- 21. How Dental Sealants Can Prevent Tooth Decay
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... the depressions and grooves of the teeth, thus protecting them from the cavity causing acids. These depressions and grooves need help in fighting the acids, as it is difficult to clean them and ...
- 22. What are Dental Crowns?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... reasons why a dental crown is necessary. A tooth may be weak because of being cracked, broken or severely worn down. The tooth may have had to be filled to a great extent because of such a large cavity ...
- 23. What are the Most Common Causes of a Toothache?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- A severe toothache is one of the worst pains imaginable whose common cause is tooth decay – although the decay itself isn’t necessarily painful in its early stages. You could have a relatively small cavity ...
- 24. How Does a Cavity Form?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... once a tiny cavity grows bigger as the decay works deeper down towards the living part of the tooth, known as the pulp. This is where sensitive nerve-endings become exposed to heat and cold, and send back ...
- 25. What is an Abscessed Tooth?
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... of the tooth (enamel) and dentin (the main part of the tooth) surround the fleshy, nerve-filled center. However, if a tooth cracks or develops a deep cavity, the pulp can become exposed. Before long, bacteria ...
- 26. Umbilical hernia
- (Umbilical hernia)
- ... pregnancies Fluid in the abdominal cavity (ascites) Previous abdominal surgery Umbilical hernias are most common in infants — especially premature babies and those with low birth weights. Black ...
- 27. Peptic ulcers
- (Peptic ulcers)
- ... through the wall of your stomach or small intestine, putting you at risk of serious infection of your abdominal cavity (peritonitis). Scar tissue. Peptic ulcers can also produce scar tissue that ...
- 28. COPD
- (COPD)
- ... creates extra space in your chest cavity so that the remaining lung tissue and the diaphragm work more efficiently. The surgery has a number of risks, and long-term results may be no better than for nonsurgical ...
- 29. Ovarian cancer
- (Ovarian cancer)
- ... confirm the diagnosis. During surgery, a gynecologic oncologist makes an incision in your abdomen and explores your abdominal cavity to determine whether cancer is present. The surgeon may collect samples ...
- 30. Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
- (Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome)
- ... electrolyte imbalance and other problems Drinking large amounts of fluids, such as sports drinks Draining excess fluid via a needle inserted in your abdominal cavity Staying as active as possible ...
- 31. Uterine fibroids
- (Uterine fibroids)
- ... pain by twisting on its stalk and cutting off its blood supply. Fibroid location influences your signs and symptoms: Submucosal fibroids. Fibroids that grow into the inner cavity of the uterus ...
- 32. A Guide To Children's Dental Health
- (Teething & Tooth Care)
- ... pop, or flavored teas. What Is A Cavity? Your child’s teeth are protected by an outer coating called enamel. Tooth decay happens when germs in the mouth mix with sugar in foods and drinks. The germs ...
- 33. Mouth cancer
- (Mouth cancer)
- ... Cancer that occurs on the inside of the mouth is sometimes called oral cancer or oral cavity cancer. Mouth cancer is one of several types of cancer grouped in a category called head and neck cancers. ...
- 34. Mesothelioma
- (Mesothelioma)
- ... between your ribs. A tube with a tiny video camera is then inserted into your chest cavity — a procedure sometimes called video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Special surgical tools allow your ...
- 35. Toothache: First aid
- (First Aid Manual)
- ... that clings to the surface of your teeth. Acids produced by the bacteria in plaque can eat through the hard, white coating on the outside of your teeth (enamel), creating a cavity. The first sign of ...
- 36. Menstrual cramps
- (Menstrual cramps)
- ... your doctor to look through it to check for such things as fibroids or polyps. Laparoscopy. In this outpatient surgical procedure, your doctor views your abdominal cavity by making tiny incisions ...
- 37. Menorrhagia
- (Menorrhagia)
- ... need additional D&C procedures if menorrhagia recurs. Operative hysteroscopy. This procedure uses a tiny tube with a light (hysteroscope) to view your uterine cavity and can aid in the surgical ...
- 38. Aspergillosis
- (Aspergillosis)
- ... that affects immune system cells. Lung cavities. A mass of tangled fungus fibers (aspergilloma) can develop when mold spores germinate in a healed air space (cavity) in your lungs. Cavities are areas ...
- 39. Appendicitis
- (Appendicitis)
- ... can occur as a result of: An obstruction. Food waste or a hard piece of stool (fecal stone) can block the opening of the cavity that runs the length of your appendix. An infection. Appendicitis may ...
- 40. Male hypogonadism
- (Male hypogonadism)
- ... or by covering the area after an application. Gum and cheek (buccal cavity). Striant, a small putty-like substance, delivers testosterone through the natural depression above your top teeth where ...
