1. What is the difference between calcium carbonate and hydroxyapatite? Calcium carbonate is more soluble than hydroxyapatite. 2. What are the pitfalls of using CHA in bone graft procedures? CHA is fragile an brittle and it should only be used temporarily 3. What is CHACC and what potentially makes it better than CHA? CHACC is Coralline Hydroxyapatite/calcium carbonate. CHACC is better than CHA because it can keep a porous structure as well s biocompatibility making it a even better…
processes regarding the extracellular matrix. Mutations dealing with cell division occur when normal cells start to gain different molecular changes. Integrins are adhesive receptors on the ECM. When cell division mutations occur the integrins aid in tumor progression by providing the environment for the cells to survive, grow and invade. Cells are transformed and genetic alterations start to occur in normal cells, causing ECM cell adhesion ability to be lost. With this there is a rapid…
the founder of antineoplaston treatment and therapy, has claimed to have treated hundreds of cancer patients in America and Mexico. Antineoplastons are a group of naturally- occurring peptides formed in the body through blood and urine which control tumor growth, and have been proven as a means of an alternative treatment, in respect to the toxins in chemotherapy (Reismann, 3). More than almost forty years later, after the beginning of antineoplastons, published clinical trial results were only…
Thesis: What is significant about being a neurosurgeon? A neurosurgeon is a medical specialist who performs diagnosis or surgical treatment relating to the brain and the spinal cord. They treat disorders such as: acoustic neuroma (a benign tumor of the hearing nerve), angiography (imaging of blood vessels using a certain material for better visualization of vessels), anticoagulant (a medication that prevents coagulation of the blood), etc. To be a neurosurgeon, one must acquire the following…
Chrysotile asbestos-another form of asbestos-has produced tumors in both animals and humans. This form of asbestos also produces mesotheliomas in people who are constantly exposed to it because of their occupations, as well as people who reside near asbestos mines and factories. Mesothelioma is a rare form of…
dentist Dr. Irina Trakhtman, to help in detecting tumors, cysts, abscesses, impacted teeth, infections and other problems. At Rt 1 Dental North Brunswick, Central NJ, cosmetic dental office, the panoramic X-ray is often used in the following areas of dental care: Early Detection of Oral Cancer — Physical symptoms of oral cancer may not become evident until the cancer is advanced. A panoramic X-ray makes it easier to see cysts and tumors, whether benign or malignant. TMJ/TMD — A better view of…
When first making visits to the dental office many patients start as young adolescences visiting the Pediatricians as children. The pediatricians are the ones to guide and provide children, infants, teenagers and their parents with hygiene and disease prevention. The role of a pediatrician is more of a collaborative specialty. Than later on when making regular visits to the dental office you may meet with the general dentistry. The type of service you will be provided with here is…
performing surgery they could get a simple biopsy or diagnose the mysterious symptoms a patient is having. On a regular basis they would do rounds, checking on their patients, and then treating a diagnosis. What most people think of is getting a benign tumor removed, appendectomy, or open heart surgery. Usually pediatric surgeons specialize in all but cardiology and neurology. Pediatric surgeons are like general surgeons that perform on smaller people( "Physicians and Surgeons: Occupational…
and salivary glands (World Health Organization, 2005). Surgery and radiotherapy (XRT) are the main treatment approaches for HNC, with good clinical outcomes expected depending on a range of patient factors, site/location of tumor, clinical stage and resectability of the tumor (Argiris, Karamouzis, & Raben, 2008; Platteaux, Dirix, Hermans, & Nuyts, 2010). However, despite improving survival…
Under normal physiological conditions, the function of the colon and the rectum is responsible for the very last phase of digestion. Water is absorbed from the digested material (mostly liquid at this point) by the colon to form stool. Subsequently, the dehydrated stool then moves into the rectum for storage until signals are sent for its expulsion from the anus (Silverthorn, 2012). When carcinomas occur in either the colon or the rectum, they are collectively labeled as colorectal cancer.…