Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43173960","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Postgraduate Dental Training in Nigeria: Challenges in the Era of COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"O. Obuekwe","doi":"10.61172/ndj.v28i2.77","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61172/ndj.v28i2.77","url":null,"abstract":" \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":79241,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Dental Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48259305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Ajayi, T. Ogunrinde, S. O. Gbadebo, A. Sulaiman, T. Ogundare
{"title":"Restorative Dental Care and COVID-19 Pandemic: Reviewing the Treatment Guidelines and Evaluating Patients’ Opinion Qualitatively in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital","authors":"D. Ajayi, T. Ogunrinde, S. O. Gbadebo, A. Sulaiman, T. Ogundare","doi":"10.61172/ndj.v28i2.82","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61172/ndj.v28i2.82","url":null,"abstract":" \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":79241,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Dental Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46255913","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Introduction: Oral diseases such as dental caries, periodontitis, oropharyngeal cancers, and maxillofacial trauma are public health problems in both developed and developing countries. In spite of advances in dentistry over the last few decades, a large part of the population put off seeking dental care until they experience significant pain and discomfort. The aim of this study was to determine the self-care behaviours of patients before presenting in the dental clinic the pattern of dental care utilisation and its association with their socio-demographic characteristics.Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Ajeromi General Hospital, Lagos state, Nigeria. A total of 212 questionnaires was administered on respondents who met the set inclusion criteria. Information obtained included socio-demographic data, current oral health problems, oral self-care practices in the previous year and the reasons for avoidance of dental treatment.Result: Most of the study participants (58.5%) had never visited the dentist before and the majority of them (72.2%) were involved in self-care practices. The major reasons given by the subjects for not attending dental clinics regularly were the fear of dentists or dental treatment (34.9%), high cost of treatment (34.9%), difficulty in accessing a dental clinic (17.0%) and tolerable pain (7.5%). The age, marital status, educational level, alcohol intake and tobacco use were factors that were significantly associated with delayed visit to dentist in this study. Respondents that were <30 years old, single, with primary or secondary level education and those that smoke and consume alcohol were less likely to visit the dentist.Conclusion: There is an urgent need to empower dental patients to overcome the barriers that are responsible for their avoidance of dental clinics and their recourse to self-care practices.
{"title":"Oral self-care practices and attendance pattern at a secondary care facility in Lagos State","authors":"V. Nwabudike, O. Ijarogbe, A. Oyapero, L. Enone","doi":"10.61172/ndj.v24i2.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61172/ndj.v24i2.13","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Oral diseases such as dental caries, periodontitis, oropharyngeal cancers, and maxillofacial trauma are public health problems in both developed and developing countries. In spite of advances in dentistry over the last few decades, a large part of the population put off seeking dental care until they experience significant pain and discomfort. The aim of this study was to determine the self-care behaviours of patients before presenting in the dental clinic the pattern of dental care utilisation and its association with their socio-demographic characteristics.Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the Ajeromi General Hospital, Lagos state, Nigeria. A total of 212 questionnaires was administered on respondents who met the set inclusion criteria. Information obtained included socio-demographic data, current oral health problems, oral self-care practices in the previous year and the reasons for avoidance of dental treatment.Result: Most of the study participants (58.5%) had never visited the dentist before and the majority of them (72.2%) were involved in self-care practices. The major reasons given by the subjects for not attending dental clinics regularly were the fear of dentists or dental treatment (34.9%), high cost of treatment (34.9%), difficulty in accessing a dental clinic (17.0%) and tolerable pain (7.5%). The age, marital status, educational level, alcohol intake and tobacco use were factors that were significantly associated with delayed visit to dentist in this study. Respondents that were <30 years old, single, with primary or secondary level education and those that smoke and consume alcohol were less likely to visit the dentist.Conclusion: There is an urgent need to empower dental patients to overcome the barriers that are responsible for their avoidance of dental clinics and their recourse to self-care practices. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":79241,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Dental Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47182670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: A comprehensive knowledge about the mutual influence between diabetes and periodontitis is decisive for the successful treatment of both diseases. The present study aimed at assessing the level of awareness of the relationship between diabetes and periodontitis among the diabetic patients.Material and Methods: This survey was conducted among one hundred and fifty two diabetic patients who were recruited using a systematic random sampling technique. Participants completed a self-administered, structured questionnaire each after obtaining institutional ethical approval. Descriptive statistics and frequency distributions were used for demographic variables and chi squared test was used when comparing categorical data. Statistical significance was determined as p<0.05.Results: The knowledge of diabetes on their increased risk for oral diseases was low. Only 49.8% of the sample population knew about the mutual relationship between diabetes and periodontitis. Their attitude towards maintaining good oral health was also not up to the desired standard. Among the participants, only 63.2%, 11.8% and 15.8% brushed their teeth once daily, used dental floss regularly and visited the dentist once yearly respectively.Conclusion: There is an insufficient knowledge among the study group about the mutual relationship between diabetes and periodontitis. This lack of knowledge emphasized the need for more information about oral health care in patients with diabetes mellitus.
{"title":"Oral Health-Related Awareness, Practices (Attitude) and Determination of the Level of Awareness of Periodontal Disease Risk among Diabetic Patients","authors":"O. Onigbinde, E. Dosumu, AA Oyapero","doi":"10.61172/ndj.v25i1.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61172/ndj.v25i1.9","url":null,"abstract":"Background: A comprehensive knowledge about the mutual influence between diabetes and periodontitis is decisive for the successful treatment of both diseases. The present study aimed at assessing the level of awareness of the relationship between diabetes and periodontitis among the diabetic patients.Material and Methods: This survey was conducted among one hundred and fifty two diabetic patients who were recruited using a systematic random sampling technique. Participants completed a self-administered, structured questionnaire each after obtaining institutional ethical approval. Descriptive statistics and frequency distributions were used for demographic variables and chi squared test was used when comparing categorical data. Statistical significance was determined as p<0.05.Results: The knowledge of diabetes on their increased risk for oral diseases was low. Only 49.8% of the sample population knew about the mutual relationship between diabetes and periodontitis. Their attitude towards maintaining good oral health was also not up to the desired standard. Among the participants, only 63.2%, 11.8% and 15.8% brushed their teeth once daily, used dental floss regularly and visited the dentist once yearly respectively.Conclusion: There is an insufficient knowledge among the study group about the mutual relationship between diabetes and periodontitis. This lack of knowledge emphasized the need for more information about oral health care in patients with diabetes mellitus. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":79241,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Dental Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44933605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Olawuyi, B.A. Onanuga, K. D. Olorunsola, O. Effiom, G. Arotiba, O. Odukoya
A case of a 75 year old community health worker and part time farmer that presented at the Burns and Plastic Unit of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos Nigeria was reported. The lesion commenced as a nodular mass on the upper lip which later progressed into an ulcer. The patient was managed by surgical excision and reconstruction.
{"title":"Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Upper Lip in a Nigerian: A Case Report","authors":"A. Olawuyi, B.A. Onanuga, K. D. Olorunsola, O. Effiom, G. Arotiba, O. Odukoya","doi":"10.61172/ndj.v25i1.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.61172/ndj.v25i1.10","url":null,"abstract":"A case of a 75 year old community health worker and part time farmer that presented at the Burns and Plastic Unit of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos Nigeria was reported. The lesion commenced as a nodular mass on the upper lip which later progressed into an ulcer. The patient was managed by surgical excision and reconstruction. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":79241,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Dental Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44610274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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