84 posts from March 2009

An article appearing in the January/February issue of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal suggests that patients considering elective breast surgery would gain ultimately improved results after being assessed for breast cancer risk. The article also provides guidelines for plastic surgeons to help women determine breast cancer risk, as well as the most successful options for surgical intervention and breast reconstruction.
There are many risk factors associated with breast cancer, family history probably being the most prevalent. Although these risk factors don’t always mean any woman can or cannot get diagnosed with breast cancer. Estimates predict one out of every eight women will develop breast cancer at some point in her lifetime. That is why it is so important to have regular screenings, either using MRI or mammography to detect the presence of breast cancer, and even genetic testing to determine the risk of developing breast cancer in the future.
“Genetic testing, such as that for BRCA1 and BRCA2 (genes associated with breast cancer), has allowed clinicians to better tailor risk management strategies in patients from families with hereditary breast cancer,” said Hooman Soltanian, MD, lead author of the piece. “Plastic surgeons are in a unique position to provide early preventative options to their patients.”
In Los Angeles cosmetic surgeon Dr. Sean Younai, who is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and board certified for the American Board of Plastic Surgery also stresses the importance of breast implant safety education especially amongst those at risk for breast cancer.
Early intervention with particularly high risk women can mean they can choose from more surgical and reconstructive procedures. Also, reconstructive surgery and aesthetic plastic surgery of the breasts, such as breast lift surgery (Mastopexy) if done at the same time, can also optimize the cosmetic results.
Even for women simply seeking aesthetic breast surgery, Los Angeles breast implants specialist Dr. Younai says that determining breast cancer risk sooner rather than later can help in choosing the best course of action, and ultimately achieve the best possible results.
Patients of Los Angeles plastic surgeon, Dr. Younai always get a fully informational consultation, in which he discusses the medical risks, care, and technology associated with the procedure in question. The ASAPS suggests the following guidelines for aesthetic breast surgery patients who are at a higher risk for breast cancer:
Prior to every elective breast surgery, special attention should be paid to any family history of breast or ovarian cancer.
Patients who are at high risk for breast cancer based on their personal and family history should be referred for further evaluation by a medical oncologist and/or geneticist.
Every woman 40 years of age and older should have a mammogram prior to an elective breast procedure. Some even recommend a preoperative mammogram in all women undergoing cosmetic breast surgery.
It is important to note that Los Angeles breast augmentation, reduction, mastopexy (breast lift) and implants may have significant consequences in screening and surveillance of breast cancer, specifically with regard to future mammographic evaluation. A new mammogram should be obtained three-to-six months after surgery, to serve as the new baseline for evaluation.
Ultrasound studies and MRI may be used to further evaluate patients with difficult or unsatisfactory mammograms.
For more information on this article discussed by the ASAPS please visit: http://www.surgery.org/press/news-release.php?iid=492.

When unemployment goes up, enrollment in community colleges also tends to increase. Commonly referred to as one of the few “recession-proof” occupations, medical assistant careers provide job security and excellent income potential for anyone seeking financial stability in these tough economic times. As the health care industry expands because of technological advances in medicine and shifts in government health care policies, there will be an increased need for all types of health care workers and greater demand for quality Los Angeles medical assistant programs in their local areas. Increasing demand of medical assistants in the rapidly growing health care industry will further stimulate job growth. I spoke with a recently graduated South Gate Medical Assistant and she informs me that this industry is expected to grow 35 percent from 2006 to 2016, much faster than the average for all occupations.

Projections data from the National Employment Matrix further report opportunities for diagnostic medical sonographer jobs in particular as favorable with a projected growth of 19 percent by 2016 (the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects an increase from 46,000 jobs in 2006 to 54,000 in 2016). Studies also show a growing interest among career-minded individuals looking for local Los Angeles nursing schools in Southern California.

Another Los Angeles surgical technician from Career Colleges of America who now works closely with registered nurses and surgeons in a Los Angeles hospital surgery room, tells me that she definitely feels the program effectively prepared her as a surgical technologist in this exciting, growing industry, and that she highly recommends it to anyone seeking a meaningful, promising career.

