When you are sick and needing to go to the doctor, you aren't always at your best. Depending on what ails you, a walk-in clinic may be your best option. If you are visiting a clinic for the first time, there are a few things you can do to make the experience a more enjoyable one.
Knowing When to Go
It used to be that people would visit the emergency room when their regular physician was unavailable, even for non-emergency ailments.
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If ugly stains on your teeth have you smiling with your mouth closed whenever possible, you're probably ready to explore your dental whitening options. But before you commit to one strategy or another, it pays to understand the benefits and limitations of each. Here are four helpful things to bear in mind while looking for the best way to whiten your teeth.
1. Home Remedies May Not Help (and They Might Even Harm)
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If you are eating something really hard and suddenly feel a piece of your tooth chip off, you will probably want to call a dentist soon to get this tooth fixed. One of the methods a dentist might recommend for fixing this tooth is called bonding. While bonding is a good method for fixing chipped teeth, it is not always the best option. Before you agree to this, you may want to learn more about what bonding is, so you can make the right decision.
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If you have cancer, then your oncologist will work with you to form a cancer treatment plan that will work best for your situation. The surgical removal of tumors, chemotherapy treatments, and radiation therapy are all possible options for you. Chemotherapy drugs are given in many cases, because these medications will eliminate the fast growing cells of the body so that as many cancer causing cells as possible are destroyed. Chemotherapy does come with a variety of side effects, and you may be familiar with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea concerns.
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Glaucoma is an eye disease that results in damage to the optic nerve. This nerve transmits images from the eye to the brain and constant damage can lead to eventual blindness. In general, eye pressure causes the damage to the nerve fibers. There are many risk factors that can lead to glaucoma like old eye injuries, family history, increased age, high blood pressure, and corticosteroid use. If you have one of these risk factors, then you should ask your ophthalmologist for a glaucoma assessment.
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