Fillings Get Smaller…and SmallerWritten by Judith Sloan
By Judith Sloan—We all remember going to dentist, opening wide, and listening with held breath while he examined our teeth for decay. “Please, no cavities,” we prayed.With his prickly instrument in hand, our dentist probed every tooth, looking for “soft” spots where decay had invaded our once hard, pristine dental enamel. And when point found its quarry, a tiny spot of decay, he would nod and say, “We’ve got a small one here. We’ll watch to see if it grows into something.” No longer. Fast-forward to 2004, and prickly instrument takes a back seat to a high-tech laser probe that lands a preemptive strike in battle against decay. Make way for “Minimally Invasive Dentistry.” The mouthful of words means simply that dentists no longer allow dots of decay to advance into large craters. Armed with ultimate in high-tech sleuthing, they now set out to find decay—at earliest possible moment. “Now we can absolutely eliminate many large fillings that lead to cracked teeth, crowns and other more invasive treatment,” says Dr. Daniel J. Deutsch, of Washington Center for Dentistry in Washington, DC.
| | Why Air beds may give you the best nights sleep you’ve ever had.Written by S.A. Smith
The secret to an air beds high comfort factor is its ability to spread bodies weight and contact with mattress in a more even fashion. Traditional mattress designs are more rigid and can force certain points of body in contact with mattress to absorb entire weight of body, creating concentrated pressure points that are uncomfortable and often out of natural alignment. Air beds have ability to mold and shape to contour of a sleeping body and were originally designed for hospitals and medical environments where higher levels of back support and reduced pressure points on body were needed. Now this technology can be invited into your own bedroom to create a more comfortable sleeping environment. An air bed is basically a mattress that contains air bladders instead of hard steel springs. Air beds can often also be adjusted to suit particular support needs of partners that share a bed, as each side usually has individual air bladder controls that can be adjusted. The adjustable dual air support chambers can provide just right amount of back support and firmness on one side of a bed without disturbing other side. Sleeping on an air bed can also provide better spinal alignment through night, giving you a very comfortable and restful sleep.
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