Diseases of Pulp • Pulp is the formative organ of the tooth • It builds primary dentin during development of tooth‚secondary dentin after tooth eruption and reparative dentin in response to stimulation as long as the odontoblasts remain intact. • Pulp responds to hot and cold stimuli which are only preceived as pain. • Heat at temperature between 600F and 1300F when applied directly on an intact tooth surface is usually tolerated‚ but foodstuff and beverages above this temperature range can
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Grading Criteria Disease Questionnaire The Disease Questionnaire is designed to test your current knowledge regarding disease and its impact on society‚ after you have completed the required readings. Be prepared to discuss the questionnaire in class. 1. WHAT IS THE EASIEST WAY TO PREVENT NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS? a. Taking a bath b. Hand-washing c. Eating right d. Using a tissue when sneezing 2. Actions that can lead to cancer prevention include
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work together to protect the body against any attack from foreign bodies like bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi etc. Autoimmune disease occurs when the body’s immune system fails and starts producing antibodies which react against some of the body’s own tissues. This can have a lot of effects on the body and can even prove to be fatal in many cases. It is said to be the 3rd most common disease in USA. It is said to affect one in thirty one Americans. An autoimmune process can cause the destruction of a particular
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Celiac Disease Celiac disease is a disease found in the small bowel. This disease does not have a cure. It can only be treated with a strict diet. There are four types of celiac‚ and all but one can be treated. The disease is a genetically inherited associated with the HL4 locus found on the arm of the chromosome six (schaffner‚small-bowel and bacterial overgrowth 2006 pg.99). This disease can cause a lot of problems with a patient if not treated properly. The proper treatment for most individuals
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Huntington’s Disease Huntington’s Disease (HD) is a hereditary neurological disorder of the central nervous system that causes progressive degeneration of cells in the brain. This degeneration causes the affected person to slowly loose the ability to move‚ communicate and think. People are born with this disease‚ but won’t develop symptoms until between the ages of 30 – 50. Although Huntington’s disease can be traced back to the Middle Ages‚ it was first described by American physician George
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Anxiety can a hit a person at any moment. For many‚ test taking is the most difficult task there is. Profuse sweating‚ fast heart rate‚ and nausea are minor symptoms a person can become overwhelmed with while taking a test. More than likely‚ this person has experienced test anxiety. Test anxiety is a psychological condition in which people experience extreme distress and anxiety in testing situations (Cherry‚ 2015). When it comes to test anxiety there are physical‚ emotional‚ and behavioral symptoms
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Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease with many different symptoms and effects. (“Celiac Disease.” 2). People with celiac disease are very likely to have health problems when wheat‚ or gluten is eaten. (Davis‚ William 88). This disease is “…twice as common as Crohn’s disease‚ ulceric colitis and cystic fibrosis combined.” (“Center for Celiac” 1). People with celiac disease have a hard time digesting gluten so they have to be especially carful when eating almost anything. (Fennessey‚ Geri A. 2)
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Introduction Parkinson’s disease is a common disease facing many older people across the world. It affects the central nervous system and it impairs cognitive processes‚ motor skills and other functions. This disease mostly affects the older generation and it manifests itself with symptoms which include rigidity‚ tremor‚ postural instability‚ slowness in movement and others. Other symptoms include sleep difficulties‚ sensory and autonomic dysfunction. Parkinson’s disease has a high prevalence rate
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Skeletal Diseases “I Search” Paper Directions: This is not a typical research paper that can be copy/pasted/plagiarized. In this assignment‚ you will personalize your search for learning more about an Skeletal‚ or bone disease. Part I: What do you know about Skeletal Diseases? What do you want to find out? Part II: Why are you selecting this particular skeletal disease? Part III: Tell me the story of your search. How did you find your sources? What are your sources?
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PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS CEREBRAL PALSY * A comprehensive diagnostic term used to designate a group of nonprogressive disorders resulting from malfunction of the motor centers and pathways of the brain. * It is genrally characterized by paralysis‚ weakness‚ incoordination‚ or ataxia. Pathophysiology and Etiology * Prenatal Factors (Most Common) 1. Infection (rubella‚ toxoplasmosis‚ herpes simplex‚ and cytomegalovirus) 2. Maternal anoxia‚ anemia‚ placental infarcts
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