Objective: To clarify the scope of practice on rural islands of Okinawa. Patient: A 59-year-old man presented to our clinic with shortness of breath. He was intubated due to acute respiratory failure caused by severe pneumonia. We could not transfer him owing to bad weather, and had to continue patient care in the clinic for more than 24 hours. Discussion: In remote regions, rural physicians ma...

Methods 46-year-old male patient was hospitalized because of shortness of breath. The patient’s general condition was very bad and he was confined to a wheelchair. The patient was in New York Heart Association Functional Classification (NYHA FC) Class IV. Severe aortic stenosis, EF 20%, Left ventricular end-systolic diameter 65 mm, end-diastolic diameter 50mm, global hypokinesia, gradient 51/13...

Halitosis is known as unpleasant oral odor affecting large proportion of population and may be the cause of a significant social and psychological handicap. People who are not aware of their bad breath may encounter romantic, social and professional rejection without knowing the reason. 85% cases of halitosis originate from microbial putrefaction within the oral cavity itself. Modern analytical...

A very agitated and nervous 20-year-old presented with severe dental pain, bad breath and complaining about his poor dental appearance. A comprehensive intraoral and radiographic examination revealed 22 carious and erosion lesions. He reported using methamphetamine for the better part of five years and had not experienced problems with the teeth prior to using the drug. The patient’s medical an...

In order to achieve the multi-claim products required for dental-health-care and hygiene, it is indispensable formulator use a wide range of ingredients however, with advent technology chemically synthesised are not demand in market as they have side effects considered unsafe human use. This places quite number demands on PBNPs development process. Use innovations areas pharmaceutical contribut...

Volatile sulphur compounds (VSC) are the gases mainly responsible for halitosis (bad breath). The aim of this research was to evaluate the effects of medicinal plants on halitosis control. Two commonly used plants were tested: Curcuma zedoaria and Camellia sinensis (green tea). These plants were prepared as an aqueous solution and used as mouthwashes, compared with a standard mouthwash of 0.12%...