BDS INSIGHTS

1. How Did It Start? Spike Parrent had led a completely normal life until he was four years of age. One day in January 2011 Spike Parrent told his father, Tom Parrent, that he was tired and wanted to go to sleep. Tom Parrent watched him falling asleep, and then went upstairs to do some work. Minutes later, senior Parrent said he heard an animal-like scream, and when he rushed downstairs, his son was having a seizure. I ran to him; and was thinking, ‘Can I get to the ER before the paramedics?’ On the way to ER, he was conscious, but not really aware of anything. 2. What The Doctors Thought At First? The doctors at the emergency room ran some tests and concluded that these most likely were febrile fits, which are caused by fever and five percent of children suffer from these at some point during their childhood. Tom Parrent was assured another seizure would never happen again. Later that night, Spike had another seizure, so Parrent and his wife, JoJo, took...

Dental pulp testing is a useful and essential diagnostic aid in endodontics.Pulp sensibility tests include thermal and electric tests, which extrapolate pulp health from sensory response. Traditional electronic pulp testers work by passing a current into the tooth and measuring how much current is required to cause a sensation. Unfortunately, the diagnosis is often made on a tooth that has or is near a metal tooth filling, which can change the path of the current in unpredictable ways. Clinically, this has led to false-positive readings. University of Oxford researchers have designed a magnetic analog of this device that aims to alleviate this issue.                                         Dental pulp tests are investigations that provide valuable diagnostic and treatment planning info...

                             Insight approach on Mercury toxicity   ABOUT: Mercury is a heavy, silvery-white metal. As compared to other metals, it is a poor conductor of heat, but a fair conductor of electricity. It remains in use in scientific research applications and in amalgam   material for   dental restoration .                               Symptoms typically include sensory impairment (vision, hearing, speech), disturbed sensation and a lack of coordination. The type and degree of symptoms exhibited depend upon the individual toxin, the dose, and the method and duration of exposure.                                          ...