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… ("poor bite"). It restructures the jaw through cutting the bone and repositioning the bone segments. Adults who have jaw-related malocclusion are … general anesthesia. Recovery takes several weeks. While the bone slowly heals, the jaw is held in place with wires or …
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… cells. These leukemia cells grow out of control in the bone marrow, crowding out normal blood-making cells. The … children and adults include bruising, bleeding easily, and bone pain. How is it diagnosed? The doctor will do a physical examination and blood tests. A bone marrow aspiration and biopsy also will likely be done. …
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… pad. The pad will be placed (open end up) under the ankle bone to help keep fluid out of the hollow place under your ankle bone. Roll up the elastic bandage if it isn't already. Hold … arch in a figure-eight pattern. When you get to the ankle bone, wrap the bandage around the felt piece so it stays in …
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… the tooth that you can see to the roots that are in the jawbone. Damage caused by tooth decay is the most common reason … tooth socket after the extraction. The clot protects the bone during healing. If that blood clot gets loose or comes … of the socket, you may have a dry socket, which exposes the bone. A dry socket may last for several days and can cause …
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… as feeling irritable, anxious, or depressed. Muscle and bone weakness. This may cause backaches, broken bones (especially the ribs and spine), or loss of muscle … in protein and calcium. This can help prevent muscle and bone loss caused by high cortisol levels. Talk to your …
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… steroid medicine will put you at risk for problems such as bone thinning ( osteoporosis ). Your doctor may recommend … taking calcium and Vitamin D. Calcium can help prevent bone thinning. Vitamin D helps your body absorb the calcium. … dancing, or weight lifting. This will help keep your bones strong and may also help your mood. Don't smoke, and …
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… and movement enough. Subacromial smoothing involves shaving bone or removing growths on the upper point of the shoulder … the joint . The surgeon may also remove small amounts of bone from the underside of the acromion and the … tools are then inserted through the incision to shave the bone or remove growths. This type of surgery is more common …
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… from its normal position. (The radius is one of two long bones in the lower arm, or forearm .) The ligament that supports the radial bone then slips into the elbow joint. When this happens, the radial bone can't move back into its normal place. The radius …
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… Broken Collarbone On this page: What is the collarbone (clavicle)? The collarbone (clavicle) is one of the main bones of the shoulder …
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… called a right curve. Location is determined by the spinal bone at the centre of the curve. The spine is divided into … A curve may be labelled according to the number of spinal bones involved. For example, T5 to T12 means that the curve … involves the 5th through the 12th chest (thoracic) spinal bones. Brace (Orthotic) Treatment for …
