Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disease that leads to bone fragility and an increased risk of bone fractures. Today, osteoporosis can be a contraindication or a risk factor for Osseo integration, but this area is still controversial in literature. This article tries to assess the bone in contact with the installation of a loading facility, [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Is there a link between diabetes and gum disease?
New research suggests a link between diabetes and gum disease. While it is established that people with diabetes are more prone to develop gum disease, this new research implies that chronic gum disease may be a risk factor for diabetes.
How does this happen? Gum disease can [...]
There is a close relationship between infection outbreaks on teeth and the presence of alopecia areata or localized alopecia, a type of hair loss that has an unknown origin. Alopecia areata starts with bald patches on the scalp, and sometimes in other parts of the body. The disease occurs in males and females of all [...]
You must pay particular attention to the mouth when you have diabetes, in particular the teeth and gums. Follow these tips to avoid serious complications.
When you have diabetes, high blood sugar levels can damage many parts of the body including the mouth and teeth. Diabetes increases the risk of gum disease, tooth decay and tooth [...]
Patients took in to a hospital at the ICU (ICU: intensive care unit) already is badly ill, statistics display that as more as twenty-five percent of totally patients accepted to the ICU and placed on ventilators develop pneumonia, which can be unfortunate.
Ventilator associated pneumonia usually is a reason of infection in the hospital, and analyses [...]

