Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of dental floss impregnated with commercially available Chlorhexidine gluconate, Cetylpyredinium Chloride and Chlorine dioxide mouthwash on reduction of Supragingival Biofilm. Materials and Methods: Sixty dental students were randomly divided into fo...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/36695
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Aims: To evaluate the lipid profile and cardiovascular (CV) global risk of Brazilian HIV/AIDS patients before and after highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), and to study the impact of the intervention on the modifiable risk factors on CV risk. Study Design: A prospective...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/38405
Ectrodactyly ectodermal dysplasia and clefting syndrome (EEC syndrome) is a rare genetic anomaly involving multiple structures and organ systems. It can be due to spontaneous mutation or autosomal dominant inheritance. The prevalence of this condition is 1-9 / 100 000 population....
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/37990
Aims: To determine the prevalence of oral candida infection among HIV positive patients attending ART clinic of infectious disease hospital Kano and to establish the relationship between oral manifestations and the level of immunosuppression. Study Design: The study design compri...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/38427
Aims: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between Body Mass Index and Absenteeism. Study Design: This article is a retrospective. Place and Duration of Study: This study included 905 eligible employees in the Saipa automobile factory in 2016. Methodology: Demog...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/38219
Aims: To determine the presence of malaria parasite and also examine the relationship between HIV infection and the severity of malaria. Study Design: A hospital based prospective cohort study was carried out among 200 pregnant mothers living with HIV at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospi...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/38433
Aims: The grooves and wrinkles over the sulci labiorum forms a specific pattern called lip print. Cheiloscopy is the study of lip printing. Lip prints are unique to an individual similar to finger prints and thus support in personal identification. The aim of this study was to e...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/38406
Background: Uterine fibroids, also referred to as uterine myomas, leiomyomas, myomatas, or simply fibroid are benign soft-tissue tumors that arise from uterine smooth muscle tissue (myometrium). They have been described numerously to be hormone-dependent and uterine structure-dam...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/35226
An 82-year-old male was referred to hospital with cough. A chest computed tomography scan revealed atelectasis of right upper lobe and obstruction of the upper lobe bronchus. We conducted a transbronchial biopsy, but could not make a diagnosis. The mass proliferated rapidly, resu...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/38450
Background: In the past coagulase negative staphylococcus were often seen as contaminants, but were later considered one of the most common photogenic bacteria in the hospital over the last decade Identification of beta-lactam and particularly methicillin in hospitals is of conce...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/38128
Background: Cancer of the cervix, although a preventable disease, continues to be one of the commonest cancers among women in developing countries. Unlike the developed nations, developing countries still experience late presentations of cervical cancer, probably due to poor know...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/38013
Background: Sub-district leaders/managers are health care professionals appointed to lead or manage the sub-districts. A series of survey and monitoring reports have unearthed weak leadership and management at the sub-districts which has the potential of weakening the sub-distric...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/38238
Aims: The aim of this study is to explore the determinants of maternal mortality across urban and rural areas of Borno State, North Eastern Nigeria. Method: A cross-sectional study design was used. Data were sourced from in-depth interview of women of reproductive age sampled acr...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/38070
Objective: Despite the proven effectiveness of preventive dentistry, its acceptance and implementation is still far from being a success. The current study attempts to assess the inclination (attitudes) and impediment (perceived barriers) towards preventive dentistry of practisin...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/24282
There is a progressive increase in the number of patients developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), worldwide. Several classes of antidiabetic drugs are available. Metformin is a biguanide with many pleiotropic effects in addition to decreasing hyperglycemia. Dipeptidyl-peptida...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/37656