Root canal treatment is a way that can repair and save damaged or infected tooth without removing it permanently. The treatment is done when the pulp (the soft tissue inside the root canal that contains blood vessels, nerves, and connective tissue) becomes inflamed or infected.
The different causes of this inflammation or infection are deep decay, repeated dental procedures on the tooth, a crack in the tooth and an injury to a tooth. The untreated pulp inflammation can lead to an abscess and ca...
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Important medical tests for youngsters
Important medical tests for youngsters
When you stepped in teenage, a number of physical and biological changes occur in the body which may expose you to some health-related problems. Factors like stressful lifestyle, unhealthy eating, lack of physical activities, smoking, and alcohol intake can hugely impact your health. A doctor can perform or recommend some simple tests to look for problems that can rob your health in young age.
These simple medical tests assist doctor to detect significant ...
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Act FAST: signs and symptoms of stroke
Stroke is an emergency and kills…knowing the warning signs can help save a life.
Stroke (or brain attack) is a medical emergency or a serious life-threatening condition that happens when there is a reduced blood flow to the brain. When a stroke occurs, the brain is unable to receive enough nutrients and oxygen which may cause brain cells to die. Stroke can lead to enormous physical damage (difficulty in movement, speech difficulty and memory loss).
What can cause stroke?
Atherosclerosis (narr...
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How can headphones damage your hearing?
Technology has been changing our lives since ages. Headphones and earphones that go over our ears are the two most common gadgets people use in their daily lives.
Listening via headphones with loud sound for longer periods thrills but could impose many potential health risks.
How do headphones harm hearing?
The ear consists of three parts which work together to help us hear and maintain the balance of the body. These three parts are called outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear. The cochlea, a ...
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How to get prepared for external radiotherapy
External radiation therapy is gaining recognition as an effective cancer treatment. Radiotherapy is a method of directing high energy radiations or x-rays into the body to treat cancers. Radiation oncologists use these x-rays to destroy the cancer cells, to control the growth of cancer and relieve painful symptoms. The x-ray beams generated outside the patient body are directly targeted to the tumor site from a treatment machine. This reduces the harmful effects of radiation on healthy cells and...
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Help guide to deal with insomnia
Insomnia is an increasing problem around the globe, and it is estimated that 30-50% of people are suffering from insomnia. Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that makes an individual have trouble sleeping. Individuals who have insomnia can have one or more below listed symptoms:
Difficulty falling asleep
Waking up often during the night and having trouble going back to sleep
Waking up too early in the morning
Feeling tired upon waking
As a result, they may have poor quality sleep and ...
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Five dental care tips you must teach your children
One of the first things you notice about a person is their smile. A sparkling smile with clean teeth can work wonders to make a good first impression, while decaying discolored teeth can put off a person and hamper your social skills. While it is important to ensure that you maintain oral hygiene to keep up your appearance, it is also equally essential from the standpoint of importance of health and hygiene.
Just like all other habits, good oral health habits are best taught to children at a yo...
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Vegetarian diet and vitamin B12 deficiency
Vitamin B12 is one of the most important water-soluble vitamins and is necessary for the formation of red blood cells, brain cells, and nerve cells. It plays a crucial role in growth, function and division of cells in the body.
Vitamin B12 deficiency is very common and increasing problem nowadays in India. Symptoms and complications of vitamin B12 deficiency include:
Fatigue
Shortness of breath
Irregular heartbeat
Tingling in fingertips
Sore mouth
Menstrual irregularities
Anemia
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Tummy cramps
Tummy cramps are often referred to the pain that is observed in stomach and abdomen regions of the body. The pain associated with tummy cramps does not last long but can be managed if treated promptly. Here, we have come up to discuss the causes and tips to ease cramps in the tummy.
What causes tummy cramps?
Tummy cramps is usually not a serious condition. However, the potential causes of tummy cramps may vary from mild food poisoning to severe inflammatory bowel’s disease. Most common causes ...
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Strategies to cope with chronic pain
Chronic pain is a persistent pain that lasts for a long time (from weeks to months). Chronic pain is an invisible illness and can occur anywhere in the body. Chronic pain can arise due to a simple problem like bad postures to a complicated disease like arthritis, cancer, multiple sclerosis and others. Here are few relief strategies for chronic pain sufferers.
Distraction:
Distracting yourself from the source of pain is the first step to overcoming the pain. Distraction techniques take off your...
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