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Khat (Catha edulis) induces reactive oxygen species and apoptosis in Normal Human Oral Keratinocytes and Fibroblasts

Lukandu Ochiba M.; Daniela E. Costea; Neppelberg Evelyn; Johannessen Anne C.; Vintermyr Olav K. (Oxford University Press, 2008)
Khat induces G1-phase arrest and increased expression of stress-sensitive p53 and p16 proteins in normal human oral keratinocytes and fibroblasts

Lukandu, Ochiba M.; Costea, Daniela E.; Dimba, Elizabeth A.; Neppelberg, Evelyn; Bredholt, Therese (Wiley, 2008)

Khat is a psychostimulant plant used by over 10 million people daily, mainly in eastern Africa and the Middle East. Previous studies have suggested an association between khat use and oral lesions such as hyperkeratosis ...
Cancer progression is associated with increased expression of basement membrane proteins in three-dimensional in vitro models of human oral cancer

Kulasekara Keerthi K.; Lukandu Ochiba M.; Neppelberg Evelyn; Vintermyr Olav K.; Johannessen Anne Christine; Costea Daniela Elena (Elsevier, 2009-07-18)

Background: Although basement membrane was traditionally considered an inert barrier that tumour cells had to cross before invasion into the surrounding stroma, recent studies suggest that basement membrane components ...
Adverse effects of Sudanese toombak vs. Swedish snuff on human oral cells

Costea, Daniela Elena; Lukandu, Ochiba; Bui, Linh; Ibrahim, Muna Jaffar M (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010)

Background: The high incidence of oral cancer in Sudan has been associated with the use of toombak, the local type of smokeless tobacco. However, its specific effects on human oral cells are not known. We aimed to investigate ...
Temporomandibular joint dislocation in Nairobi

Sang, Lionel Koech; Mulupi, E.; Akama, M.K.; Muriithi, J.M.; Macigo, F.G.; M.L., Chindia (Kenya Medical Association, 2010)

Background: Despite the diverse conservative and surgical modalities for the management of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dislocation and the controversy that surrounds them, very little has been done within the East-African ...
The oral health knowledge and hygiene practices among primary school children aged 5 - 17 years in a rural area of Uasin Gishu District, Kenya

Okemwa, K. A.; Gatongi, P. M.; Rotich, J. K (Research gate, 2010-06-22)

This paper aims at determining the oral health knowledge and oral hygiene practices among school children in the study region. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out among primary school children in ...
Bimaxillary distraction technique for the correction of postankylotic asymmetry a unidirectional versus a bidirectional device

Sleem, Heba; El-Mofty, Sherif; Lotfy, Maged; Barakat, Khalid; Salah, Abdul Fattah (Wolters Kluwer, 2011)

The bimaxillary distraction (BMD) technique was originally introduced for the correction of facial asymmetry in hemifacial microsomia cases. Later, efforts were made to use the same technique for the treatment of asymmetric ...
Accessibility, availability and affordability of anti-malarials in a rural district in Kenya after implementation of a national subsidy scheme

Smith, Nathan; Obala, Andrew; Simiyu, Chrispinus; Menya, Diana; Khwa-Otsyula, Barasa; Prudhomme O’Meara, Wendy (Biomed central, 2011-10-26)

Abstract Background: Poor access to prompt and effective treatment for malaria contributes to high mortality and severe morbidity. In Kenya, it is estimated that only 12% of children receive anti-malarials for their fever ...
Aetiology, pattern and management of oral and maxillofacial injuries at Mulago National Referral Hospital

Tugaineyo, E.I; Odhiambo, W.A; Akama, M.K; Guthua, S. W; Dimba, E.A.O (East medical african journal, 2012-11)

Objective: To establish the aetiology, pattern and methods of management of oral and Maxillofacial injuries (OMFIs) seen at the Oral and Jaw injuries unit of Mulago National Referral Hospital (MNRH) Kampala, Uganda, ...
Competent governance for sustainable development in Africa: A philosophical reflection

Kadenyi Misia; Kegode George; Mwaka Marcella; Wambua B. Kyalo (Academicjournals, 2013-11)

