Background Noma (cancrum oris) is an ancient but neglected and poorly understood
preventable disease, afflicting the most disenfranchised populations in the world. It is a …

Noma (cancrum oris) is a severely debilitating orofacial disease. The global annual
incidence and prevalence figures of noma are outdated and were not based on …

Noma is a debilitating orofacial necrotizing bacterial disease that disproportionately affects
impoverished malnourished persons, particularly young children, the vast majority of whom …

Introduction Noma is a disfiguring gangrenous disease of the orofacial tissue and
predominantly affects malnourished children. The tissue gangrene or necrosis starts in the …

Introduction Noma is a rapidly spreading infection of the oral cavity which mainly affects
young children. Without early treatment, it can have a high mortality rate. Simple gingivitis is …

Background: While noma affects hundreds of thousands of children every year, taking their
lives, disfiguring them and leaving them permanently disabled, the economic and social …

Background Noma, a rapidly progressing infection of the oral cavity, mainly affects children.
The true burden is unknown. This study reports estimated noma prevalence in children in …

Periodontal diseases, a group of complex conditions marked by an excessive immune
response and periodontal tissue destruction, are a global health concern. Since 1990, the …

Noma has largely been neglected in the research sphere. Noma is a preventable disease
and its progression can be halted if patients are recognized and treated in the early stages …

Reports of cases of noma in Nigeria remain scarce despite its known and devastating effects
on victims. This report presents a retrospective cross-sectional study based on data …