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In all the Freddi Fish games, except the second game (Haunted Schoolhouse), the game is divided into two areas: a larger main game world where the player completes favors for NPCs and gathers and uses items to work towards solving the mystery in question, and a smaller endgame area that is a point of no return where Freddi and Luther lose most ...
The Quest of the Missing Map is the nineteenth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1942 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene . [ 1 ] The actual author was ghostwriter Mildred Wirt Benson .
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 ...
Most dentists recommended patients brush twice a day in the hope that frequent brushing would clean more areas of the mouth. [48] Tooth brushing is the most common preventive healthcare activity, but tooth and gum disease remain high, since lay people clean at most 40% of their tooth margins at the gum line. Videos show that even when asked to ...
The Toothette is meant to moisten and clear the oral cavity of food debris and thickened saliva associated with xerostomia (dry mouth). [1] [2] Most importantly, the oral care swab's intended use is as an adjunct to other oral care tools (toothbrush and interdental cleaners) in the hospital and long-term care setting.
Red tooth powder from India. Tooth powder was historically used among the Romans to clean and whiten teeth, to fix them when loose, to strengthen the gums, and to assuage toothache. [2] [3] [4] They made tooth powder from a variety of substances, such as the bones, hoofs, and horns of certain animals; [2] crabs; oyster [5] and murex shells; and ...
There are three main ways in which missing teeth can be replaced: Bridges: Used to replace one or more missing teeth. False teeth are supported by the remaining, adjacent natural teeth. Advantages: They are fixed, they do not require removal on a frequent basis. Therefore, they are easily maintained. Can be cleaned by normal brushing procedures.
Dental floss (waxed) Levi Spear Parmly (1790-1859), [4] a dentist from New Orleans, is credited with inventing the first form of dental floss. [5] In 1819, he recommended running a waxen silk thread "through the interstices of the teeth, between their necks and the arches of the gum, to dislodge that irritating matter which no brush can remove and which is the real source of disease."