...The complications that arise from this disease if it’s not nipped in the bud include; cancer, kidney disease, pericarditis, pancreatic, vasculitis and pleurisy. This is as a result of organ failure and damage. Since statistics show that at least 96% of lupus infections are as a result of people having some sought of oral involvement its crucial that doctors should have their mouth covered while treating their patients or else they would be infected. Dental assistants working on their patients should not disregard their own dental care or else they risk being infected. The mouth being a hot bed of various bacterial processes, it is important that doctors ensure it is in proper hygiene even as they treat their patients (Rossenberg, 1988) Doctors working on Lupus patients should ensure that they brush their teeth utmost twice every day using fluoride tooth paste applied on a soft brush. Hammer, Mentadent and Arm in addition to a number of tooth pastes that have baking soda on their fluoride are highly recommended to be of use to doctors who are treating patients infected with Lupus for they ensure the mouth is free from bacteria. In addition these dentists should ensure they go for their own dental check ups after every four months. Patients who suffer from Lupus infection are normally in need of specialized attention and are always on the lookout to ensure they get specialists who will give them value for their money through being given specialized treatment (Rossenberg, 1988)...
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...Summary 2- The Snooks family This story is about the family Snooks. Mr. and Mrs. Snooks are going to bed. Mrs. Snooks ask Mr. Snooks if he could blow the candle out. But he can only blow by putting his under lip over his upper lip. So his breath went up instead of blowing out the candle flame. So Mrs. Snooks get up from the bed to blow the candle out. But she can only blow by putting her upper lip over her under lip. So her breath went down to the floor. So Mrs. Snooks called her son John to come and blow out the candle. He came. John could only blow out of the right corner of his mouth. So his breath hit the wall of the room instead of the candle. So they all called for his sister, little Ann. She came. Little Ann could only blow out of the left side of her mouth. So her breath hit the wall instead of the candle. Suddenly they heard a heavy steady tread coming along the pavement. It was a policeman. Mrs. Snooks ask the policeman if he can blow out the candle. The policeman came. He came into the room were Mr. Snooks, Mrs. Snooks, John and little Ann were standing around the candle they wanted to blow out. And just with a little puff, the policeman blow out the candle at first time. All in the family thanked him. The policeman turned around and went down the stairs. “Just a moment, you musn`t go down the stairs in the dark” said Mr. Snooks. He lit the candle again. The policeman went out the door and Mr. Snooks went up to go to bed. “Would you blow out the candle?” said...
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...Consequential Crocodile Touching a crocodile’s teeth may not sound like a fun activity to a person, let alone a child, with a sound mind, but Hasbro Gaming might be able to convince you to think otherwise. Introducing “Elefun and Friends Crocodile Dentist Game,” a fun toy for kids ages 4 and up. The toy is in a shape of a crocodile with a big head, and a wide opened mouth with only one row of teeth on the bottom jaw, which doubles as buttons. The concept of this game is simple. There is one trigger button randomly hidden under one of crocodile’s teeth, which make the upper jaw closes down upon pressing. Players take turn press down on one tooth at a time until one player presses the trigger button to make the upper jaw shut down, and then he or she loses the game. Although this toy is made out of plastic, and will most likely not be around when kids who play with it grow up, it still teaches many essential lessons about risk, action and consequences which those kids can use later in their lives. Modern day toys are mostly made out of plastic to shift the focus to availability rather then longevity of the toy. Wooden toys are elegant and durable, which give it a long life span, but many of those wooden toys are specific to the region of its creator. Shaping wood into desire form to fit in with its other components to provide some articulation and life to the toy demands concentration, and many particular tools, or process can be grueling. Because of the challenging process...
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...Spread the word throughout your body. From the top of your head to the tip of your toes. Put your relaxation key word in a phrase that inspires you to handle stress differently today. For example, "I am calm and relaxed" when you are feeling tense and anxious. Use this phrase whenever you need it throughout the day. *Inhale slowly and mentally repeat, "I live with a happy heart, a peaceful mind and a playful spirit". Stay with it for a minute or two. Inhale deeply and in the privacy of your own mind quietly shout, "I deserve health and happiness!" Just before you are ready to open your eyes, begin to stimulate that positive energy that is a smile by recalling something you enjoy. Something that makes you feel good. Let the corners of your mouth turn up. Smile. Send this smiling energy into every bone and every organ and every nerve and every cell in your body. Now take that smiling energy...
