Debridement is the process of removing dead skin and foreign material from a wound. This can help to reduce the risk of infection and promote healing. Debridement is the removal of dead (necrotic) or ...

Caring for a wound can be complicated. Once the bleeding and pain are under control, you and your doctor need to make sure that the injury can heal and that it doesn’t get infected. Sometimes, the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Osteomyelitis is a microbial infection of the bone. Pediatric osteomyelitis is common and has increased with ...

When this happens, it can be hard for a dentist to examine your mouth’s hard and soft tissues. This can interfere with their ability to fully assess dental health. In this case, a full mouth ...

More than 70% of leg ulcers are caused by venous diseases, and their prevalence increases with age. Venous leg ulcers account for most chronic lower-limb wounds observed in primary care, underscoring ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Both treatment groups had sustained improvements in OSDI, Dry Eye Questionnaire and Symptom Assessment in Dry ...

The Committee concluded that there is sufficient evidence to support the use of the Debrisoft pad in the debridement of wounds in a community setting. The Committee noted that the available evidence ...

Malodorous, fungating wounds in the final stages of life for a patient with cancer have remained a challenge to physicians and wound care nurses as a result of the incurable nature of the disease and ...

Debridement is needed in people who have excessive plaque and tartar (calculus) deposition on their teeth. Sometimes the plaque and tartar deposition on the teeth can be so profound that the dentist ...

The news for Amar'e Stoudemire isn't getting any better. Nine days after word that Stoudemire would miss two-to-three weeks with a ruptured cyst in his left knee, the Knicks have now announced that ...