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It is the most common cause of lower motor neuron facial nerve paralysis with an annual incidence of 15-30 per 100,000.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>The objective of this work is to study the prevalence and the management of Bell\u2019s palsy in the Sudan. A descreptive retrospective cross-sectional study was carried at Khartoum Teaching Dental Hospital, Khartoum General Teaching Hospital.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>In the retrospective, the records and files of 698 patients with Bell\u2019s palsy, were reviewed in relation to age, gender, site, risk factors, season, and type of treatment.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>In addition, 48 patients with Bell\u2019s palsy were evaluated using the House\u2013Brackman scale in relation to the above-mentioned variables.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>Therefore, a total number of 746 cases were studied. Fifty five percent of them were females and the remaining 45% were males, around 38% of them were in the age group 21-40 year. Fifty seven percent of the patients were affected on the right side of the face. Winter was the commonest season of onset where 53.5% of the cases occurred. Steroids are the commonly prescribed drugs in majority of the cases, accounting for 47.3%.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Study Design:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study is a retrospective cross sectional hospital based study. The study was carried out in Khartoum Teaching Dental Hospital and in the Physiotherapy Department of Khartoum Teaching General hospital.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>The files and records of the patients with Bell\u2019s palsy in Khartoum Teaching Dental Hospital in the years 1\/1\/2004 -31\/12\/2008, and Khartoum Teaching General Hospital (physiotherapy department) in the years 2007- July 2009 (total number 746).<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total number of 746 cases were studied . Fifty five percent of them were females and the remaining 45% were male. Around 38% of them were in the group 21-40 year. Fifty seven percent of the patients were affected on the right side of the face. Winter was the commonest season of the onset where 53.5% of the cases occurred.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study showed predominance of females. A peak incidence was seen in the age group 21-40 years. 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