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...The word cleft means a gap or split between two things. A cleft lip is a split in the upper lip. This can happen on one or two sides of the lip, creating a wider opening into the nose. A cleft palate is a split in the roof of the mouth. This leaves a hole between the nose and the mouth. Sometimes a cleft lip and cleft palate occur together. Cleft lip and cleft palate are very common and occur in about 1 or 2 of every 1,000 babies born in the United States each year. Cleft lip and cleft palate are birth defects. This means they happen while a baby is developing. Normally, the mouth and nose of a baby develop between the first 6 and 12 weeks of growth inside the mother. In some babies, parts of the lips and roof of the mouth don't grow together. Because the lips and the palate develop separately, it's possible to have cleft lip alone, cleft palate alone, or both together. The use of ultrasound before birth of the offspring can detect the presence of cleft in an infant, but a physical examination of the lip, mouth, and nose can only confirm the true presence of the disorder. One good thing about diagnosis testing is that it has been known to rule out any other forms of abnormalities. What Happens to a Kid With Cleft Lip or Cleft Palate? A baby with cleft lip and cleft palate may have other difficulties that include feeding problems, middle ear fluid and hearing loss, dental problems, and speech problems. Several factors may increase the likelihood of a baby developing a...
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... (-- removed HTML --) When Do Babies Start Teething (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) The time when teething begins varies from baby to baby. On average babies start at around six months of age. However, teething can begin for some as early as three months of age, and as late as twelve months of age. However, by the time children are three years of age all of their baby teeth should be in. (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) Teething Symptoms (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) Loss of appetite. Babies who are teething reject food due to the discomfort of the tooth coming in.. (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) Drooling. Bibs come in handy during the drooling phase. (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) Crying and fussiness. (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) swollen gums. (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) Biting down on toys and hands. (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) Not sleeping. A baby who is teething may not be able to sleep even when they are tired. This lack of sleep combined with the pain from teething makes the baby more irritable. (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) Which Teeth Come in First (-- removed HTML --) (-- removed HTML --) The first two teeth are the ones that usually come in first. They are also the most painful. After the first two the rest become easier for the baby, except in situations where multiple teeth are all coming in at the same time. (--...
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...Next, the mouth is a collection of the teeth, gums, hard palate, soft palate, tongue, tonsil, ulva, lips, et cetera. The mouth is a premier environment for bacteria to live because it has a warm climate. Also, when the hosts eats, they receive an appropriate amount of nutrients to survive. Following, to determine how many bacteria are in the mouth, researchers have measured the weight of all the bacteria on the teeth. The weight of the mentioned bacteria is 10 mg. But since the teeth are only 1/20 of all oral surfaces, the 10 mg is multiplied by 20 to find the total weight, which is 200 mg. Another fact is that 1 mg of oral biomass inhabits 100 million bacteria. So, then, the two values, 100 million and 200mg would need to be multiplied to...
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...surgery complaining of tooth ache. "I tried to be professional and detach myself from my emotions. "But when I saw him lying there I just thought, 'What a bastard' and decided to take all his teeth out," she admitted. After putting him to sleep with a heavy dose of anesthetic, the spurned dentist locked the door and then began plucking his teeth out one by one. She then wrapped his head and jaw in bandage to prevent him opening his mouth and told him there had been complications and he would need to see a specialist. Toothless cabbie Marek said: "I knew something was wrong because when I woke up I couldn’t feel any teeth and my jaw was strapped up with bandages. "She told me my mouth was numb and I wouldn’t be able to feel anything for a while and that the bandage was there to protect the gums, but that I would need to see a specialist. "I didn’t have any reason to doubt her, I mean I thought she was a professional. "But when I got home I looked in the mirror and couldn’t f***ing believe it. "The b**ch had emptied my mouth. "The new girlfriend has now left me saying she can’t be with a man without teeth. "And I’m going to have to pay a fortune on getting indents or something," he said. Prosecutors say the dentist is being investigated for medical malpractice and abusing the trust of a...
