Prosthetics

US medical journals site dental mishap in Bursa

American medical journals have featured a case from the northwestern province of Bursa, where a screw used in a dental implant procedure became lodged in the patient's jawbone and advanced towards the brain.

Ramazan Yılmaz, a 40-year-old resident of Bursa, found himself in a harrowing ordeal after seeking treatment for tooth pain.

Artificial pancreas revolutionizes treatment of type 1 diabetes

A cutting-edge technological device has been developed by a scientific team in the UK, called the "artificial pancreas," to optimize the treatment of people with type 1 diabetes. The artificial pancreas incorporates modern algorithms and interacts with each user individually, automating the process of measuring and taking insulin.

Police identify beheaded woman from serial number on breast implants

Turkish police have identified an Iranian woman in the northwestern province of Sakarya who has been beheaded from the serial number of the silicon breast implants she had.

Authorities are not disclosing the identity of the murdered woman and her companion as the investigation is ongoing.

Daily Star: Trip to the Dentist in Sunny Bulgaria

As someone on his first health holiday that was when my smile started to fade.

"It's very close to the nerve - you may feel a little pain."

That was when my smile packed its bag and headed for the airport.

But I needn't have worried.

Ninety minutes later in the steady hands of oral surgeon Dr Radostin Lezunov I was pain - and rotten tooth - free.

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