There are five main types of cardiomyopathy and each affects the myocardium differently..

With hypertension increasing the risk of both ischaemic heart disease and stroke, undiagnosed and inadequately managed hypertension can have a significant impact on the provision of dental care.5,6...

Lymphoma is a solid neoplasm that arises in lymphoid tissues and spreads to distant lymphoid glands and organs.1 It occurs when abnormal lymphocytes increase in number without proper control. They...

Due to the lack of baseline research on dentists' knowledge of skin cancers, the project began as a survey with the aim to ascertain the current level of knowledge and recognition of skin cancers by...

Although the exact cause of diabetes is unknown, there are defined risk factors, depending on the type of diabetes, which can, in different combinations, lead to development of the condition..

Adverse reactions to dental materials are not an uncommon occurrence owing to the vascular nature of the oral environment. The potential of materials to leach out into oral tissues is both...

The dental team may notice suspicious skin lesions during routine treatment or check-up consultations and patients may seek the advice of their dental practitioner about a lesion, particularly if it...

The term ‘aphasia’, or the older term ‘dysphasia’, is used to identify the disorder of the use of words or symbols.1 Also, the term ‘dysphasia’ is easily confused with ‘dysphagia’, a swallowing...