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Having All of Your Teeth Extracted to Make Room For Dentures? Not So Fast

Some people have all of their teeth pulled and get dentures when the majority of their teeth need to be pulled. However, some dentists feel that if you have any salvageable teeth then you should try to save them. Even if you just have a couple of teeth left, these can be used to help provide stability for partial dentures. Before you have all of your teeth pulled, make sure that it is really necessary. Often, partial plates cost as much as a full denture; however, it is to your advantage to keep any healthy teeth that you can. While many people assume they should have all of their teeth pulled when the majority of them are decayed, this is not always the case. There are times when a dentist may not want to try to anchor a partial plate to a tooth because it is not strong enough, but it is a possibility that you should definitely check into. A partial denture anchors onto natural teeth by a metal clasp. It is possible to need more than one partial denture, depending on the placement
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Top 5 Strategies For Eliminating Burping

Do you know someone who burps on a regular basis? Do you? If so, I'd bet you'd like to know how to put a stop to the burping, wouldn't you? Actually, it's not that hard to do, as long as you are aware of the main cause and how to control it. Here are the top five strategies for eliminating burping that you can pass on to the annoying co-worker that burps all the time, or use for your own use. 1. Pay Attention To Air Did you know that you can swallow up to five ounces of air each time you swallow? Those who are anxious or nervous generally tend to swallow frequently, increasing the amount of air in their stomachs. As air in your stomach is the cause of burping, there are steps you can take to reduce the amount of air you are swallowing. First - take note of how often you swallow. If you are conscious of this, you will likely swallow less. On top of this, other steps to reduce air in your stomach include: Avoiding carbonated beverages Eating slowly and chewing
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5 Steps You Need to Take After Being Bitten by an Insect

When it comes to insects, we are outnumbered in a big way. Between bees, wasps and their brethren, you've got to be on the lookout as their stings cause pain, redness, swelling and in some cases, serious medical issues. Basic discomfort can last anywhere from a few hours to a full day, depending on the type of insect and how many times it stings you. The following five tips will help you get through an insect sting and will help minimize the damage: 1. Be Sure To Identify What Stung You If at all possible, try to determine what it was that stung you. It can help when determining the treatment needed and it can also prevent you from being stung again. In the case of the honeybee, they die shortly after they sting someone because they can't live without their stinger. However, bumblebees, wasps, hornets and yellow jackets all have stingers that they can use to repeatedly sting you. These insects tend to sting much harder than others and do so much more vigorously. With
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Uncommon Home Remedies

Have you seen that movie, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"? The Greek father in it has an amusing compulsion to treat every human malady with a spray of Windex! That's right, the window cleaner. I'd never heard of using Windex for anything other than cleaning windows, but if it does work, I guess it would be due to the alcohol in it that did the trick as alcohol is an antiseptic. Now, don't go spraying Windex on yourself, especially not internally! I wouldn't want you to wind up in the emergency room having to tell the staff there that you tried to Windex your sore throat. They may keep you longer than you had hoped in a more secure wing of the hospital. As goofy as that whole scenario sounds, as long as there have been cuts, bruises, insect bites, fungal nails, bad breath, and a whole host of other minor human ailments, there have been some off-the wall remedies for them. So, in a lighter departure from my usual advice to you, I'd like to share some of th
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Stop Poor Bladder Control and Get Back to Living Your Life Again

Poor bladder control can not only be embarrassing but it can stop you from doing things that you enjoy. It's no fun to always have to worry about whether there will be a bathroom near and the frequent bladder urges can force you to miss out on important moments as well as undermine your confidence. But you don't have to let your life be ruled by your bladder because there are a couple of things you can do without having to submit to surgery that has no guarantee of working. Your bladder is actually a series of sphincter muscles that contract and relax to control the flow of urine. Just like any other muscle in the body, they can get weak and just like any other muscle, you can exercise them to make them stronger. These exercises can help with poor bladder control and are called pelvic floor exercises, or Kegel exercises, or simply bladder control exercises. They are easy to do and it takes only about 15 minutes a day (3 sets of 5 minute sessions) to give your bladder a fu
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