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Bruxism?? Here's the solution to fix it.

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Image By- Rudi Fargo   BRUXISM  Bruxism or Teeth grinding affects around 10% of population. You might be one of them who face same problem of teeth clenching or we can say teeth grinding. Many people have the habit of teeth grinding in sleep. So, they are unaware of it. That's why majority of people come to know this from their loved ones that they grind their teeth in sleep.   DEFINITION   ● Ranfjord (1966) : defined  Bruxism as a habitual grinding of teeth where individual is not  chewing or swallowing anything.  It affects both adults and children although the 25 to 45 years age group are more commonly affected.  CLASSIFICATION OF BRUXISM It is classified into 2 categories: AWAKE BRUXISM (Day time) SLEEP BRUXISM (Night time): It is teeth grinding that happens during sleep.  Night time or nocturnal bruxism is the more common of the two but it is difficult to diagnose as those patients are unaware that they grind their teeth while sl...
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HYPERTENSION or HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE- A Major health issue

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INTRODUCTION  HYPERTENSION is one of the leading cause of severe health complications and increases the risk of various heart diseases. It sometimes become the major cause of death. Hypertension is the another name for High Blood Pressure . We all heard this term    High blood pressure , as it is common among elderly people . But nowadays, almost half of the adult population have hypertension but they are not aware of this fact . WHAT IS HYPERTENSION ? HYPERTENSION or HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE   is a condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is chronically elevated . Hypertension is defined as an average systolic blood pressure above 140mmHg and a diastolic blood pressure is above 90mmHg. In order to understand high blood pressure, first of all we have to understand the term BLOOD PRESSURE.  BLOOD PRESSURE is defined as the pressure or force exerted by the blood against the walls of blood vessels. Normal BLOOD PRESSURE is  120/80mm Hg. CAUSES O...
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All you need to know about 'Balanitis or balanoposthitis'

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Image source: Unsplash.com INTRODUCTION Balanitis  is one of the  penile disorder (any condition that affects the penis of a person comes under the category of penile disorder). The penis is the male external sexual and urinary organ. Problem with the penis may affect the sexual function and cause fertility problems.          Balanitis is an inflammation that affects the head of the penis. The similar condition is  knows as  Balanoposthitis,  refers to the inflammation of the head of penis and the foreskin.  This condition is not found in everyone, as it occurs primarily in uncircumcised men.  As we all know Poor hygiene   leads to many health problems, in this case also poor hygiene is responsible for it. As poor hygiene leads to accumulation of   Smegma  (foul smelling substance ) that irritates the penile skin,ultimately causing an inflammation and irritation. DEFINITION   Of BALANITIS The wor...
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Location: India
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