Retrospective analysis of secondary alveolar cleft grafts using iliac of chin bone

AL Nwoku, A Al Atel, S Al Shlash… - Journal of …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
The osseous closure of alveolar clefts is an integral component of a comprehensive
rehabilitation of patients with cleft lip and palate and has assumed an essential position in the …

Benign osteoblastoma of the mandibular ramus: review of the literature and report of a case

MS Ahmed, AL Nwoku - Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery, 2000 - joms.org
Discussion Benign osteoblastoma is a rare tumor of the jaw bones. Histologically it shows
proliferation of plump osteoblastic cells forming trabeculae of osteoid and

Effect of radiation injury on the growing face

AL Nwoku, H Koch - Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery, 1975 - Elsevier
The literature on the effect of ionizing radiations on developing and rapidly growing tissue has
been reviewed, and the effect especially on children who received radiation therapy in the …

Unusually rapid bone regeneration following mandibular resection

AL Nwoku - Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery, 1980 - Elsevier
Two cases of unusually rapid and extensive bone regeneration are presented. Heterotopic
bone formation in small deposits has often been reported in the literature, but bone …

A modified method of submental oroendotracheal intubation.

AL Nwoku, SA Al-Balawi, SA Al-Zahrani - Saudi medical journal, 2002 - europepmc.org
Objective The aim of this paper is to present a modification of submental intubation in the
management of airway. Methods Following usual oroendotracheal intubation, the tube and cuff …

Malnutrition and the oral health of children in Ogbomosho, Nigeria.

DR Sawyer, AL Nwoku - ASDC Journal of Dentistry for Children, 1985 - europepmc.org
Fifty-two Nigerian children, forty-five of whom were severely malnourished were examined
to ascertain their level of oral health. Enamel hypoplasia, dental caries, gingivitis and …

Congenital ankylosis of the mandible: Report of a case noted at birth

AL Nwoku, TA Kekere-Ekun - Journal of maxillofacial surgery, 1986 - Elsevier
A rare case of true congenital ankylosis of the mandible to the maxilla, noticed at birth without
any associated deformity, is presented. The child was initially kept alive by nasogastric …

Management of oral cancer in a tertiary care hospital.

SA Al-Balawi, AL Nwoku - Saudi medical journal, 2002 - europepmc.org
Objective Oral cancer is the 3rd most common cause of malignancy in Saudi Arabia after
lymphoma and leukemia. The high incidence of oral cancer in this region is attributed to …

Recurrence of oral cancer in patients with radio-osteomyelitis of the jaws

AL Nwoku - Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery, 1973 - Elsevier
Twenty-six patients who developed radio-osteomyelitis after radiation therapy of various
tumours of the oral cavity were studied. Special attention was paid to the dentition in the line of …

Rehabilitating children with temporomandibular joint ankylosis

AL Nwoku - International Journal of Oral Surgery, 1979 - Elsevier
Although the probability of ankylosis following injury of the temporomandibular joint is small,
patients, especially children with temporomandibular joint ankylosis, are greatly …