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Rufai JAAFARU · Sankore

Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto

Rufai JAAFARU

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0002-8117-9393

This profile carries an ORCID the researcher published on their own record — the strongest evidence available short of a human confirming it. 4 other profiles were folded into this one.

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14

Citations

12

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2

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0

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Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto13 works
Usmanu Danfodiyo University6 works

Publications

14 works in the graph, newest first.

Concurrent Incidence of Natal Teeth and Dental Lamina Cyst in a Child
2026Kerala Dental JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4103/ksdj.ksdj_31_25
Removal of an entrapped finger ring using a dental bur technique: A case report and review of the literature
2026Annals of Medical Science and ResearchJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4103/amsr.amsr_100_25
Knowledge and Willingness to Practice Chairside Buffering of Local Anaesthesia among Nigerian Dental Practitioners: A Cross-Sectional Study
2026Nigerian Dental JournalJournalOpen access0 citations10.61172/gd9e6k67
Restoring Function and Esthetics: The Role of Prosthesis in the Rehabilitation of Patients with Noma Defects with an Illustrative Case Report
2026Current trends in dentistry.JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4103/ctd.ctd_1_26

Infection Prevention and Control in Dental Workplace: A Cross-sectional Study on the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Dental Auxiliaries Working at Tertiary Hospitals in Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria

2025Kerala Dental JournalJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/ksdj.ksdj_1_25

Noma-assessing Knowledge and Practice Competence among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Hospital, Northwestern Nigeria

2025Journal of Primary Care Dentistry and Oral HealthJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/jpcdoh.jpcdoh_54_24

Oral angiomyxoma: A case report and review of literature

2025Journal of diagnostic and academic pathology.JournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/jdap.jdap_32_25

Outcome of Mouth Opening Assessment in Trismus Release Secondary to Noma: A Retrospective Study

2025Malaysian Dental JournalJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/mdj.mdj_6_25

Reasons and Pattern of Teeth Extraction among Dental Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Northwestern Nigeria

2025Malaysian Dental JournalJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/mdj.mdj_13_25

Conscious sedation in pediatric dental procedures: Experience from Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Northwestern Nigeria

2024Annals of Medical Science and ResearchJournalOpen access0 citations10.4103/amsr.amsr_43_23

Hereditary Gingival Fibromatosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature

2024Journal of Interdisciplinary DentistryJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.4103/jid.jid_47_23

Dental caries; its sequelae and treatment among patients in a tertiary hospital in north–western Nigeria: A retrospective study

2023Ibom Medical JournalJournalOpen access2 citations10.61386/imj.v16i1.289

Pattern and indications for tooth extraction among patients attending dental clinic at federal medical center Gusau, Zamfara state, Nigeria

2023SRM Journal of Research in Dental SciencesJournalOpen access1 citations10.4103/srmjrds.srmjrds_33_23

Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Health Care Workers towards NOMA in a Tertiary Institution in North-western Nigeria

2022Nigerian Journal of Dental ResearchJournalOpen access9 citations10.4314/njdr.v7i2.6