Eric Metchnikoff proposed that people who consumed fermented food containing lactic acid bacteria lived longer and stronger. No guesses on why people from Bulgaria, Korea have a healthy and longer life. Good bacteria can eliminate toxins and free radicals that can damage skin and cause early signs of aging. They can fight bad bacteria linkedContinue reading “Good Gut Bugs Good To Replace Oral Bugs”
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ABOUT THE CHILD WHO BLEEDS
Blood is a living tissue composed of solid and liquid parts. The solid part is made of white and red blood cells, and platelets. Disorder of blood can affect one or more of these parts and may lead to prolong bleeding episodes that are fatal in children if undiagnosed. Consensus shows 80% Indian suffer fromContinue reading “ABOUT THE CHILD WHO BLEEDS”
SILVER LINING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS
Children exhibit high caries prevalence under the age of 2-7 years old. Such high caries activity is caused by the acid producing bacteria in the plaque like Scardovia wiggesie, Lactobacillus salivarius, Streptococus mutans and Parascardovia denticolens.To counter this bacterial ingress silver was found to be indispensable for very many years. Perhaps the earliest use ofContinue reading “SILVER LINING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS”
KID’S DENTIST FIGHT CANCER OF KIDS
Children with malignancy are at the increase risk of short and long term effects of radiation and chemotherapy. Treatment for cancer is directed mainly to rapidly dividing cells but children at the age of 2-3 years old have higher metabolic activity towards all the cells. This would mean the growth of actively dividing structures likeContinue reading “KID’S DENTIST FIGHT CANCER OF KIDS”
Disability, Specially Needs Nourishment
One billion people worldwide are malnourished, and around one billion live with a disability. According to UNICEF 2006, 5-6 million children under age of 5 years contribute to mortality rate because of high prevalence of malnutrition. This accounts to 10 children/ minute. Most of these disabilities weather physical or sensory like deafness, blindness, intellectual andContinue reading “Disability, Specially Needs Nourishment”
Cleft is a perfect defect that pushes you to put things straight.
The first human connection is established at birth when the infants breastfeed. Mother’s milk is also the first quantified nutrition that builds up child immunity and promotes growth. But one in every 1000 is devoid of this connect living with the birth defect of a cleft lip and palate. Inability to breast feed is directlyContinue reading “Cleft is a perfect defect that pushes you to put things straight.”
When the tooth WAKES -UP!
One of the most common complication post a dental procedure under anaesthesia is lip biting. Depending upon the duration(short and long acting)of anesthesia the restlessness may cause scratching, biting, sucking, playing and pinching of the anesthetized area resulting in swollen red, hot and painful lips, cheek and tongue that are misunderstood as infection. These chewedContinue reading “When the tooth WAKES -UP!”
AI Augmented Brushing For Special Needs
Disorder of neural development contributes to the lack of necessary manual dexterity. These lack of fine motor skills adds up to the difficulties of care givers and accounts for poor oral health among children with special needs. Regular manual tooth brush depend on the user’s controlled movements but the presence of physical and cognitive disabilitiesContinue reading “AI Augmented Brushing For Special Needs”
AI Augmented Brushing For Special Needs
Disorder of neural development contributes to the lack of necessary manual dexterity. These lack of fine motor skills adds up to the difficulties of care givers and accounts for poor oral health among children with special needs. Regular manual tooth brush depend on the user’s controlled movements but the presence of physical and cognitive disabilitiesContinue reading “AI Augmented Brushing For Special Needs”
Neglected Injuries of Special Needs.
Children with deficiency in motor,verbal,physical,mental, compromised adaptability, and behavior development are evidently more susceptible to injury compared to the able counterparts.Limitation and impairments potentiates risk, aggravates secondary conditions and accelerates disease processes. Global estimates accounts for 12 million non fatal injuries which occur at home of which children with disabilities are four times more prone.OverContinue reading “Neglected Injuries of Special Needs.”