The role of traditional healers in tooth extractions in Lekie Division, Cameroon

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The extraction of the teeth by traditional healers in Cameroon is an established cultural practice in the central region of the Cameroon. Traditional healers (TH) use herbs and crude un-sterilized instruments and tools for the tooth...

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Main Authors: Naidoo Sudeshni, Agbor Ashu M, Mbia Awono M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Online Access:http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/7/1/15