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Sedation Dentistry: An Overview

Dental Health
Dental

If you haven’t gone to the dentist in years, you are not alone. Research finds that nearly 10% of our population is terrified of going to a dentist, primarily because of the fear of pain. The same research found that anxiety and phobias associated with going to the dentist vastly increase the chance of tooth decay and toothache. Most laypersons are unaware that going to the dentist is no longer the horror story of our childhoods. Thanks to sedation dentistry, dental care—from tooth extraction to whitening—can be administered under painless sedation. Here is all you need to know about dental sedation:   What is Dental Sedation?   The horror associated with being on the dentist’s chair, surrounded by scary-look dental apparatus is common to nearly anyone who has ever visited the dentist. However, with dental sedation, you can actually relax and calm down during most dental procedures. Dentists administer sedatives (often orally or through nitrous oxide) and local anesthesia as you get operated. Under sedation, you will experience no pain and have little to no memory of the procedure afterward. This makes dental sedation especially ideal for people who have dental anxiety or a phobia.   How Will Sedation Be […]

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The Chemicals that We Use in Our Daily Life

Healthy Living

We are confronted with chemicals in our daily life, no matter what we are doing, like traveling to home or office or working on our computer, etc. These chemicals are used in manufacturing or making up our daily products for which we come in contact with on a regular basis. At times they can be harmful to us too, but usually, their percentage is quite low in dairy products to avoid affecting our skin, body and our immunity. As per the article published on kemi, which states that companies producing products takes the responsibility and guarantee to ensure that the health of the consumer will remain unaffected. The rules and regulations can be different in every state and industry but the idea behind is safety for all. Let’s have a look at some of the chemicals we use in our daily life: Clothing:  Do you know the textiles used in preparing the clothes are finished with the help of many chemical processes for improving their characteristics? In addition, the various finishing agents used for making the apparels wrinkle free and strengthening the fabric are also made up of chemicals. These are generally supplied by the big chemical companies. While manufacturing […]

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Causes of Migraine and How to Deal with It

Diseases and Conditions
migraine

Brain is the processing part which is completely responsible for the proper functioning of the body. The human brain is capable of handling hundreds of requests per second but in the meantime, when it is put under some hard-decision-making situations randomly and simultaneously, it will get overloaded which is the primary reason for chronic headache. This is medically termed as migraine. The increased amount of stress and requests that are routed to the brain will be transmitted through the nerves which will make them weak and tired and this can lead to short-term headaches but if this continues then the results may be severe and can cause migraine which will be a problem for the entire functioning of the body. Many reasons which can cause migraine are as follows: Migraine is nothing but the constant headache which can last nearly 60 to 72 hours constantly which will ruin the daily activity. The primary reason for migraine is the continuous thinking. Stressing the brain constantly will make things worse. Migraine will start to develop from the smaller area and it is capable of spreading up to one-third part of the brain. Changes in environment are considered to be one of the […]

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Dangerous Chemicals in Your Home

Health Facts

No matter how hard we try, it’s not realistic to expect that we can avoid getting in touch with all the toxins and dangerous chemicals around us. However, this doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t try to reduce their presence in our home as much as possible. Unfortunately, many of these chemicals are present in items that we’d never suspect to be so dangerous for our health. Considering this, we’ve decided to help you out and created a list of the most harmful chemicals that can be found in an average household. Let’s take a look and make your home a healthier place to live in. Formaldehyde Formaldehyde is one among the many chemicals that have been added to the list of carcinogens that lurk in the majority of households. However, this one is particularly tricky to deal with because it’s never listed among the ingredients on a product’s label. The reason for this is because formaldehyde is produced in a chemical reaction, so instead of looking for its name on the label, you should search for ingredients like DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, quaternium-15, hydroxymethylglycinate and similar preservatives that are responsible for its production. They are often found in […]

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How to Tell if Your Running Heart Rate is too high

Healthy Living
Running

Sometimes faster and harder is not always better, especially if your running heart rate ends up too high. This could be a warning sign that you are working out too hard and your body is having trouble keeping up. So what should your heart rate be and why should you keep an eye on it? Here are some tips to keep you on track in your training and tools to keep you improving. What Should Your Heart Rate Be The first step is to figure out what your average heart rate should be. The first formula to use is to subtract your age from 220. For example, if you are 30 your maximum heart rate would be 190. The second method to use is to figure out your training heart rate. Find your resting heart rate and subtract that from your maximum heart rate. For example, if your resting pulse is 60 then your training heart rate is 130. Now that you know where your heart rate should be while training, learn about the different zones and what that means to you. Know the Different Zones The first zone is aerobic zone, which means a harder training effort because you […]

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