Aim: To determine the effect of graded doses of caffeine on intraocular pressure in a Nigerian population. Methods: This was a prospective, observer‐masked, cross‐over study carried out in the Eye clinic of the Ahoada General Hospital. A total One hundred subjects comprising 46 m...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i930117
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of titanium dioxide and zirconia nanoparticles on transverse strength of heat cure PMMA resin routinely used for complete denture fabrication. Methods: One hundred samples of PMMA resin were made and divided into five g...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i830116
Background: Maternal Nutrition plays an important role in shaping the mother’s and fetal health. Therefore intake of high salt, high fat, high sugar in the diet might lead to over nutrition among pregnant women due to varied food choices of the since most of the subjects consumed...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i830114
Introduction: Allergic Rhinitis (AR) is a chronic, symptomatic allergic disorder of the nose that is usually caused by IgE-mediated inflammatory response following exposure to an allergen. The allergen could be in the form of dust, pollen, flower, animal dander, mold, cold, food...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i830111
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to compare measurements of maxillary occlusal cant obtained through facebow transfer and through lateral cephalogram. Method: 40 subjects were included in this study according to inclusion and exclusion criteria and divided into two groups: d...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i830112
Background: Hepatitis B vaccine has been introduced in Nigeria for over a decade now, yet, data on sero-conversion status of the immunized cohort in the population are scarce. Such data are important for objective evaluation of the impact and effectiveness of the HBV vaccination...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i830113
Although suicide is often talked about in vague, general nebulous terms, there is little in the literature that prepares clinicians and mental health workers and counselor to the subtle signs that a person may be contemplating suicide. This paper attempts to partially fill this...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i830109
The Odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) is a developmental, non – inflammatory chronic cystic lesion, on radiograph it may be unilocular or multi locular OKC is a cyst of odontogenic origin, usually asymptomatic with an aggressive clinical behavior including a high recurrence rate and t...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i830107
Introduction: Comorbidities among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) increases with disease severity. This may be attributed to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) toxicity and HIV/AIDS-related infections. Aim: We investigated the presence of comorbidities among PLWHA...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i830108
Aims: The aim of this research work is to estimate the organ dose distribution and the associated radiation induced cancer risk for some commonly performed Computerized Tomography (CT) examinations in a tertiary medical facility in South Nigeria. Study Design: The study was desi...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2019/v29i730105