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A comparative analysis of delivering different modes of dental care at district level
(University of the Western Cape, 1995)
The aim of this study is to analyse and compare the delivery of oral health care services based on the prevailing curative paradigm and WHO-treatment norms for the school-going community of Mitchells Palin district in ...
Equity and the allocation of health care resources at district level: lessons from as a case study in Mitchells Plain
(University of the Western Cape, 1994)
Malignant tumors of the maxillofacial and oral region in children: A clinicopathologic study
(University of the Western Cape, 1994)
This is a retrospective study of malignant tumours of the maxillofacial and oral region in children that presented over a 20 year period (1973 to 1993) at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital and Groote Schuur ...
The prevalence of occlusal traits in a selected Western Cape population
(University of the Western Cape, 1993)
state funded programmes are essential to provide a treatment for the dentally handicapped. To address this need a study was
undertaken under the auspices of the Orthodontic Department of the University of the Western Cape ...
The influence on masticatory performance of jaw movements, chewing side preference, occlusal contacf area, muscle activity and jaw tremor
(University of the Western Cape, 1996)
The primary function of the jaws and teeth in mammals is chewing and swallowing. In man there are additional functions of speech, non-verbal communication and cosmetic appeal. Chewing is a complex operation requiring both ...
The interaction between physical sign, and chronic pain depression and nonspecific physical symptoms, in patients with temporomandibular
(University of the Western Cape, 1997)
There are both physical and emotional components which are associated with the chronic pain of
TMD patients. One of the difficuhies in making an accurate assessment of each component, is the
lack of objective criteria ...
A comparison of the treating mandibular fractures at the department of maxillofacial and oral surgery, Groote Schuur hospital
(1995)
Mandibular fractures are common facial injuries, occurring twice as frequently as fractures of the
bones of the midface. Only the nasal bones are fractured more often as the result of trauma to the
face (Olson eta/ 1982; ...
An investigation into the role of histological parameters in the prediction of the prognosis for tl and t2 oral squamous cell carcinomas
(University of Western Cape, 1998)
TI and T2 squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck have an unpredictable prognosis that
often pose therapeutic problems. Sophisticated methods such as cytometric DNA analysis,
immunocytochemistry and detection of ...
A shear bond strength, microleakage and laser microscopic study of two dental compomers.
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)
Purpose: To evaluate and compare the in-vitro shear bond strength and micro leakage of two compomers with their adhesive systems and to examine the dentine-restorative interface under confocal scanning laser microscopy ...
An evaluation of the school oral health education programme in Thamaga, Botswana
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)
The evaluation aimed to assess the effectiveness of the school oral health education (ORE) programme in Thamaga, a rural village about 40km west of the capital Gaborone. The Oral Health Division (Botswana) had introduced ...