sensitivity to hot and cold? Most likely‚ your gums have receded and some of the tooth’s root is visible. This can be caused by a number of factors‚ but because gums tissue cannot regrow itself‚ the only remedy is gum graft surgery. However‚ people often avoid treatment because they fear gum graft pain. Reasons for Recession Heavy tartar buildup and gum disease are culprits that frequently cause gums to recede‚ but brushing too aggressively‚ with a hard or old worn brush can also be a factor. In addition
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Skin Grafts After a severe burn‚ a pressure ulcer‚ or a surgical procedure‚ some of the skin on the patient may be taken away. If the damage is so great that the skin cannot regenerate on its own‚ the patient may need a skin graft. A skin graft is replacing layers of skin on the body of a patient. Although this process is long‚ painful‚ and takes long it heal it does save the lives of many people every year especially in case of burns (Roos). There are four main types of grafts. The
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Graft report Patellar graft The patellar tendon bone-tendon-bone graft has been the "gold standard" graft choice for ACL reconstructions since it became common practice in the mid-1980. It has been used extensively by surgeons since that time and still remains the graft of choice for a high number of orthopedists who perform this surgery regularly. The patellar tendon graft has consistently demonstrated excellent surgical outcomes with a 90-95% success rate in terms of returning to pre-injury level
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Corruption is one of the deadly‚ undesirable and wicked sins that has been imposed on the innocent man by some hungry looking monsters. It is omnipresent‚ almost like a distorted‚ antithetical version of God for the present times. It doesn’t sound euphonious when we hear that it has not only led to the malfunctioning of the administrative system and poor law and order‚ but also some serious causes like poverty and redtapism‚ which has led to the society’s disability. It has distorted all values and
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talking to your dentist about dental implants and he mentioned you’ll need bone grafts before any implants can be installed. This procedure literally adds bones to your gums and is necessary when your gum bones have atrophied in the absence of teeth. If that sounds scary‚ it shouldn’t: bone grafts aren’t that big of a deal. And they’re often necessary for returning your smile its original luster. The Procedure The bone graft procedure is an out-patient surgery that should take no more than a few hours
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that humans need to survive. The dermis is the inner layer of skin that contains blood vessels‚ nerves‚ hair follicles‚ oil‚ and sweat glands Until the late twentieth century‚ skin grafts were constructed from the patient’s own skin. Traditional ways of dealing with large losses of skin have been to use skin grafts from the patient or from a donor or a dead body. The problem with the first method is that a person may only have so much skin available depending on the size of the wound. The other
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Introduction Corruption in simple terms may be defined as "an act of bribery" . It has been described as profit in a way that constitute a breach of law or a deviation from the norms of society. it involves all types of person and groups such as politician‚ officials‚ policemen‚ and other citizens including businessmen‚ industrialists‚ bankers‚ etc. whether as individual or groups including white collars criminals who break the law
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CORRUPTION IN RUSSIA by James Roaf‚ European II Department‚ IMF* Conference on Post-Election Strategy Moscow‚ April 5-7‚ 2000 A. Introduction Corruption is often cited as a key factor behind Russia’s economic problems. However‚ while it is generally agreed that Russia does suffer from a particularly high incidence of corruption‚ economists are far from clear as to the actual economic implications of the problem. This note discusses Russia’s experience of corruption from the perspective of the substantial
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Corruption The word corruption means the destruction‚ ruining or the spoiling of a society or a nation. A corrupt society stops valuing integrity‚ virtue or moral principles. It changes for the worse. Such a society begins to decay and sets itself on the road to self destruction. Corruption is an age old phenomena. Selfishness and greed are the two main causes of corruption. Political corruption is the abuse of their powers by state officials for their unlawful private gain. Over
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Asia-Pacific Development Journal Vol. 7‚ No. 2‚ December 2000 CORRUPTION: CAUSES‚ CONSEQUENCES AND CURES U Myint* The paper stresses the need to keep the issue of corruption squarely in view in the development agenda. It discusses the causes and consequences of corruption‚ especially in the context of a least developed country with considerable regulation and central direction. Lack of transparency‚ accountability and consistency‚ as well as institutional weaknesses such as in the legislative
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