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How your friends make you fat—the social network of weight!?

new study from Arizona State University looked into that question by testing three pathways by which friends might influence one another’s body size: Collaboration.  Over time, you might start to share the ideas of the people close to you after talking with them about what the proper body size is. Then yo u might choose your food and exercise habits in order to reach that body size, whether that means eating more food to look like your plus-sized friends, or less food to look like your thin ones. Peer pressure.  You feel bullied into trying to look like your friends and family members. They make you feel bad about your body, so you go about eating and exercising to look like them. Monkey see, monkey do.  You change your habits to mirror those of your friends without necessarily thinking or talking about an ideal body weight. Alexandra Brewis Slade, PhD, one of the Arizona State researchers, gave an example of this pathway that most of us can relate to: You’re ...

ALL THINGS ABOUT WISDOM TEETH

Do wisdom teeth always cause problems? No. If there is enough room they will usually come through into a useful position and cause no more problems than any other tooth. Often there will be some slight discomfort as they come through, but this will disappear once the tooth is fully in position. What is an impacted wisdom tooth? If there is not enough room, the wisdom tooth may try to come through, but will get stuck against the tooth in front of it. The wisdom tooth will be at an angle, and will be described by the dentist as 'impacted'. What problems should I be prepared for? If part of the wisdom tooth has appeared through the gum and part of it is still covered, the gum may become sore and perhaps swollen. This is called ‘pericoronitis'. Bacteria and bits of food can collect under the gum edge, and it will be difficult to clean the area properly. This is a temporary problem that can be dealt with by using mouthwashes, special cleaning methods and possibl...

3 SIGNS OF WISDOM TEETH is GROWING WHAT SHOULD YOU DO!??? AND YOU NEED TO KNOW!?

Your wisdom teeth growing in is often not a straightforward affair, however. When your third molars are not in the right position to erupt properly, they can partially erupt and provide a place for bacteria to grow, which leads to infection. Wisdom teeth can also become impacted under gum and cause all sorts of oral health issues. Being able to identify the  warning signs of impacted wisdom teeth  is important, but just as important is being able to tell what the normal signs of wisdom teeth growing in are. You’ll need enough information to be decisive about the matter, because time is of the essence when it comes to getting these molars removed. 1. Sensitivity and Swelling If there’s swelling at the back of your mouth on one or both sides, often accompanied by minor discomfort, then this is a key sign that you’re experiencing your wisdom teeth growing in. People liken the sensation to being alike to what they assume teething must be like for an adult. If you cat...

WISDOM TEETH REMOVAL

The removal of wisdom teeth, or third molars, is one of the most common surgical procedures carried out in the UK. The wisdom teeth grow at the back of your gums and are the last teeth to come through. Most people have four wisdom teeth – one in each corner. Wisdom teeth usually grow through the gums during the late teens or early twenties. By this time, the other 28 adult teeth are usually in place, so there isn't always enough room in the mouth for the wisdom teeth to grow properly. Because of the lack of space, wisdom teeth can sometimes emerge at an angle or get stuck and only partially emerge. Wisdom teeth that grow through like this are known as impacted WHAT HAPPEN ON THE DAY WISDOM TEETH REMOVED? . Most people prefer tO unaware of the experience when they have their wisdom teeth removed and usually decide to be sedated. You will be provided with appropriate anesthesia options at your consultation. All outpatient surgery is performed under appropriate anest...

WISDOM TEETH IMPACT

Wisdom teeth are the last adult teeth to come into the mouth (erupt). Most people have four wisdom teeth at the back of the mouth — two on the top, two on the bottom. Impacted wisdom teeth can result in pain, damage to other teeth and other dental problems. In some cases, impacted wisdom teeth may cause no apparent or immediate problems. But because they're hard to clean, they may be more vulnerable to tooth decay and gum disease than other teeth are. Impacted wisdom teeth that cause pain or other dental complications are usually removed. Some dentists and oral surgeons also recommend removing impacted wisdom teeth that don't cause symptoms to prevent future problems. Symptoms Impacted wisdom teeth don't always cause symptoms. However, when an impacted wisdom tooth becomes infected, damages other teeth or causes other dental problems, you may experience some of these signs or symptoms: Causes Wisdom teeth (third molars) become impacted because they don...

Wisdom teeth function and purposes

Wisdom teeth  are the third and final set of molars that most people get in their late teens or early twenties. ...  Wisdom teeth  also can be impacted -- they are enclosed within the soft tissue and/or the jawbone or only partially break through or erupt through the gum. Function and purpose of wisdom teeth  Wisdom teeth are believed to be "evolutionary relics," and were helpful to our distant ancestors who ate diets that consisted of rougher foods like sticks and reed plants. As teeth wore down or fell out, wisdom teeth provided replacements. Nowadays, with modern advancements in oral hygiene and softer diets, we don’t need these replacement teeth, but they still grow in. Essentially, our mouths can hold 28 teeth, but including wisdom teeth, we have about 32 teeth all vying for space. Wisdom teeth symptoms such as overcrowding, bone and nerve damage, infection, etc. can all result.