Smokeless Tobacco on Oral Health According to the Oral Cancer Foundation‚ about 42‚000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral or pharyngeal cancer this year due to the use of smokeless tobacco. This product will cause over 8‚000 deaths‚ killing roughly one person per hour‚ 24 hours per day. Of those 42‚000 newly diagnosed individuals‚ only slightly more than half will be alive in five years. This is a number‚ which has not significantly improved in decades. The death rate for oral cancer is found to
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TEETH All of us might not be aware of this but teeth plays a very important part in our bodies and are also essential for our survival and quality of life. They are what makes us able to speak‚ chew our food as well as giving us self-confidence needed in our daily lives. Teeth are meant to last us for the rest of our lives once we get our permanent set of teeth. Thus‚ taking care of our teeth is crucial. If we do not take good care of them from the start‚ it will lead to tooth decay‚ pain‚ tooth
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Oral Diseases There are several causes of oral diseases ranging from chemical burns as a result of aspirin or tobacco use to hormonal disturbances from simply going through puberty or becoming pregnant. One cause of great concern is microorganisms. From bacteria to viruses‚ there are many pathogenic microorganisms that may be found in the oral cavity. As a dental assistant‚ we should be capable of identifying an abnormal condition in the mouth and making sure to inform the dentist about it
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I. While we are in class today‚ 6 people will die from oral cancer. Three out of the four are men between the ages of 25 and 55. Before being diagnosed‚ these individuals probable ate a good diet and exercised regularly. Most did not use tobacco products and seldom drank alcohol. II. Oral cancers have been on the rise over the last decade with the amount of cases doubling in the United States alone. It has catapulted oral cancer from 11th on the overall number of cancer cases to number
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How to Maintain Proper Oral Hygiene April 14‚ 2013 Keeping up with dental hygiene is important to maintain a healthy mouth. In order to keep your teeth healthy and clean‚ you must follow a specific routine at least once a day. Brushing and flossing every day can prevent gum disease‚ tooth decay‚ and remove any bacteria left on your teeth after eating. Although it seems like such an easy task‚ there are many different variables. Proper brushing takes at least two minutes and should be done
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ORAL TRADITION OR SPOKEN WORD The oral tradition constitutes the main element of transmission and coverage of the oral literature and history‚ music and dancing. This tradition begins with the internal context of the group and the communication through interaction which brings fourth a folkloric process. The Afro-Caribbean folklore of the Archipelago is a mixture of the African‚ the British‚ and the Creole aspects distributed through a cultural continuum of variations. The members of the elite develop
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encourages violence and promiscuity in adolescents and even adults. This genre of music is a vital part of the Jamaican society economically and culturally but over the years has proven to be more negative than positive. Consequently‚ skin bleaching and oral sex has become predominantly acceptable for young adults. The practice of bleaching was long before dancehall but skyrocketed when the popular dJ vybz Kartel sang about it‚ it was promoted using dancehall as a medium. This negative influence can even
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Torsion- twisting of the embryo along the left-right axis (similar to the twist of the body when a golfer swings at the ball). MOST prominent in the 48-hour chick embryo Flexion- bending of the embryo along the anterior-posterior axis. In amniotes the tip of the head bends towards the heart. Types of flexion: cranial flexion‚ cervical flexion‚ pontine flexure‚ dorsal flexure‚ caudal flexure. ^Cervical flexure- ventral bend in embryo at transition between myelencephalon and spinal cord ^Dosal Flexure-
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Chapter 7: Neurulation and the Formation of Axial Structures Neurulation The stage of organogenesis in vertebrate embryos‚ during which the neural tube is transformed into the primitive structures that will later develop into the central nervous system. In development‚ this starts with the first traces of formation of the neural plate and ends with closure of the neural tube. Induction Process by which the presence of one tissue influences the development of another. Some considerations:
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Market Trends The Philippines’ arena for oral care is slowly being recognized internationally. “Dental Tourism” has been an increasing trend. It is a subgroup under medical tourism. As the cost of living in the Philippines cost a lot lower than they are in the U.S. or than in the U.K‚ so does the cost of dental treatments. Dentists in the Philippines offer high quality service with reasonable prices and with the added benefit of easier communication with tourists because of the Filipino dentist’s
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