Nail Disorders Review

The best way to treat corrugations is by:

• giving hot oil manicures

• applying nail hardeners

• buffing the nail

• giving frequent manicures

Furrows may be best treated by:

• giving hot oil manicures

• buffing the nail

• applying nail hardeners

• applying ridge filler polish

White spots on the nail can be hidden by applying:

• colored polish

• heated oil

• ridge filler

• nail hardeners

Another name for onychauxis is:

• eggshell nails

• hypertrophy

• bitten nails

• onycholysis

Forward growth of the skin which adheres to the nail

• furrows

• agnail

• onychorrhexis

• pterygium

Small lines of dried blood under the nail

• onychomalacia

• hematoma

• furrows

• splinter hemorrhages

Onychatrophia or atrophy should be treated with:

• ridge filler polish

• strong chemicals

• gentle care

• a physicians supervision

The most effective treatment for pterygium is to:

• apply nail hardener

• buff the nails

• apply ridge filler polish

• regularly nip the cuticles

Frequent manicures including nail filing and polishing can sometimes be a successful treatment for

• onychophagy

• agnail

• onychocyanosis

• pterygium

A good treatment for onychorrhexis is

• nail buffing

• ridge filler polish

• colored polish

• hot oil manicures