When cleaning dentures, always use hot water when rinsing.

The branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and abnormalities of the blood.

Most commonly from overuse but also from infection or rheumatic disease.

A stretching or tearing of muscle or tendon.

A condition in which one bone in your back (vertebra) slides forward over the bone below it.

Pinched Nerve

A type of fracture seen in suspected child abuse.

A progressive degeneration of the motor neurons of the central nervous system, leading to wasting of the muscles, paralysis, and death.

Bamboo Spine

A type of nerve damage that can occur if you have diabetes.

Just a mild stimulation of your face — such as from brushing your teeth or putting on makeup — may trigger a jolt of excruciating pain.

The body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue.

A disease of unknown cause affecting the membranous labyrinth of the ear, causing progressive deafness and attacks of tinnitus and vertigo.

When shaving a patient who is receiving anticoagulants, always use double blade razors.

Paralysis only affecting the head and face on one side.

A medical condition in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively cloudy, resulting in blurred vision.

This Diabetes type is life-threatening

Hyperglycemia above 180

An inflammation of the patellar ligament at the tibial tuberosity.