African Journal of
Oral Health Sciences

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SCHOOL OF DENTAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, KENYA
  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Oral Health Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1608-7232
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJOHS
  • Start Year: 2016
  • Published Articles: 8

Full Length Research Paper

Pregnancy epulis: Case series among pregnant women in Kaduna, Northern Nigeria

Omisakin O. O.
  • Omisakin O. O.
  • Division of Dental/Maxillofacial Surgery, Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Nigeria.
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Mohammed-Durosinolorun A.
  • Mohammed-Durosinolorun A.
  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital-Kaduna State University, Kaduna, Nigeria.
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Fomete B.3 and Adze J.
  • Fomete B.3 and Adze J.
  • Department of Dental Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Shika, Zaria, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 10 November 2019
  •  Accepted: 16 April 2020
  •  Published: 31 May 2020

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