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Understanding Eligibility for Dental Implants: Key Exclusions   created at May 25, 2009   1,108   Dental implants offer a modern solution for missing teeth, blending seamlessly with natural teeth and restoring function. However, not everyone is a suitable candidate for this procedure. Recognizing the factors that could exclude you from receiving dental...

Understanding Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: A Comprehensive Overview   created at May 26, 2009   1,142   Oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) is a specialized branch of dentistry that focuses on diagnosing and treating a wide range of conditions affecting the head, neck, face, jaws, and oral cavity. Here's an in-depth look at what OMS entails:Scope of Practic...

Understanding Who Can Place Dental Implants: Your Guide to Expert Care   created at May 25, 2009   1,146   When considering dental implants, it's crucial to understand who can perform the procedure to ensure you receive expert care tailored to your needs. Generally, dental implants are placed by periodontists, oral surgeons, or implantologists, each bringing th...

Unveiling the Origins of Dental Implants: A Journey Through Time   created at May 25, 2009   1,132   The concept of dental implants may seem like a modern innovation, but its roots trace back further than one might expect. While modern implantology as we know it began to gain traction in the United States at the turn of the 20th century, the idea of repla...

Exploring Implant Dentistry: Restoring Smiles with Precision   created at May 25, 2009   1,107   Implant dentistry stands at the forefront of modern dental care, offering innovative solutions for restoring smiles and improving oral health. At its core, implant dentistry involves the meticulous process of installing artificial teeth, known as dental im...

Is It Safe to Use a Vibrating Chair During Pregnancy?   updated at Feb 29, 2024   1,186   During pregnancy, expecting mothers often seek ways to alleviate discomfort and relax. One popular option is a vibrating chair, known for its soothing effects. But is it safe for pregnant women to use?The answer lies in understanding how vibrations may aff...

The history of the Korean nation began in Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula when people started settling there 700,000 years ago   created at Feb 18, 2024   1,101   The history of the Korean nation began in Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula when people started settling there 700,000 years ago. Representative historic sites associated with the Paleolithic Age, when people made tools of animal horns and chipped stone t...

How is Hodgkin's disease diagnosed?   created at May 22, 2009   1,229   If Hodgkin's disease is suspected, the doctor will ask about your medical history and will do a thorough physical exam. Blood tests and x-rays of the chest, bones, liver and spleen will also be done. Tissue from an enlarged lymph node will be removed. This...

What is Hodgkin's disease?   created at May 22, 2009   1,129   Hodgkin's disease is a type of lymphoma. Lymphomas are cancers that develop in the lymphatic system, part of the body's immune system. The job of the lymphatic system is to help fight diseases and infection. The lymphatic system includes a network of thin ...

What benefits will you experience as a result of GH therapy?   created at May 19, 2009   1,096   Your body requires the correct levels of growth hormone for efficient and effective metabolism of food, and for correct body composition. The goal of GH therapy is to restore the correct level of GH in patients who present with a GH deficiency. GH is also ...

Symptoms of growth hormone deficiency   created at May 19, 2009   1,101   People are not always aware of their GH deficiency, and the condition is under diagnosed. Some of the symptoms that may indicate a GH deficiency are: An unusual proportion of fat to lean muscle mass; GH deficient sufferers will have unusually high fat to m...

A description of growth hormone   created at May 19, 2009   1,093   Growth hormone is a necessary protein produced by the pituitary gland in the hypothalamus of the brain. Growth hormone is the primary hormone responsible for the growth that occurs as a child matures into a full sized adult. Growth hormone plays an integra...

The situation when growth hormone therapy should not be given   created at May 14, 2009   1,101   You should not use growth hormone if: You are allergic to phenol or any other ingredient in the medicine. You have cancer or other form of active tumour. You have not finished your treatment for cancer or another form of tumour. Your bones have stopped gro...

What other problems happen as a result of sinusitis?   created at May 11, 2009   1,098   I have seen patients with problems like hives which wouldn't get better, they had no other symptoms. The hives got better immediately with treatment of sinusitis. I was amazed. Sinus problems may also cause all kinds of allergies to worsen (it seems that s...

What is done if I have to have sinus surgery?   created at May 08, 2009   1,117   You should first understand that I am not a surgeon, so this is from the perspective of someone who has seen the surgery, and had the surgery done, but who doesn't do the surgery himself. The surgery, called functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), may ...

When should surgery be considered?   created at May 08, 2009   1,096   A small percentage of patients with chronic sinusitis will fail to improve even with the best medical treatment. In most studies of patients treated by allergists who specialize in treatment of chronic sinusitis, this is less than 10% of patients who have ...

Why do we have sinuses?   created at May 06, 2009   1,169   The sinuses are air pockets located inside the bones in the skull. They are located to either side of the nose (maxillary), behind and in between the eyes (ethmoid), in the forehead (frontal), and there is one much further back in the head (sphenoid). (For...

What is the difference between precancerous conditions and cancer of the cervix?   created at May 04, 2009   1,088   Cells on the surface of the cervix sometimes appear abnormal but not cancerous. Scientists believe that some abnormal changes in cells on the cervix are the first step in a series of slow changes that can lead to cancer years later. That is, some abnormal ...

What is Bone Cancer?   created at May 03, 2009   1,087   Cancer that starts in the bone (primary bone cancer) is relatively rare, with about 2,500 cases diagnosed in the United States each year. The most common types of bone cancer occur more frequently in children and young adults, while other bone cancer is pr...