enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. 4 Common Weight Loss Surgeries (& 3 Alternatives) - AOL

    www.aol.com/4-common-weight-loss-surgeries...

    One review of clinical trials with over 65,000 patients in total found that RYGB resulted in more weight loss than gastric sleeve or lap band surgery at one, three and five years post-op ...

  3. Vivani shares skyrocket as implant reduces weight in mice - AOL

    www.aol.com/news/vivani-shares-skyrocket-implant...

    The implant caused a weight loss of about 20% compared to a sham treatment in high-fat diet-induced obese mice after a 28-day treatment, the company said. Weight-loss drugmakers have emerged as a ...

  4. Titanium biocompatibility - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanium_biocompatibility

    Titanium dental implants. Titanium was first introduced into surgeries in the 1950s after having been used in dentistry for a decade prior. [1] It is now the metal of choice for prosthetics, internal fixation, inner body devices, and instrumentation. Titanium is used from head to toe in biomedical implants.

  5. Root analogue dental implant - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_analogue_dental_implant

    [11] [12] Zirconia is metal free and is biocompatible, and has low bacterial affinity in comparison to regular titanium. [5] An alternative technique uses a titanium root fused to a zirconia abutment by a sintering process that eliminates any possible microgap (which could cause peri-implantitis, leading to bone loss around the implant). [13]

  6. Implant (medicine) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implant_(medicine)

    The surface of implants that contact the body might be made of a biomedical material such as titanium, silicone, or apatite depending on what is the most functional. [1] In 2018, for example, American Elements developed a nickel alloy powder for 3D printing robust, long-lasting, and biocompatible medical implants. [ 2 ]

  7. Weight Loss Injections: What You Need to Know, From ... - AOL

    www.aol.com/lifestyle/weight-loss-injections...

    Here’s what to keep in mind about type 2 diabetes medications used to support weight loss and weight loss injections: Weight loss injections are safe and effective when used as prescribed .

  8. Dental implant - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_implant

    Dental implant, 3D illustration. A dental implant (also known as an endosseous implant or fixture) is a prosthesis that interfaces with the bone of the jaw or skull to support a dental prosthesis such as a crown, bridge, denture, or facial prosthesis or to act as an orthodontic anchor.

  9. Is there an Ozempic pill? What to know about the latest ... - AOL

    www.aol.com/ozempic-pill-know-latest-weight...

    Pfizer is also studying an oral medication that can induce weight loss for people with obesity and diabetes, called danuglipron, also a GLP-1 antagonist. According to the results of a phase 2 ...