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...The following report provides a brief description of the first five (5) wild things encountered during the exploration of the island currently identified as WTWTA. The five wild things have been labeled as • Long-Nosed Sea Monitor (Foundem inwaterus) • Horned Lion (Leo decapitatum) • Razor-Toothed Sheep (Ovinus noshaggum) • Bearded Behemoth (Needus clippingem) • Ginger-tressed Hairy Duck (Canardus hirsutus) The current labels are used for cataloguing purposes in order to make note-taking easier. Long-Nosed Sea Monitor (Foundem inwaterus) This ocean-dwelling creature seems to keep at least a third of its body above the waterline. Two horns protrude from a head that is covered in blonde hair. The mouth, lined with nine incisors along the upper jaw, resembles that of an alligator, giving this wild thing the appearance of having a long nose. There are six spines along the back of the neck and three claws on each of the visible front feet. The top of a wing-like structure covers the top of the front feet. Attempts to observe the rest of the body have so far been unsuccessful. Horned Lion (Leo decapitatum) This quadruped seems to lead the wild things and is almost double the size of the smallest wild thing: the razor-toothed sheep. A total of sixteen claws are evenly spread across this creature’s four feet. The body and head resemble that of its namesake, the lion. The difference, however, lies in the three horns that adorn the head. Two are located...
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...Preprosthetic and Implant Surgery espite dentistry's improved ability to maintain dentition, many individual continue to require replacement of some or all of their teeth. Surgical improvement of the denture-bearing area and surrounding tissue (preprosthetic surgery) offers an exciting and demanding challenge to the dental practice. Many minor modifications of the alveolar ridge and vestibular areas can greatly improve denture stability and retention. In some cases, patients have severe bone changes or soft tissue abnormalities that require extensive surgical preparation before the prosthetic appliance can be properly constructed and worn. Procedures that improve prosthesis retention and stability are discussed and illustrated in Chapter 13. One of the most exciting frontiers in dentistry is implantology. Proper bony and soft tissue reconstruction followed by placement of implants and subsequent prosthetic reconstruction can provide patients with a more natural and efficient substitution for their lost dentition. Depending on the circumstances, several types of implant systems may be used. Chapter 14 discusses the various types of implant systems currently in use and their advantages, disadvantages, and indications for use. 247 Preprosthetic Surgery Mark W. Ochs and Myron R. Tucker CHAPTER OUTLINE OBJECTIVES OF PREPROSTHETIC SURGERY OF PATIENT EVALUATION AND TREATMENT PLANNING Evaluation of Supporting Bony Tissue Evaluation of Supporting Soft Tissue Treatment...
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...The first thing I saw was Scott’s sharp, angular teeth sink into Liam’s flesh. Liam wasn’t even gripping the railing any longer. Instead, he was hanging only by Scott’s jaw fixed into his side. The shrill shrieks that emerged from Liam’s mouth were enough for any creature to cower and cringe in sympathetic pain. However, I did not cringe, nor did I sympathise. My eyebrows furrowed together like they were two trains travelling in opposite directions on the same track. My mouth fell ajar and I took a large breath. My eyes were motionless, fixed on Scott and the daggers that grew beneath his lips. Those teeth that sliced Liam’s flesh would change him forever. He was either going to die or become something that everyone wanted to kill. Scott bit into him like it was nothing, like it was a piece of steak on his dinner plate. I don’t even know why I was surprised. Scott never saw his actions as harmful. He always said his sole mission was to “protect his friends” but when did that ever work? He did it for himself. He always did it for himself. When he first got bitten, all he thought about was his own self. About how he couldn’t be normal or how he’d lose Allison. But he never thought about how exactly Allison would feel. He didn’t think about how if she would be upset or hurt or even scared. He only thought about how he would feel. How he would be upset or hurt or even scared. It was selfish and I was the only one who saw it. He didn’t bite Liam to save him. He bit him for himself...
