The first appointment consisted of the dental hygienist reviewing the patient's medical history with the patient and taking the patient's vital signs. The patient’s medical history revealed alcohol use, tobacco use, and no medications. However, the patient does take Mucinex-Sinus Max due to seasonal allergies. The dental implications associated with Mucinex-Sinus Max is xerostomia. Xerostomia affects the oral cavity in a negative way due to the lack of nutrients provided from saliva.…
My study case is related to a bronchiectasis patient from Fairfax Inova Hospital. Bronchiectasis is an abnormal and permanent dilation of airways in which the bronchial walls become inflamed, the mucociliary elevator is impaired, and the mucus accumulates leading to increased susceptibility to infection. It can be classified according to morphological forms such as cylindrical bronchiectasis form where the bronchi are enlarged and cylindrical (least severe), varicose bronchiectasis form where the bronchi are irregular distorted with zones of dilation and constriction and saccular or cystic form (severe one) where dilated bronchi form clusters of cysts (all three forms may be present in the same patient). This disease may involve many areas…
Muckle-Wells syndrome (MWS) is a rare genetic disorder that causes hive-like skin rashes, chills, fever, partial or total hearing loss, swollen joints, loss of kidney function, and can eventually lead to amyloidosis in some patients. Muckle-Wells syndrome is named after Thomas J. Muckle and Michael V. Wells who first described the disease in April of 1962 [1]. Muckle-Wells is in a family of diseases called Cryopyrin-Associated Autoinflammatory Syndromes (CAPS) which all are related because they are caused by a deficiency in the NLRP3 gene which is what codes for the protein Cryopyrin [2,3]. People tend to start showing symptoms as early as infancy or early childhood, and affects them for their entire lives, and if not treated can cause death…
Results of the diadochokineses test were WNL when compared to normative data. The client did not present with any evidence of a tongue thrust. Dental observations revealed that spacing was WNL and no teeth were missing. Alignment, and occlusion of the clients teeth was normal; the teeth were in good condition. The client was a nose…
Because the implant is surgically implanted into the bone socket of the missing tooth, the jawbone grows around the implant,…
Application Paper High school is a time of excitement and stress; most of it is spent contemplating on what college to go to. The search for the perfect college has a lot to do with what career you are searching to pursue. I’ve known since sophomore year that I wanted to go into the dental field. My interest in teeth grew when I found myself making a model of occlusion for a science project. At that moment, as I sat looking at my final product is when I decided I wanted to become a dental hygienist.…
Without the benefit of rhinoplasty, people who suffer from this deformity would have to live their whole lives in discomfort; even causing other physical ailments such as circulation and heart problems. Congenital facial deformities such as a cleft lip also require cosmetic surgery. A cleft lip “can range in severity from a slight notch in the red part of the upper lip to a complete separation of the lip extending into the nose. “Clefts can occur on one or both sides of the upper lip.” (Greenville Health System)…
A1: Acute and Chronic inflammation differ in many ways. For example, acute inflammation as blatant as it is, acute inflammation is short, only lasting from a few minutes to days. On the other hand, chronic inflammation, is longer, lasting around days to even years. Furthermore, acute inflammations deal with fluid and plasma oozing. In addition, to leukocytes leaving to the extravascular tissues, which are mainly habited by neutrophils.…
Chapter 18 Physical pathology is therefore the result of disease, not the cause. – Samuel Hahnemann The day finally came for my first surgery. I had waited over thirty years for this moment. I was about to go through a specialized surgery that is not generally known or accepted. I was out on the leading edge, ready and excited to see what would happen.…
The classification of periapical lesions of endodontic origin and clinical evaluation of the aetiology and pathogenesis of their development There are various literatures that classify periapical lesions. Often these have been based on histological findings and so the resulting classifications having minor differences in terminology. This could easily lead to confusion between clinicians and subsequently incorrect diagnosis. The correct diagnosis of any disease is the foundation to the treatment required, to restore the patient back to a healthy state.…
Moyamoya disease is a progressive, occlusive disease affecting the cerebral vasculature and the arteries that feed it. Moyamoya is a Japanese term meaning “puff of smoke.” When you view the appearance of the disease on an angiogram the abnormal vascular collateral networks developing adjacent to the stenotic vessels. This disease causes the carotid artery in the skull becomes blocked or narrowed. This will cause the blood flow to your brain to become greatly reduced.…
Whenever people think about dog mouth disorders, they most likely think of gingivitis or just a bad case of doggy breath. However, there are several problems that can occur in your dog's mouth that you should be aware of. 1) Periodontal disease. This is a painful infection that occurs between the tooth and the gum.…
Which included the removal of the collapsed front tooth, a bone graft, implant, both upper wisdom teeth, and an upper mollar that only had root left. The doctor who performed the work was Dr.Kimbal, and his assistant Yvette. Dr.Kimball was extremely professional and also very understandinging of my phobia and was careful in his work. The implant, and the other sockets healed without issue. Yvette was quick to confort me when she saw me under distress…
My multiple sclerosis has been progressing and causing me bladder and bowel issues. I also am having much more problems with my memory and cognition. I feel as if my depression is getting worse as well. My mobility has been a big problem on certain days, and I am not able to predict when these problems will arise. I am having a very hard time attending school no due to increasing fatigue.…
these are “holes” in the walls that connect the atrium and ventricle, upper and lower, chambers of the heart. Eye problems are also common in children with Down syndrome. They can develop near sightedness, astigmatism and strabismus which are imbalanced eye muscles. Also they can develop cataracts which can lead to blindness and what is also seen is Glaucoma, which causes increased eye pressure. They can have eye infections by their tear ducts being blocked.…