Author: Isreal Olabanji DST RN

You've worked for a long time obtaining your yearly dental checkup, when all of a sudden you've got a toothache, Oh no, you may require a fantastic dentist. Thus, you wonder, "Where do I find an affordable dentist near me ?" Many individuals start by asking their loved ones,  members, and friends.    In the end, the notion of visiting a dentist may be a bit frightening, particularly if there may be pain involved. The very last thing you need is somebody to do a bad job and you need to experience the entire thing. Or, you pay twice what…

Remember when you were so scared and you had a dry mouth? Well, that’s not exactly what we’re talking about now. Your mouth dryness may be the same but from causes other than fear. Dry mouth (xerostomia) is not considered to be a disease even though it can increase the risk of having some dental and buccal conditions. It is a condition in which the glands that produce saliva in your mouth fail to produce enough saliva to keep your mouth moist. It can happen due to many reasons ranging from medications, age, sleep habit or condition, and many other…

Dental Tools- Overview In the field of dentistry, each dental tools in like manner convey its own particular quality. What's more, they are generally as fluctuated as the diverse branches of dentistry. These kinds of high-quality and durable Dental tool Supplies provide a job for the branch of dentistry where they will be used. However, there are obviously some for general utilization like dental mirrors, Explorers or tests, tweezers, spit ejectors and the more essential ones like gloves, veils and cotton rolls. Professional Dental Tools Every one of this dental tools has their own uses, on the other hand, are utilized…

What is Osteonecrosis of the jaw? Osteonecrosis of the jaw is a condition in which an area of jawbone is not fully covered by the gums. The condition usually lasts for up to eight weeks before you can identify it as ONJ. If the bone of the jaw is exposed, there will be no blood running through it and begins to die. ONJ usually occur most often when a patient undergoes an invasive (surgical) dental procedure in oral surgery such as dental extraction. Also, osteonecrosis of the jaw occurs spontaneously over boney growths in the roof or inner parts of…

 POLIO is a very old disease, but modern understanding, of it, does not date back much further than 1905. (ELIZABETH KENNY)     Polio strikes suddenly and often without any warning. It very often strikes children without regard to whether they are healthy, eating a balanced diet and we'll conducive environment, or sickly, malnourished and poorly-environment. When it strikes, the individual patient family face several days or even weeks of uncertainty before they know how severely the patient will be affected by the disease. I have seen a patient that become polio crippled for life. When it kills, it…

WHEN POLIO STRIKES? It is rare for a person to have polio more than once.  it is much like several other common diseases, such as measles, mumps, and chicken-pox, which are also virus diseases. People who have had polio, therefore, have little reason to fear subsequent exposures to the disease. study of infectious diseases has proved that when disease-producing bacteria or viruses attack us, out bodies promptly set to work making specific chemical substances to fight these enemies. These chemical defense soldiers are collectively called antibodies. They are generally carried in the bloodstream and many of them persist there for…

  The early phase of the Kenny treatment consists of the prolonged application of hot packs to the sore and painful muscle areas. Such applications were known to relieve pain and soreness long before their value in polio cases was proved by Sister Kenny, the famous Australian nurse, and they would be well worth using even though they brought no other benefit. But they also help to keep the circulation going and thus to decrease the extent of muscle degeneration. Thus when the acute stage of the disease is passed, there is a better quality of tissue left and…

Would you travel less often if you knew it makes bad breath and mouth odor even worse? Well, you should not, and why would you when this problem can be dealt with easily. But yes, your travel can cause unease and problem to co-passengers when your breath stinks. Even if you don’t have an existing bad breath issue, there may be factors at play that can cause this problem in you. Sudden air changes up in the air coupled with less production of saliva in the mouth and your bad eating habits may cause odour in your breath. You, however,…

Tuberculosis, as the name implies, is characterized by forming small nodes in the lungs. It affects the lungs mainly and some other part that is affected. It is common in some part of the country because of the season. However, they are often large to be seen with the naked eye and are often whitish in color. It is often caused by germ or bacillus, and it is an organism that is able to grow in almost any part of the body. It is commonly carried through the air, and the most common site of infection site is the lung. From…

If you want to maintain proper oral hygiene, flossing should be part of your daily routine. But conventional string floss can be somehow difficult at times right. The best thing to do is to go for another alternative to floss, you can use Waterpik water flosser instead. I noticed that so many individual patients have no idea on how to use a waterpik or what is waterpick and their function? What is waterpik? A Waterpik is also called water flosser or an oral irrigator, this device is used for flossing teeth and gums with a jet of water, rather…