Body Mass Index of Healthy Nigerian Children

Background: To study the Body Mass Index of healthy Nigerian school children from different socio-economic backgrounds resident in Kaduna; northern Nigeria. Method: A cross-sectional prospective study of Body Mass Index was carried out on 3;802 healthy Nigerian school children aged 5 to 13 years resident in Kaduna; northern Nigeria. The subjects consist of 1;871 children from private schools (privileged) and 1;931 children from public schools (less privileged). The schools and pupils were selected by multi-staged cluster sampling method

Non-syndromal, true congenital ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint: a case report / Anquilosis no-sindrómica, verdaderamente congénita de la articulación temporomandibular reporte de un caso

A case of a six-week old boy with bilateral congenital fibrous intra-articular ankylosis of the temporomandibular joint is presented The literature is reviewed and limitations to management are highlighted.