If you're pregnant, you are likely in close contact with your obstetrician. They're helping you through the process and making sure everything is okay with your baby. However, after your child makes its grand appearance, it will be time to form a relationship with a different medical professional: a pediatric doctor. You want a pediatrician who can provide your little one with the highest level of care. Use this information to learn more about two tips that can help you select the right pediatrician for your family.
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Cosmetic dental treatment is an option for someone who is not happy with their smile. Some people feel too much of their gums show when they are smiling. A smile is considered gummy once three to four millimeters of the gum tissue show.
This condition is caused for a variety of reasons, such as the shape and size of your teeth, the length of your upper lip, and the vertical position of the upper jaw and teeth to your skull.
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If you have been suffering from one urinary tract infection after another, it might be that you really don't have a UTI. You could have something called interstitial cystitis, a chronic condition that can be difficult to treat. Unfortunately, IC is often a diagnosis of elimination, meaning that you reach the IC diagnosis by eliminating other conditions that could cause the same symptoms. The condition is not really something for which you can get a blood test and find a specific marker that says, yes, this is IC.
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While most people who develop a deep vein thrombosis, or blood clot, have risk factors such as genetic predisposition, family history, high blood pressure, or diabetes, it can occur in people who are perfectly healthy and who have no family history. There are certain lifestyle factors or things that you may do every day that may raise your risk for a blood clot in your leg or elsewhere in your body.
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Doctors recommend knee replacement when your knee is severely damaged by arthritis, or an injury. Damage to the knee not only causes pain, but may limit your mobility and prevent you from performing normal daily activities. Non-surgical options are often the first line of treatment. However, if those are no longer effective, knee replacement may be your best option. Roughly 600,000 knee replacement surgeries are performed each year. For people with knee arthritis, a new procedure may boost your recovery time.
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