Cheatle Forceps: Parts, Diagram & Uses

Medically Reviewed This article has been reviewed for clinical accuracy. Sterile technique fails at the handling stage just as easily as it fails during a procedure. The moment a hand reaches into a sterile container or an autoclaved instrument is picked up by its working end, the sterile chain is broken. Cheatle Forceps exist to…

Tweezers Vs Forceps: What’s The Difference?

Medically Reviewed This article has been reviewed for clinical accuracy. Walk into an operating room, a dental office, or even a first-aid kit, and you will find tools that look almost identical but do very different jobs. Tweezers and forceps fall into that category. People use the words interchangeably all the time, but anyone who…

10 Facts About Eczema Everyone Needs to Know

Eczema is one of the most common conditions that can affect almost everyone regardless of age, but there are many people who still don’t understand the nature of this disease and confuse some eczema signs with the effects of temporary irritation.  Eczema can really complicate the lives of those affected and cause significant emotional and…

Rowe Zygomatic Elevator: What It Is And How It’s Used In Facial Fracture Surgery

Medically Reviewed This article has been reviewed for clinical accuracy. A broken cheekbone changes the shape of a person’s face almost immediately. The zygomatic bone sits right under the eye and gives the cheek its contour, so when it fractures, the face can look sunken, flattened, or uneven on one side. Putting that bone back…

Prophylaxis Paste In Dentistry: What It Does, How Dentists Use It, And The Dental Nurse’s Role In Getting It Right

Medically Reviewed This article has been reviewed for clinical accuracy. If you have ever sat in the dental chair and watched your clinician load a small, gritty paste into a spinning rubber cup before working it across your teeth, you have witnessed prophylaxis paste in action. For many patients, it is simply the bit of…

How I Discovered Real Health is About Resilience

For years, I thought health was something I could perfect. During my struggle with Hashimoto’s, I was really strict about food, supplements, and my environment. At one point, I was down to about 10 safe foods, and I spent a lot of time trying to avoid anything that might trigger symptoms. The more I restricted,…