Gingivitis

Statistics Assignment Which toothpaste should I buy? Poorna Agarwal- 2015IPM074 Wikipedia describes toothpaste as “...A paste or gel dentifrice used with a toothbrush as an accessory to clean and maintain the aesthetics and health of teeth. Toothpaste is used to promote oral hygiene: it serves as an abrasive that aids in removing the dental plaque and food from the teeth....” In ancient India oral health consisted only of some homemade powders and herbal medicines given by the local medicine…

“Chédiak-Higashi syndrome is an autosomal recessive immunodeficiency disorder characterized by abnormal intracellular protein transport,” (Nowicki ,“Chediak-Higashi Syndrome,” para.2). It is caused by mutations of the LYST gene which is also known as the CHS1 gene. This gene makes “a protein known as the lysosomal trafficking regulator,” (Genetics Home Reference, January 2014). They cause the lysosome to enlarge which ultimately causes problems with normal cell function. “Patients with…

exclamatory imagery in, ‘Plucked my nipple from his boneless gums, and dashed the brains out!’ would have had perhaps greater resonance considering the extreme infant mortality rates, since the phrase ‘boneless gums’ relates to a common disease known as gingivitis, which many children suffered from. The lexises ‘plucked’ and ‘dashed’ show the absence of her maternal instincts. Although when Lady Macbeth reveals that she has, ‘Given suck, and knows how tender tis’ to love the babe,’ these words…

Oil Pulling Before and After Perhaps you’ve read something about it on the internet, or maybe you’ve noticed the bright smile of a friend who recommends it, oil pulling is a growing trend. It’s not new, but if you’re wondering what it is, consider this; this oral therapy dates back 3,000 years to a traditional Indian system of Ayurvedic medicine. It involves taking a tablespoon of oil, usually coconut, sunflower, sesame oil and swishing it in your mouth about 20 minutes before spitting it out.…

frequency of daily cigarette smokers was more than doubled when compared to the larger population (Preber and Bergstrom, 2007). Factors such as pocket depth were similar between smoking and non-smoking patients with periodontitis, but the symptoms of gingivitis (gingival bleeding, inflammation) were less prominent amongst smokers – 25% of smokers in the study reported gingival bleeding, compared to 51% of non-smokers (Preber and Bergstrom, 2007). This suggests that the symptoms of gingival…

Eating disorders are very common amongst American children. Janet Treasure, director of the Eating Disorder Unit in South London states “A recent study on a large sample of American young people (aged 9-14 years) found that 34% of boys and 43.5% of girls had some eating disorder trait” (2012). It is similarly common in adults. It is stated that, “In the United States, 20 million women and 10 million men suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder at some time in their life, including…

Chemistry EE Concentration of Vitamin C in Kale Word Count: IB Number: 002811-00 Introduction Research question: How do different methods of cooking, namely steaming, baking, and frying, affect the amount of ascorbic acid in Kale? In a daily diet, arguably the most important thing to get a proper amount of is vitamins. Vitamins provide countless services and roles in the human body including helping with your immune system, repairing skin and bone tissues, and converting what you eat into…

The efficiency of memory usually begins to degenerate after people are over 30 years old because of the circle of brain’s cognitive performances (Svoboda, 2009). Each cognitive performance is changed with increasing age. Some cognitive performance is generated in older people, such as Semantic memory, Crystallized intelligence, and Emotional reasoning (Yue, 2013). On the other hand, older people have some degenerate cognitive performance, which are mostly related to memory, such as Recall,…

Chronic periodontitis is a complex disease caused by microorganism. recent studies showed the effect of periodontal diseases on the systemic health conditions like cardiovascular disease (CVD). C reactive protein (CRP) is an acute phase reactant which used as marker for monitoring of periodontal diseases and systemic health problems. Body mass index (BMI) on the other hand has a relationship with the level of CRP and severity of periodontal diseases as well as systemic health. 1.1. INTRODUCTION…

No one really knows when the right time to do or use something is actually the right time. Whether it’s even the right thing that’s done is an opinion itself and differs from person to person. During World War II, the United States used an atomic bomb against Japan. The making and dropping of an atomic bomb both have severe repercussions resulting from it that should always be taken under consideration, because the use of nuclear weapons are no joke and should not be taken lightly. Even though…