Primary and Permanent Teeth
We have two sets of teeth during our transition from infancy to adulthood. The first set act as placeholders for babies to learn how to chew and speak. As their jaws get bigger, they are replaced with a second permanent set. Primary teeth, otherwise known as baby or milk teeth, are our first smaller set. Babies will have 20 primary teeth in total with some spacing between them. Compared to adult teeth, baby teeth are smaller to fit within the smaller jaws of babies. They have
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Temporary Paralysis of the Periocular Muscles
When local anaesthesia inadvertently affects the facial nerve near the parotid gland, it can temporarily paralyze or "numb" muscles of...
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Acute Odontogenic Infection
Spreading odontogenic infections without systemic or severe features For antibiotic therapy of spreading odontogenic infections without...
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Coronary Ischemic Syndromes
Angina or an Acute Coronary Syndrome Ensure that patients with a history of angina bring their medication (e.g. glyceryl trinitrate spray...
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Syncope
What are the symptoms of syncope? Syncope is an acute hypotensive episode, resulting in transient global celebral hypoperfusion and loss...
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Anaphylaxis
What are the signs of anaphylaxis? Symptoms High heart rate Low blood pressure Bronchospasm Upper airway obstruction What is anaphylaxis?...
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