Why should you be concern about them? Are they caused by bacteria or viruses? How do people get them? What are the symptoms? How can they be prevented or treated? When you should call your Houston dentist? Even though there are several reasons why teeth become sensitive, the most common cause of teeth hypersensitivity is Abfraction lesions says teeth whitening Houston dentist.

By the end of this article, Dr Farid Noie will get you the answer to all these questions. So, let’s begin.

What are Abfraction lesions?

Abfraction lesions are “V” shaped notches that form on side of your teeth at the gum line. You can easily feel them by running the tip of your finger nail in them. Be careful, it might give you a zap. They normally appear on the cuspids and bicuspids.

Why should you be concerned about them?

For many years, a large group of population has complaint of hypersensitivity on their teeth when they drink something cold or eat something sweet. It is a kind of sharp shooting pain that usually lasts a few seconds. Most people who suffer from this condition usually modify their eating and drinking behavior and learn to avoid cold drinks and certain foods. Others switch to toothpastes for sensitive teeth (Sensodyne, etc.). Some have them filled by their dentist, however, these types of fillings comes off more often than other types.

What causes them?

These lesions are not cavity, at least not in the beginning. They are not caused by bacteria or viruses. Contrary to popular believe, they are not caused by brushing too hard either. These lesions have a very distinct shape and are site specific which does not resemble the shape of the head of a tooth brush. These lesions are caused by flexure and stress on the tooth over a long period of time. When we eat, we grind the food with our back teeth. This side to side motion causes slight bending and flexing of the back teeth. The flexing motion applies stress on the enamel at the gum line and causes some of the enamel to chip off and uncovers the inner layer of the tooth which contains nerve endings. When these nerve endings are exposed to hot or cold temperature or sweet, you feel pain. Many studies have concluded that normal eating and mastication of the food is not long enough in duration to cause a significant lesion, enough to cause sensitivity. These mild lesions usually don’t need to be treated either. However, people who grind their teeth at night or chew gum for long periods increases this flexure and bending. That’s usually when these lesions become problematical.

How can they be prevented or treated?

Mild lesions that are caused by normal chewing and wear and tear normally don’t need to be treated. They have to be monitored closely by your dentist during the routine check up because these lesions are more susceptible to get cavity than normal intact surfaces of the teeth. But so long as they are not sensitive or decayed they usually don’t need to be treated or fixed.

DrFarid Noiesays that several factors however can significantly increase the rate of expansion of the Abfraction lesions.

Grinding or Clenching: The most common is habitual or stress related grinding or clenching at night. This chronic grinding motion is equivalent to 10 to 20 times more stress than normal chewing.

Overloading: When some of the back teeth are missing, the amount of the normal biting force generated by your jaw muscles are divided by fewer teeth which means the remaining teeth absorb more force per tooth. This added stress and force increases the flexure of the remaining teeth and increases the rate of expansion of the lesion significantly.

Partial denture: partial dentures need clasps to stay on the teeth. These clasps normally hooks the appliance to the side of the teeth and repeated putting on and taking off of these partial denture can over time increase the chipping of the tooth enamel from the side of the teeth and increase the rate of expansion of the lesion.

Chewing Gum: Excess gum chewing increases the lesions by increasing the amount of the time that the teeth are being used, thus causing increase wear and tear. Your dentist can determine if your teeth sensitivity is caused by Abfraction lesion or other causes and whether or not they are harmless or a potential problem.

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What makes one dentist different from another? How should we, as consumers, find the dentist that can take care of us properly? Who and where do we go for reference?

For everything that we need, there is a system says San Diego dentist.

All texts and information out there that teach how to find a dentist regurgitate the same garbage, and they all start by “Ask a friend or a family member”. The funny thing is that all have either been either written by non dentists or dentists who were practicing eons ago! So, the big question remains, how can you as a patient be able to tell the difference between a good dentist and a bad one? How can you tell the difference between quality dentistry? How can you be assured that the dentist gave you all the options that are truly available? How do you know that they are the right options?

