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One procedure that is frequently not covered by insurance plans and is usually seen as a frivolous act is non life saving periodontal surgery. Sometimes these procedures are lumped under the term of plastic surgery, when in reality they may not be just for show.

Stem cells have been all in the news recently, and we know about the experiments that surround them, and of their healing properties. Research into stem cells began in the 1960s, and Canadian scientists Ernest A McCulloch and James E. Till were the first scientists to produce results involving stem cell research. These cells are often used in cancer treatment therapies, but prestigious journals like Science and Nature find newer and newer uses for them on a daily basis. It is incredible, that these tiny cells also play a role in treating Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, diabetes, strokes and atrophied muscles as well.

Deciding to go to get dental treatment abroad is a tough decision, and when you make it, you will have to consider a bunch of things before hand, both budget wise and from a safety perspective. Is it really worth it, with staying time and accommodations and airfare? Do I know what I am getting into? Is the dentist liable and accountable for their work? How do I know I am getting the best dental treatment abroad, and so on, ad infinitum.

Getting your dental work done while you are pregnant is very important. According to recent news, a study in the USA has been done which shows that pregnant women do not get enough dental care.

Dental phobia is typically classified as a fear of the dentist. Although sometimes this is the case, it is often the case is that the fear is only of certain aspects of visiting the dentist. This is significant as the people who are afraid of dentists as it were are relatively rare, and thus the fear of a dental treatment, something that can debilitate your health and have all sorts of negative health repercussions, can be overcome as the fear is actually of something else. Many people fear needles, or gagging or something of that sort and not the actual dentist.