Osteonecrosis of the jaw Essays

  • Osteoporosis Case

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    complications such as osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). The osteonecrosis of the jaw is a painful infection of the bone caused by slow healing of the jaw bone after tooth extractions or any invasive surgery that involve jaw and/or maxillary bone. The National Osteoporosis Foundation highlight that “of all the cases reported to date in 2007, 95% were in cancer patients who had taken higher dose of intravenous bisphosphonate, than the given for osteoporosis”. Since osteonecrosis of the jaw is not only a side

  • Abilify Case Study

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    Manufacturers that sell dangerous medications can face government fines, as well as lawsuits from injured consumers. Experienced attorneys recognize that the only message these companies understand are ones that affect their pocketbook. The manufacturers of popular drugs all have had to pay the price for their dangerous actions at one time or another.]” Abilify is classified as a second- generation antipsychotic prescribed to treat bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Unlike other drugs in its class

  • The Law of Transformation of the Bone: Julius Wolff

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    ~ In the 17th century, Galileo inferred that there was a relationship between mechanical forces and bone morphology, when he noted that body weight and activity were, related to bone size. ~ Julius Wolff ~ In 1892, ~ his Magnum Opus "The law of transformation of the bone" was, published. There were only a few early pioneers in the field of bone adaption, and then a publication, which came from an East Prussian surgeon from the “Friedrich-Wilhelms University to Berlin” (Charité institute 2014).

  • Benefits Of Laser In Dentistry

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    Laser and Dentistry Although LASER is not a “Magic wand’’, each and every field of medicine utilizes the benefits of it and dentistry is not an exception. Research on application of laser in dentistry began when Ralph H Stern & Reider F Sognnaes1(1963) of Los Angeles School of Dentistry, University of California studied thermal effect of ruby laser on dental hard tissues & restorative materials. Since then there had been attempts to utilize the benefits of laser in each and every field of dentistry