Word of mouth

periodontal disease is an overlooked but serious condition. Periodontal disease is caused by oral bacteria present in the mouth that forms plaque, a filmy substance on the teeth. When exposed to minerals in saliva and allowed to settle, the plaque mineralizes over a period of two to three days and hardens into a thick calculus on the teeth. The presence of starchy particles in the mouth creates an ideal breeding environment and food supply for the oral bacteria. When allowed to settle and breed,…

In the past, swallowing was considered to be controlled by the pons and medulla of the brain stem. However, recent fMRI and PET scan studies during swallowing have revealed numerous cortical areas also are involved in the regulation of swallowing, including the thalamus, sensorimotor cortex, supplemental motor cortex, insula, basal ganglia, putamen, globus pallidus, and anterior cingulate gyrus. In addition, several cranial nerves are involved in swallowing, including the trigeminal, facial,…

We chew our food to break it into smaller pieces, so that it is simpler for the body to digest. During digestion, the esophageal lumen is occupied with the food and liquids we swallow. However, when we are not swallowing, the elongated folds of the mucosa and submucosa work to close the lumen. There are two sphincters located within the esophagus. The sphincters maintain a circular shape, and act as a door shutting channels when appropriate (Circus, 2015). I will be focusing on the lower…

stomach were we have our large intestine then are small intestine making us to digest our food from our rectum causing us to have an bowl movement properly then the organ in our mouth cauese food to change by the side of form of your body and the foods is a mixer of saliva then then savila begins to resolve in your mouth causes you to move your bowl movement to digest in your system propley,then the food foruses back in your throat by your tounge that is call the pharynx then the pharynx making…

hand in front of it's mouth to check for a breath. If s/he isn't breathing pull the tongue forward, close the mouth and tilt the head a little to open the airway so that you remove anything that is blocking it. If you are unable to remove the obstruction you can perform the Heimlich Manoeuvre: Hold the dog upside down with it's head facing the floor and shake it gently while thumping it's chest with your hand. Then give two mouth-to-nose ventilations (while blocking it's mouth). Repeat the…

Head and neck cancer (HNC) is the sixth most common cancer (Duvvuri & Myers, 2009) and the eighth most common cause of cancer death worldwide (Santarelli, Lo Russo, Bambini, Campisi, & Lo Muzio, 2009). The umbrella term HNC includes a heterogeneous group of lesions at several sites including the oral cavity, paranasal sinuses, nasal cavity, larynx, pharynx and salivary glands (World Health Organization, 2005). Surgery and radiotherapy (XRT) are the main treatment approaches for HNC, with good…

Oftentimes, a wisdom tooth can erupt without any signs and symptoms. However, the process may cause some pain and tenderness too, especially if there is no enough room for it to grow or it is angled incorrectly that it hits other teeth. Once you feel that your wisdom tooth is starting to erupt, it is best that you consult your doctor to see that it will not pose any problems to your oral cavity in the future. Symptoms of wisdom teeth coming in The signs of wisdom teeth coming in usually depends…

have been mindlessly licking and sucking on this Jawbreaker. Sometimes when you throw yourself at something over and over again things might go wrong. For example after battling this jawbreaker the last few days my mouth is bleeding and covered in scabs. It’s kind of like erosion of the mouth. While at first a rock might appear its blocking the wind after years of pummeling this rock will break apart just like my tongue. If you guys haven't figured it out yet,…

secreting glands located throughout the palate, nasal and oral cavity. Salivary gland cancer is uncommon. Also, it is about 2% of head and neck tumors forming in the salivary glands, the majority in the parotid. The range incidence happen in the year bout 0.4 to 13.5 cases per 100,000. [14]. can distinguish this disease through know some symptoms such as pain,fluid ,draining from the ear, numbness, weakness,a lump, and trouble swallowing the most type of salivary gland cancer when gland has a…

curly hair. '' hey so my friend, Liam, ran into your car'' he say with perfect amount of calmness mixed with worry. "Why couldn't he tell me, is he ok ,how did I get out here fast enough,how am I going to get home''. My mind was thinking a thousand words a minute. '' he is talking to the police,…