Tag: procedure
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Navigating Dental Malpractice: When to Seek Information and Legal Counsel
Instances of patients experiencing harm due to dental procedures are, regrettably, showing an upward trajectory. The factors contributing to this disconcerting trend are diverse, including inadequately trained dentists, a dearth of comprehensive medical oversight within the dental sector, and the sheer volume of cases handled by dental practitioners. Additionally, lapses in attentiveness or distractions during…
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Is it possible to reverse tooth decay?
Article written by Elite Dental Group Tooth decay is a universal concern and one that may involve costly invasive dental treatments. Although tooth decay cannot be reversed there are habits that can help a patient with the remineralization process which can halt tooth decay. The earliest stages of a cavity start with demineralized enamel. This…
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How teeth grinding can damage healthy teeth
Article written by Elite Dental Group Human teeth have a protective layer called enamel that helps to protect teeth. Although a person’s enamel can handle the daily forces of biting, it will deteriorate with excessive pressure caused by teeth grinding. Restorative dentistry can help to rebuild damaged teeth caused by teeth grinding, but it is…
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California pays for inmate’s gender reassignment surgery
A transgender California prison inmate who was born male but identifies as female underwent gender-reassignment surgery paid for by the state this week in what is believed to be the first such case in the United States, her attorneys said Friday. The state had promised to refer inmate Shiloh Quine, then 56, to a surgeon…
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Obama says Sanders’ supporters helped undermine Obamacare
By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Friday that criticism from the left wing of his own Democratic Party helped feed into the unpopularity of Obamacare, his signature healthcare reform law. Obama has been spending part of his last two weeks in office urging supporters to speak out against plans by…
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Four ordered held without bail over Chicago torture shown on Facebook
By Timothy Mclaughlin CHICAGO (Reuters) – Four African-Americans accused of attacking an 18-year-old white man with special needs while making anti-white racial taunts in an assault broadcast on Facebook were ordered held without bail by a Chicago judge on Friday. Jordan Hill, Tesfaye Cooper and sisters Brittany and Tanishia Covington were each charged with aggravated…
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Tissue leftover from facelift can help plump lips
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Women getting cosmetic surgery to lift up sagging cheeks and jowls may be able to use some of the tissue removed during the procedure to plump up their lips, a small U.S. study suggests. Five years after getting a facelift followed by lip augmentation using leftover tissue, patients still…
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1st US penis transplant could bring hope to maimed soldiers
BOSTON (AP) — A 64-year-old cancer patient has received the nation's first penis transplant, a groundbreaking operation that may also help accident victims and some of the many U.S. veterans maimed by roadside bombs.
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1st US penis transplant could bring hope to maimed soldiers
BOSTON (AP) — A 64-year-old cancer patient has received the nation's first penis transplant, a groundbreaking operation that may also help accident victims and some of the many U.S. veterans maimed by roadside bombs.
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Early childhood program expands amid Flint’s water crisis
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan-Flint's early childhood education program will be offered for free to more Flint families amid the city's crisis with lead-tainted water, officials said Monday.