Who Benefits Most From Dental Robotics? Tight Spaces, Full-Arch Cases and Limited Bone
Dental robotics most often helps when the margin for error is thin: a single narrow gap between healthy teeth, a full-arch case where several…
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Acibadem Health Blog
4,120 plain-language articles across 62 topics, symptoms explained, nutrition, lab results, medical technology and everyday wellbeing, written by Dr. Şule Eren, published daily by the group behind 45 hospitals and clinics in Türkiye, Bulgaria, Serbia, Netherlands and North Macedonia. For clinical guidance on a condition or procedure, see the Patient Guides.
Waist-to-Hip Ratio: The Measurement That Outperforms BMI
Waist-to-hip ratio compares the circumference of your waist to that of your hips and shows where your body stores fat. The World Health Organization…
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Cochlear Implant Surgery Step by Step: Anesthesia, the Incision and Operating Time
Cochlear implant surgery usually takes about two to four hours per ear under general anesthesia, and most adults go home the same day or…
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When Is Surgery the First Step in Gigantism Treatment, and When Are Other Options Used?
Surgery is usually the first step in gigantism treatment when a growth hormone–producing pituitary tumor is well defined, reachable, and pressing on nearby structures.…
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Tooth Extraction Healing Timeline: The Socket From the First Day to the Fourth Week
After a tooth extraction, a blood clot forms in the socket within the first day, soft granulation tissue replaces it over the following week,…
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How ESR and CRP Blood Tests Help Confirm Polymyalgia Rheumatica Before Treatment
ESR and CRP are blood tests that measure inflammation. In polymyalgia rheumatica they are usually raised, often clearly above the laboratory's reference range, which…
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Do You Need a Reverse Tummy Tuck? Upper Abdominal Laxity and Who Actually Qualifies
A reverse tummy tuck is usually considered only for people whose loose skin sits mainly above the navel, in the upper abdomen, while the…
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High-Protein Diets: How Much Per Meal, the Kidney Question and Who Benefits Most
A high protein diet usually means getting 25–35% of daily calories from protein, or roughly 1.2–2.0 grams per kilogram of body weight. Dividing that…
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Bringing Old X-Rays and Records to a Dental Anatomy Assessment: Why History Helps Planning
Bringing old X-rays and records to a dental anatomy assessment gives the clinician a timeline rather than a single snapshot. Prior radiographs, periodontal charts,…
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Food Poisoning in Pregnancy, Older Adults and People With Chronic Illness: Why Care Differs
Food poisoning in pregnancy, older age or chronic illness is managed more cautiously because the same germ behaves differently: Listeria can cross the placenta,…
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What Does Remission Look Like After Gigantism Treatment? Hormone Levels and MRI Follow-Up
After gigantism treatment, remission is defined by blood tests and scans rather than by how someone feels or looks. Doctors look for an IGF-1…
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What Happens During Spinal Stenosis Surgery: How a Laminectomy Frees the Pinched Nerves
In spinal stenosis surgery, most often a laminectomy, a surgeon makes an incision over the affected part of the spine, moves the muscles aside,…
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Sudden Severe Pelvic Pain With an Ovarian Cyst: Rupture, Torsion and When to Seek Urgent Care
Sudden, severe pelvic pain in someone known to have an ovarian cyst can signal either rupture, where the cyst leaks fluid or blood, or…
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L-Theanine: What It Does With Caffeine, for Focus and for Sleep
L-theanine is an amino acid found naturally in tea leaves that appears to promote a calm, alert state. Small randomized trials suggest that pairing…
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When Does Trigger Finger Need Surgery? Splints, Injections and the Point of Release
Trigger finger usually needs surgery only when a finger locks and cannot be straightened, when night splinting and one or two corticosteroid injections have…
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ASA Classification: How Anesthesiologists Grade Surgical Risk
The ASA classification, formally the ASA Physical Status Classification System, is a six-level scale anesthesiologists use to describe a patient's overall health before surgery,…
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Who May Be a Candidate for Peripheral Nerve Surgery? Injury, Compression and Tumor Cases
Peripheral nerve surgery is considered for three groups: people with a nerve that has been cut, torn or crushed and shows no sign of…
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Persistent Hoarseness: When Does a Vocal Cord Polyp or Nodule Need an ENT Check?
Hoarseness that lasts longer than two to three weeks, or that comes with pain, breathing trouble, or coughing up blood, warrants an ear, nose…
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