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The most common location of dry socket: in the socket of an extracted mandibular third molar (wisdom tooth). Since alveolar osteitis is not primarily an infection, there is not usually any pyrexia (fever) or cervical lymphadenitis (swollen glands in the neck), and only minimal edema (swelling) and erythema (redness) is present in the soft tissues surrounding the socket.
Tin(II) fluoride, commonly referred to commercially as stannous fluoride [1] [2] (from Latin stannum, 'tin'), is a chemical compound with the formula SnF 2. It is a colourless solid used as an ingredient in toothpastes .
The tooth should be assessed clinically i.e. checked visually by the dentist. [2] Pre-extraction radiographs are not always necessary but are often taken to confirm the diagnosis and hence appropriate treatment plan. [2] Radiographs also help in visualising the shape and size of roots which are beneficial in planning the extraction. [2]
Chlorodont: Saxon brand by Ottomar von Mayenburg (Dresden, 1907) Close-Up: marketed by Unilever, [12] it was launched in 1967 and was the first gel toothpaste in the world. [13] Colgate: marketed by Colgate-Palmolive, it is the first toothpaste in a collapsible tube, introduced in 1896, after having been sold in glass jars since 1873. [14]
A 1930s poster from the Work Projects Administration promoting oral hygiene. Tooth decay is the most common global disease. [14] Over 80% of cavities occur inside fissures in teeth where brushing cannot reach food left trapped after eating and saliva and fluoride have no access to neutralize acid and remineralize demineralized teeth, unlike easy-to-clean parts of the tooth, where fewer ...
An advertisement for Gleem toothpaste, featuring GL-70, from Time magazine's March 31, 1958, issue. Gleem was positioned in 1952 as a competitor to top Colgate's then top Dental Cream, with advertising coordinated by Compton Advertising, Inc. [4] The League Against Obnoxious TV Commercials included a Gleem toothpaste commercial in its list of the terrible 10 in May 1963. [5]
Although it comes with much controversy (just ask Jillian Michaels), the ketogenic diet has quickly risen to be on the of the most popular diets out there.It topped Google's list of most searched ...
Snip (aircraft), a Dutch aircraft made in the 1930s; The snip, a minor surgical procedure; Tin snip, a tool used to cut thin sheet metal; Single-nucleotide polymorphism, SNP, pronounced snip; Source normalized impact per paper (abbreviated SNIP), a metric of the quality and impact of an academic journal