Author's response to reviews Pilot survey of oral health related quality of life: A cross-sectional study of adults in Benin City,Edo Title: State Nigeria Authors:

Pilot survey of oral health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study of adults in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

BACKGROUND Oral health studies conducted so far in Nigeria have documented prevalence and incidence of dental disease using traditional clinical measures. However none have investigated the use of an oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) instrument to document oral health outcomes. The aims of this study are: to describe how oral health affects and impacts quality of life (QoL) and to ex...

Author's response to reviews Title: Highly active antiretroviral treatment and health related quality of life in South African adults with human immunodeficiency virus infection: a cross-sectional analytical study Authors:

Title: Highly active antiretroviral treatment and health related quality of life in South African adults with human immunodeficiency virus infection: a cross-sectional analytical study Abstract Background

Author's response to reviews Title: Association between gingival bleeding and gingival enlargement and Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of subjects under fixed orthodontic treatment: A cross-sectional study Authors:

Missile-related Lead Exposure and Blood Pressure in Patients with Retained Pellets in the Craniomaxillofacial Region

Background: Environmental and occupational lead exposures are known to cause an elevated blood pressure but can this concept be applied to missile-related lead exposure? Methods: We implemented a controlled, cohort study design to examine study samples with long-standing   missiles in craniomaxillofacial region using atomic absorption spectrophotometry and standard sphygmomanometry to measure ...

Author's response to reviews Title: Health-related quality of life of Palestinian preschoolers in the Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study Authors:

Title: Health-related quality of life of Palestinian preschoolers in the Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study