Bone defects caused by trauma, infection, tooth loss, pathological lesions, etc., often lead to an abnormal form of maxillary and mandibular alveolar growths. When a tooth is lost, there is a lack of residual bone stimulation. It reduces and bone density in that area and loses external width and bone height. Bone width decreases by 25% during the first year of tooth loss and total 4 mm of height during the first year of extraction of teeth for a complete denture. It is lost immediately. Therefore, the remaining bone will not have a suitable anatomy for implant ...

"Clubs are Trumps" was the motto of the Union Army's Second Corps, and from their forlorn charge at Gettysburg, to surviving the gritty streets of Five Points in New York City, a handful of battle scarred Minnesota veterans will discover its real meaning on their long road home. Praise for Kregg P.J. Jorgenson's books - Stalking the Dragon-10th Anniversary Edition: '..fast paced...entertaining...a great story...' 2010 Reader Views Literary Award for Humor - Acceptable Loss: 'Brilliant!' -Amazon Books - MIA Rescue: 'Seldom can an author stimulate emotions ...

James Diamond's new book consists of a series of studies addressing Moses Maimonides' (1138-1204) appropriation of marginal figures-lepers, converts, heretics, and others-normally considered on the fringes of society and religion. Each chapter focuses on a type or character that, in Maimonides' hands, becomes a metaphor for a larger, more substantive theological and philosophical issue. Diamond offers a close reading of key texts, such as the Guide of the Perplexed and the Mishneh Torah, demonstrating the importance of integrating Maimonides' legal and ...

The Tempest begins with a storm of epic proportions and a shipwreck. Banished from Italy, Prospero lives on a remote island with his daughter. Using his magic, he vows to seek revenge on the injustice dealt to him by his brother, but in doing so, Shakespeare questions the difficulty of distinguishing ‘men’ from ‘monsters’, and the realities of justice.

The present study investigated the prevailing condition of water quality with surface water movement in relation to the existing bridges across the Batticaloa lagoon,Sri Lanka. Kottamunai and Puthupaalam bridges and associated roads not only act as barrier to prevent the mixing of lagoon water but also they change physio chemical parameters by concentrating the pollutants in surface waters. Physio chemical biological parameters of salinity, turbidity, surface water velocity, density, temperature, dissolved oxygen, nitrite, nitrate, pH, phosphate, plankton ...

Pharmacovigilance is a science dedicated to monitoring, assessing and evaluating the safety of pharmaceutical products. Despite multiple challenges, this discipline of science has undergone a transformative journey since its inception. This book aims to provide a detail of the current challenges of pharmacovigilance and also throws some light into the current trends and the future offerings shaping its landscape. From its early days as a reactive system to the modern era of proactive surveillance assisted by advanced level of technologies, this book examines ...

The National Book Award Finalist from acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Francine Prose--now the major motion picture Submission "Screamingly funny ... Blue Angel culminates in a sexual harassment hearing that rivals the Salem witch trials." -- USA Today It has been years since Swenson, a professor in a New England creative writing program, has published a novel. It's been even longer since any of his students have shown promise. Enter Angela Argo, a pierced, tattooed student with a rare talent for writing. Angela is just the thing ...

ON WINGS OF EAGLES - The story of Ferdinando Stanley and Alice Spencer By LIZZIE JONES Alice Spencer of Althorp Manor believes that all her dreams have come true when she meets Ferdinando Stanley, heir to the great earldom of Derby. But she soon realises that his royal blood is a dangerous inheritance in Elizabethan England, especially when set within the context of Catholic conspiracy in their vast estates in Lancashire. Their prominence at the Court and their patronage of actors and writers, including the young William Shakespeare, is threatened by ...