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...Summary 2- The Snooks family This story is about the family Snooks. Mr. and Mrs. Snooks are going to bed. Mrs. Snooks ask Mr. Snooks if he could blow the candle out. But he can only blow by putting his under lip over his upper lip. So his breath went up instead of blowing out the candle flame. So Mrs. Snooks get up from the bed to blow the candle out. But she can only blow by putting her upper lip over her under lip. So her breath went down to the floor. So Mrs. Snooks called her son John to come and blow out the candle. He came. John could only blow out of the right corner of his mouth. So his breath hit the wall of the room instead of the candle. So they all called for his sister, little Ann. She came. Little Ann could only blow out of the left side of her mouth. So her breath hit the wall instead of the candle. Suddenly they heard a heavy steady tread coming along the pavement. It was a policeman. Mrs. Snooks ask the policeman if he can blow out the candle. The policeman came. He came into the room were Mr. Snooks, Mrs. Snooks, John and little Ann were standing around the candle they wanted to blow out. And just with a little puff, the policeman blow out the candle at first time. All in the family thanked him. The policeman turned around and went down the stairs. “Just a moment, you musn`t go down the stairs in the dark” said Mr. Snooks. He lit the candle again. The policeman went out the door and Mr. Snooks went up to go to bed. “Would you blow out the candle?” said...
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...Cleft Lip and Palate Critical Thinking Assignment #4 Oral Health 3/20/2015 Cleft Lip and Palate Cleft Lip and Palate are birth defects that effect an individuals oral cavity and face. A cleft lip affects the upper lip and can vary in degrees of severity, ranging from a notch to a complete opening extending into the nose. Aside from the lip the cleft palate affects the roof of the mouth, with a groove that may extend through the dental arch (Staff, 2015). These abnormalities may occur individually or together and although they have high incidence of occurring as an isolated birth defect they can also occur in the presence of other genetic birth defects (Staff, 2015). The cause of these malformations may be from exposure to teratogens in the early part of the first trimester or due to mutated genes (Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). Teratogen's are agent that cause abnormalities in a developing fetus (Staff, 2015). The affect of this condition is not limited to causing visual disfigurment, but significant affects of speech development and feeding disturbances as well. Symptoms of this defect include the separation of the lip, palate, or both and various degrees of nasal distortion (Staff, 2015). The incidence of cleft lip and palate varies dependant upon racial factors. With approximately 1 out of 1,000 Caucasians affected (Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). The overal incidence of cleft palate in itself is rather prominant, effecting...
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...I observed my sister eating popcorn for this assignment. She began by taking a few pieces of popcorn, approximately 6 pieces, opened her mouth and put them in her mouth; this is the initiation of the oral-preparatory phase. Throughout this period, there is sensory input of the taste, and texture of the popcorn while saliva is also aiding in the breakdown of the food itself. There are moments where food is shifted to one side of the cheek (buccal cavity) to allow for room to chew other pieces. The stored food is then moved under the teeth where it is also chewed in preparation for swallowing. The chewing motion is done in a rotary motion which seems to allow food to be moved while simultaneously chewing. During this phase, the back of the tongue is raised to...
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...Oral manifestations of migratory stomatitis, or geographic tongue, may be associated with inherited genetic factors, immunological abnormalities, trepidation, and several other disorders including (but not limited to) psoriasis and diabetes (Jainkittivong). Geographic tongue involves lesions located non-specifically on ‘the tip, lateral borders, and dorsum of the tongue’ (Jainkittivong). These lesions frequently appear as ‘multifocal, circinate, irregular erythematous patches bounded by a slightly elevated, white or cream colored keratotic band or line’ (Jainkittivong). Often, ‘the central erythematous patch represents atrophy of the filiform papillae’ (Jainkittivong) and ‘the white border is composed of regenerating filiform papillae and a mixture of keratin and neutrophils’ (Jainkittivong). According to NORD or the National Organization of Rare Disorders, the prevalence of geographic tongue is approximately 3% globally. This disorder primarily affects women between the ages of 20-29 (Jainkittivong). Although the etiology of geographic tongue remains unknown, several studies do confer some evidence that suggests genetic, immunological, or hormonal origin. In conjunction with these possibly causes, risk factors that could potentially predispose individuals such as diseases including periodontitis, gingivitis, caries and diabetes may have underlying roles in the development and/or progression of migratory stomatitis. Several studies have indicated that geographic tongue may have...
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