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Browsing Research Articles (Community Dentistry) by Issue Date
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Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab; Ayo-Yusuf, Imade J.; Van Wyk, Philippus J.
(South African Dental Association, 2007-02)
Please refer to abstract in article
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Roode, Gieljam Johannes; Van Wyk, Philippus J.; Botha, Stephanus Johannes
(South African Dental Association, 2007-07)
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this retrospective analysis was to study the etiology, distribution, treatment modalities and complications of mandibular fractures of patients who attended the Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgery ...
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Butow, Kurt-Wilhelm; Van Wyk, Philippus J.; Zwahlen, Roger A.
(South African Dental Association, 2007-08)
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the difference in prevalence of the different categories of facial cleft deformities between the white and black patients in a database of 2806 cleft cases at the ...
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Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab; Reddy, Priscilla S.; Van Wyk, Philippus J.; Van den Borne, Bart W.
(Elsevier, 2007-09)
This study investigated the association between household member’s (HHM) smoking or secondhand smoke exposure and caries, using a cross-sectional sample of adolescents who had both dental examination and data on HHM smoking ...
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Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab; Ayo-Yusuf, Imade J.
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2008)
Please refer to abstract in article
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Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab; Omole, Olufemi B.
(Medpharm Publications, 2008)
BACKGROUND: Snuff or smokeless tobacco, used orally or by nasal application, is the predominant form of tobacco used by black South African women. Little is known about the risk of cardiovascular disease associated with ...
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Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab; Reddy, Priscilla S.; Van den Borne, Bart W.
(BMJ, 2008)
OBJECTIVE: Nasal use of snuff is the predominant form of tobacco use among black South African women. This study examines the association between snuff use and chronic bronchitis (CB) among black South African women. ...
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Postma, Thomas Corne; Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab; Van Wyk, Philippus J.
(FDI World Dental Federation, 2008)
OBJECTIVES: To describe Early Childhood Caries (ECC) severity in South Africa and examine the association between ECC and socio-demographic factors, area-based measures of sugar consumption and water fluoride levels. ...
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Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab; Reddy, Priscilla S.; Van den Borne, Bart W.
(Blackwell, 2008)
OBJECTIVE: This study sought to determine the influence of sense of coherence (SOC), a personal stress-coping resource, and smoking on the self-reported gingival health of a cohort of rural black South African adolescents. ...
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Lalloo, Rajesh; Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab; Yengopal, V.
(South African Dental Association, 2008-05)
This study investigated the career choice and aspirations of early phase dental students in the four dental schools in South Africa, namely the University of the Western Cape (UWC), University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), ...
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Postma, Thomas Corne; Van Wyk, Philippus J.; Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab
(South African Dental Association, 2008-07)
OBJECTIVES: It is recommended that fissure sealants should be placed within four years after eruption. Due to considerable variations in the eruption times of molar teeth, this recommendation is of limited value from a ...
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Carpenter, C.M.; Connolly, Gregory N.; Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab; Wayne, G. Ferris
(BMJ, 2009-09-03)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether development of smokeless tobacco products(SLT) is intended to target current smokers.
METHODS: This study analysed internal tobacco industry documents to describe research related to the ...
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Booyens, S.J.; Van Wyk, Philippus J.; Postma, Thomas Corne
(South African Dental Association, 2009-10)
OBJECTIVES:
The study sought to determine the level of musculoskeletal disorders
among working oral hygienists in South Africa and potential
determinants that are associated with these disorders.
METHODS:
Oral hygienists ...
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Van Wyk, Candice; Botha, Francien Susanna; Steenkamp, Vanessa
(Global Science Books, 2009-12)
Please read abstract in article.
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Van Wyk, Candice; Van Wyk, Philippus J.
(South African Dental Association, 2010-08)
OBJECTIVES: To determine trends in dental caries prevalence, severity and unmet treatment need levels amongst South African
children. METHODOLOGY: Data obtained from three National Oral Health surveys (1982, 1988/89, ...
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Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab; Connolly, Gregory N.
(BMJ, 2010-10)
OBJECTIVE:To determine how information on chemical
constituents of different smokeless tobacco products
(STPs) may be used in cancer risk assessment for
regulatory purposes.
METHODS:This study investigated select ...
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Omole, Olufemi B.; Ngobale, Kabilabe N.W.; Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab
(BioMed Central, 2010-11)
BACKROUND: Primary health care (PHC) settings offer opportunities for tobacco use screening and brief cessation
advice, but data on such activities in South Africa are limited. The aim of this study was to determine the ...
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Van Wyk, Candice; Steenkamp, Vanessa
(Federation of Infectious Diseases Societies of South Africa, 2011)
Candida species are responsible for a wide range of systemic as well as superficial opportunistic infections, which are of particular importance among debilitated and immunocompromised patients. Species of the genus Candida ...
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Omole, Olufemi B.; Ogunbanjo, G.A.; Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab
(South African Academy of Family Practice, 2011-03)
Most adverse health effects of cigarette smoking are attributed to the products of combustion. Efforts to avoid the adverse
health effects of cigarette smoking have led to the promotion of alternative products that are ...
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Ayo-Yusuf, Olalekan Abdulwahab; Booyens, S.J.
(South African Dental Association, 2011-05)
BACKGROUND: Little is known of the motives for tooth-brushing
among adolescents in resource-poor settings.
AIM: To investigate the principal motive for tooth-brushing
among a rural population of South African ...