Some people say that they can tell. Well, I would suggest you read on says Los Angeles dentist.

Dentistry has evolved tremendously, especially over the last 10 years, and is continuously evolving on a daily basis. But while techniques and materials are improving and changing daily, dental schools today are not keeping up with the pace, instead, they still teach the same things that were taught 50 years ago says Orange County dentist.

Beverly Hills dentist says that, the only way that a dentist would be able to tell the difference between good and high quality material to be used on you and to be able to decide which materials mix well with one another and which ones do not go well with one another is for the dentist to have the right type of training. What materials are used many of times in a dental office are based on the recommendation of the sales rep for the supply company, the specials that the specific supply company has that day and their prices. So the question is this, if your dentist does not charge you properly and if they are very cheap, do you think they can afford to buy the right supplies and materials? The answer would be a big NO. But is that really important? What difference does it make between using a cheaper material and the more expensive one?

I will tell you a story. About 2 years ago, I was on a panel of highly trained dentists to evaluate certain new products that are going to be introduced to the market by one of the big supply companies. They introduced a new material that will help to bond or glue on the white fillings to the teeth. Now, there are 10 different quality of materials in general that can be used for this, each one has its own indications based on the type of the filling, the quality of the tooth and how deep and big the cavity is. And to make it more complicated, there are subcategories of these materials. This company has had a bonding agent material that has served well and does a great job for certain specific situations. One of the issues is that most dentists only carry one type of these materials in their office and use the same thing for all instances. Why? Because most often they do not know that there is a difference between the strength of this materials in different situations. The sales reps know enough to sell the material, but are not dentists and do not know when a dentist should use these material. Back in that meeting, this company introduced a new version of this same bonding agent to us. Instead of having two little bottles and putting one drop of each on the tooth and place the filling over it. The new material, instead of two bottles, is in a beautiful pen like applicator and it auto mixes the material, so it can conserve the material.

When we raised the question of if the strength of this material is the same, the answer by the presenter from the manufacturing company was I am not sure. So he went ahead and found out that the strength of this material is 30% less than the older version. So why is this new material on the market? Because it looks cool? Is it because it is very difficult to put one drop each of the bonding agents on the tooth? Is it a marketing issue? Well, it was decided that this material is not good enough to be used. You would think the story ends here. Months later, I had my sales rep come into my office, telling me about this magical new material that makes my life so easy. She pull out this pen out. Yes you are right, it was the same bonding material pen. I asked her if they had improved the bonding strength. As I had expected, her answer was a simple I don’t know. We came to find out that it was the same sub standard agent that they had asked the panel to vote on! I asked her if anyone is using these? She said “This is the hottest thing in the market now. I have been selling this to most of my clients and they are loving it!”

Dentistry is advancing every day, materials are changing every day. The face of dentistry has changed. It is no longer about drilling and filling and taking care of cavities. Many dentists have learned to ask the question of why. Why some people more prone to cavities, why some people have wear on their teeth. Those who have dedicated their career to excellence have learned that they must continue to learn. This is the only way they can decide which material is ideal for one patient and is not good for another. To be able to look at a patient as a whole, not a tooth walking in. To evaluate posture, to look for signs and symptoms, to look at diet, to look at airways and snoring and sleeping and the list goes on. Today, we know that unlike Vegas, what happens in your mouth, does not stay in your mouth! Your mouth is the gateway to your body. In part two of this article, I will go over more specific way that you can evaluate your dentist.

Meanwhile, for some more information, you can go to www.top3dentists.com to learn more about dentistry and who the top dentists are, truly, based on measurable standards, vs. all the other sites out there that claim to have the top dentists on their sites, but are rated based on the amount of money that these dentists spend on marketing.

Disclaimer: This blog is for information purpose only, and should not be treated a professional advise or price protection guarantee. This blog is mainly used to help our customers blog their information to the readers who may find articles listed on this blog interesting, Intact Info Solutions may also use this blog for commercial purpose or for higher search engine ranking via SEO-search engine optimization or website optimization - web 2.0 search technology. It is advised that readers seek professional consultation in the field of interest for more information.