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Saturday, November 10th, 2007Tooth whitening is becoming a popular trend in our culture. The appearance of teeth is very important to patients of all ages and is often associated with perception of health and fitness. The reduction in frequency and severity of caries has led to preservation of natural teeth in older patients. Since white teeth are conceived […]
BNP Blood Test Predicts Heart Attack
Saturday, November 10th, 2007Wanna know if you’ll get a heart attack? Simply take a blood test.
BNP (Brain-type natriuretic peptide) may be useful as a indicator to identify heart patients at high risk of heart failure within the next 4 years. Its production is elevated when the heart muscle is damaged or under excessive stress (ie, the muscle becomes […]
The Frog in the Well
Saturday, November 10th, 2007One day, lumbering up from the ocean, a tortoise passed by a well. Curious at the music coming from the well, the tortoise took a look and saw a frog in the well.
Tortoise: “Do you live in this well?”
Frog: “Yep. I live like a king here! When I leap into the water, it supports my […]
Good Wine, Bad Wine
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007Long long ago, a country named “Chu” threw a magnificent feast and invited noblemen from its neighboring countries. Country “Lu” and “Zhao” brought gifts of their most famous wines to the King of Chu.
The Chu wine minister heard that Zhao’s wine is of a most excellent vintage and asked the Zhao wine minister if he […]
Eruption Sequence of Baby Teeth
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007What is the eruption sequence of baby teeth? Which tooth comes out first? Which tooth comes after?
To get started, let’s first learn the names of the baby teeth, so that you know which tooth is which.
The following time table indicates the average eruption time (in months after birth) of each tooth among the general population. […]