products where the Gore-Tex fabric has been applied. “Today the organisation divides its products into four main groupings: medical products; fabric products; electronic products; and industrial products.” (Trott 99) * Medical- implants, vascular grafts, dental implants, and patches * Electronics- cabling used in telecommunication, aerospace, medical industries * Fabrics: waterproof and laminates for backpacks, raingear, coats, gloves, and shoes Reference: Trott, Paul. Innovation
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A TEENAGER who is a Jehovah's Witness declines a potentially life-saving blood transfusion. Another teenager, self-conscious and strongly believing that it will make her happier, requests surgery to enlarge her breasts. When children and adolescents make decisions that may be against their best interests, should we respect their choice? In Britain last week, there was much discussion about the decision of 13-year-old Hannah Jones to refuse a heart transplant. Without one it seems likely that
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Breast Implants In 1997, the United States had 101,176 people that went through surgery for breast implants and in 2000 that number more than doubled to 203,310; just in those 3 years. The first surgery that was ever performed was in the late nineteenth century; breast implant devices have been used to surgically enhance the size, adjust the shape and enrich the feel of a woman’s breasts. In 1889, the first breast implant surgery was done by Dr. Robert Gersuny, who experimented with paraffin injections
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New Dental Patient X-rays: Need and Necessity June 24, 2014 PROCESS MONITORED The Quality Assessment Study will be monitoring the process of obtaining a new dental patient’s previous x-ray history before their initial appointment. The study was performed in an established general dentistry practice, involving the dental hygienist, the dentist, and the office administration staff. Prior to the study the dental practice rarely asked a new patient if they had had previous dental x-rays
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In his article, “Exploring the 3-D printing opportunity” J.Bird touched on several interesting facts about 3-D printing of which I was not aware, including the fact that 3-D printing has been around since the 1980’s. 3-D printing is not a “new” technology, but rather one that is being explored and exploited more now because of patents that have since expired. There are several ways of printing objects in three dimensions including fusing powdered material such as titanium with a laser, dispensing
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Women find bigger breasts more feminine and even though many wish for a super attractive décolleté, only some dare take drastic measures such as breast implants. We, the majority wants a risk-free, cost-effective solution that will naturally and safely make our breasts bigger. But is there such a thing? increasing bust sizeContrary to popular belief, wanting bigger breasts is not a modern-day fad, women have always been wanting to look more feminine by accentuating their curvaceous bodies. To this
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(1) Dentists use root abutments to improve the support of complete denture and slow alveolar resorption process and for long term serviceability of denture. Root abutments offer a realistic alternative for patients who might lose their remaining natural teeth. Studies have been made on a group of patients to test the support of root abutments. In each case they started by extracting the remaining teeth in one jaw and examined clinically and radiographically to make sure root canal treatment can
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Using a Sewer Snake: What You Need to Know If your plumbing system has a clog and you decide to fix it yourself, you'll most likely need to use a sewer snake. This tool is a favorite of many DIY enthusiasts and even professional plumbers because it's handy and highly effective in removing blockages. If you want to learn more about this humble tool, this guide is for you. What is a sewer snake? A sewer snake is a tool that consists of a coiled spiral piece of metal (usually steel) that's about
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Blog 1 Title: Protect Your Beautiful Smile with the help of cosmetic dentistry A smile itself gives happiness to a man. A beautiful smile depends upon the teeth inside the mouth. The order or shape of teeth disturbed by accidents or by nature to someone. The word cosmetic dentistry is used to refer to make the appearance of teeth in a better way. It involves bonding, caps, removal of affected teeth and the abnormal structure of gums, teeth whitening, adding or removal of dental materials. Cosmetic
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The Taboo Of Boobs Introduction: Boobs, boobies, jugs, tits, suckers, knockers, hooters or breasts. Over time breasts have developed many different names and new meanings. Some may look at boobs as nothing more than just the anatomy of a female, while others love them, and some think that they are evil and a mark of death. In every era, from early and middle ages, through the renaissance, and then 19th and twentieth century, breasts have fascinated human beings
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