Thyroids and dentistry

Histometry of thyroids containing few and multiple nodules.

Histometric measurements were made on individual nodules and the internodular thyroid on glands from 15 patients without evidence of endocrine thyroid disease: some of the thyroids had multiple nodules. Measurements of the surviving internodular thyroid tissue showed that the various components were each within the normal range for thyroids from patients with no evidence of thyroid disease, but...

Acupuncture and dentistry

Background: Acupuncture is one of the best known complementary therapies in Traditional Chinese medicine and has a history of more than 2500 years. Acupuncture stimulates the nervous system and shifts the perception of pain signals and also releases natural painkillers, such as endorphins and serotonin. Aim: Main aim of this article is to review related articles that have focused on acupunctur...

Tissue calmodulin levels in normal and Graves' thyroids.

Calmodulin levels in normal human thyroids and Graves' disease thyroids were measured by specific radioimmunoassay in the presence of ethyleneglycol-bis-(beta-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid (EGTA). The calmodulin levels in tissues from patients with Graves' disease treated with thionamide drugs were significantly higher than those in normal tissues from euthyroid patients with sol...

Cosmetic dentistry is still dentistry.

ACUPUNCTURE AND DENTISTRY About dentistry and dental pain

In 1998, 87% of people living in the UK had some natural teeth, while 13% had lost all their natural teeth (Kelly 1998). Those with teeth had an average of 1.5 decayed or unsound teeth. Indeed, over half (55%) had at least one such tooth, and every year nearly half the population experiences some form of dental pain or discomfort, with 25% seeking dental treatment as a result. In a UK survey of...