Africa has been known to be the bedrock of numerous natural resources. However, it seems to be the home of the poorest of the poor in the world. Much of the situation is pathetically characterized by hunger, extreme poverty, ...
A clinical study on the effect of electric stimulation on segment transfer distraction osteogenesis for mandibular reconstruction

Nabil, Yasser; Abdalfattah, Salaha; Lotfy, Maged (Wolters Kluwer, 2014)

Background: Distraction osteogenesis represents a challenging technique for reconstruction of segmental bone defects. There are no available clinical studies to correlate the effect of electrical current application ...
Instrument Sterilization Practices and Monitoring in Private and Public Dental Clinics in Eldoret, Nakuru and Kisumu Municipalities in Western Kenya

Okemwa K.A; Nyamagoba H; Kibosia C.J. (JOURNAL OF THE KENYA DENTAL ASSOCIATION, 2014-10)

Introduction: The safety of patients, staff and the public should always be a leading concern for all dental practitioners. It is important to ensure that safety measures are rigorously observed. One important safety ...
Effects of chronic khat use on oral health status

Ochiba, Lukandu (2015)

Background: The habit of khat chewing is common in many East African and Middle Eastern cultures and is slowly spreading to other parts of the world. Fresh leaves and twigs of the khat plant are chewed for various reasons, ...
Differential changes in epithelial thickness of oral and pathological odontogenic epithelia in response to inflammatory cell infiltrate

Ochiba, Mohammed Lukandu (2015)

Background; Oral and odontogenic epithelia do not always fulfill the known histological features to be diagnosed as specific entities due to many factors including infection. Objectives: This study investigated the ...
Primary intraosseous squamous cell carcinoma arising from keratocystic odontogenic tumor

Ochiba, Lukandu; Micha, Cyrus Songwa (Elsevier, 2015)

Primary intraosseous squamous cell carcinoma (PIOSCC) is a rare lesion that almost exclusively occurs in the jaws. Most PIOSCCs originate from epithelial lining of odontogenic cysts, especially from radicular, residual, ...
Oral Lesions Induced by Chronic Khat Use Consist Essentially of Thickened Hyperkeratinized Epithelium

Lukandu Ochiba M.; Koech Lionel Sang; Kiarie Paul Ngugi (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2015-09-02)
Khat use and khat induced oral white lesions among khat and tobacco users at two sites in Kenya

Lukandu M O; Koech S L (AJOSHS, 2015-12)

Background: Long term chewing of khat is associated with white lesions on the oral mucosa some of which depict histopathological changes. However, due to the limited number of studies in this area, the clinical nature of ...
Effect of aging in artificial saliva on the shear bond strength of resin composite

Irari, Ken W.; Moodley, D.S.; Patel, N. (Scielo, 2018)

INTRODUCTION: Artificial saliva as an in vitro aging medium may be an effective method of simulating the clinical degradation of resin composite restorations. The composition and desirable properties of artificial saliva ...
Dental fluorosis and oral health in the African Esophageal Cancer Corridor: Findings from the Kenya ESCCAPE case–control study and a pan-African perspective

Menya, Diana; Maina, Stephen K; Kibosia, Caroline; Kigen, Nicholas; Oduor, Margaret; Some, Fatma; Chumba, David; Ayuo, Paul; Middleton, Daniel R.S.; Osano, Odipo; Abedi-Ardekani, Behnoush; Schüz, Joachim; McCormack, Valerie A. (John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2018-12-01)

There are no studies of oral health in relation to esophageal cancer in Africa, or of Eastern Africa’s endemic dental fluorosis, an irreversible enamel hypo-mineralization due to early-life excessive fluoride intake. ...
Demographics of Kenyan dentists under the predevolved system of government; a dental workforce study.

Okumu, B.A.; Catherine, L.M.; Estie, K.; Marc, T. (AJOL, 2019)

Objective: The main aim of this study was to analyse the dental workforce in Kenya prior to the decentralization of health workforce management to county governments in 2013. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study ...

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