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Ester: Metabolized in the blood plasma and has a high incidence of allergy Allergies to this drug stem from an atypical pseudocholinesterase which is a protein needed to metabolize these drugsThey tend to have a cross allergy meaning that if you are allergic to one ester drug you are likely going to be allergic to [...]

Radiopaque  Radiographs are black and white, the black is empty and the white is actual structure, if it is opaque it is white area Radiolucent  think of lucid and loose, empty space so it is blackness Alveolar Bone This is the bone that holds your teeth, think of the A and V of this word [...]

Pain is a protective reflex that the body uses as a way of preserving itself. Humans have the same perception of pain because it is a nerve to cortex pathway that all of our bodies do. The reaction to pain or the pain response is considered widely different in humans. There are factors that affect [...]

Once upon a time there was a tongue named Timmy. He had a dream of being a dolphin but sadly could not leave the mouth he was attached to. Of course he had friends in there like teeth and cheeks, but he really wanted something more out of life. He had two molar friends in [...]