By Dr Shehryar Hameed Siddiqi Registrar, Baqai Dental College Needlestick injury is the penetration of the skin by a needle or other sharp object, which has been in contact with blood, tissue or other body fluids before the exposure. These injuries have the possibility to lead to transmission of blood-borne diseases, placing those exposed at increased…
Medical Practitioners and Scientists Prescribe a Dose as a Cure for Ailments and Life-Threatening Diseases By A Rehman It was shared by the International and National medical experts and scientists at a seminar organized by Mast Heaters at Allama Iqbal Medical College Auditorium that, Surah Ar-Rehman provides an ultimate cure for physical and psychological ailments….
Held at Hamdard University Dental Hospital Department of Research and Innovation, HUDH, conducted a workshop based on the “BASICS OF RESEARCH” for the enrolled House Officers, Lecturers, Demonstrators and Trainee Residents. This workshop activity was supervised by Dr. Syed Muzammil Ali Shah (Head of Department, Community Health and Preventive Dentistry). He also held a session…
Electronic gadgets are constantly being developed for daily day to day activities. Electric toothbrushes are now available that connect and integrate with smartphones, just like running shoes or wrist watches. A company named ‘Kolibree’ developed a smart brush, ‘Ara’ that consists of inbuilt sensors to detect the exact position and orientation of the brush. Its…
1.8 million people acquire HIV each year, with the World Health Organization estimating that, 1 in 5 people living with HIV do not realize they are infected. Therefore, strategies for faster and earlier diagnosis are as important as ever to limit the spread of HIV. Currently, the most common test for HIV looks for an immune…
Munich: Brown adipose tissue has played a key role in prevention research, since its presence was first documented in adults. However, there was no non-invasive method of measuring its heat generation. A team at the Technical University Munich (TUM) and the Helmholtz Zentrum München has now succeeded in making the activity of brown adipose tissue…
We can regrow teeth instead of relying on implants which have a tendency to fail. Why do dental implants get rejected? It probably has something to do with how they work. A dental implant is, at its most basic, just a screw implanted into a patient’s head. That screw replaces the root of the tooth,…
New research suggests that this popular cosmetic procedure could tackle another problem besides keeping signs of aging at bay: teeth grinding. Is it worth a try? Grinding and clenching of teeth during sleep is a common condition known as bruxism. Individuals with bruxism are frequently recommended by dentists to wear a mouth-guard at night. This…
Researchers from Valencia (Spain), London (England) and Sul (Brazil) have performed research to develop adhesive materials that will prevent white stains from appearing on the teeth of people who use brackets. The white stains that orthodontic brackets often leave on teeth is a result of enamel demineralization caused by bacterial proliferation in the adhesive area,…
You may already know that your prescription medications could be doing wonders for issues like allergies and high blood pressure, but is it possible that they may be putting your teeth at risk at the same time? A recent study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggests there may be a connection…
