Prevalence and impact of infant oral mutilation on dental occlusion and oral health-related quality of life among Kenyan adolescents from Maasai Mara

Prevalence and impact of infant oral mutilation on dental occlusion and oral health-related quality of life among Kenyan adolescents from Maasai Mara

Background: Infant Oral Mutilation (IOM) includes germectomy and early extraction of primary and permanent incisors and canines, primarily in the lower jaw. The aim of the present study was to examine the prevalence and impact of IOM, involving the removal of mandibular permanent incisors and/or can...

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Main Authors: Gjørup, H. (Author), Haubek, D. (Author), Johansson, A. (Author), Kemoli, A. (Author), Lindholm, M. (Author), Mulli, T. (Author), Nørregaard, M.-L.M (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2018
Subjects:
adverse event
African medicine
Avulsion
Cross-Sectional Studies
cross-sectional study
Dental Occlusion
Ebinyo
female
Female
Germectomy
human
Humans
infant
Infant
Kenya
Life quality
male
Male
Malocclusion
mandible
Mandible
Medicine, African Traditional
prevalence
Prevalence
quality of life
Quality of Life
questionnaire
surgery
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tooth bud
tooth extraction
Tooth Extraction
tooth occlusion
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