The noun DENTAL ORTHOPEDICS has 1 sense: 1. the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth. Familiarity information: DENTAL ORTHOPEDICS used as a noun is very rare.
Their best selling point may be that they can dispatch shingles in seven to 10 days; untreated, shingles can take two to four weeks to run its course. Most commonly prescribed is an original antiviral, acyclovir (Zovirax), requiring five doses a day.
Classic symptoms of shingles are painful blisters in a band along a nerve distribution on one side of the body. These blisters usually break open and ooze fluid. This may last about five to seven days. The pain in the area of the rash can be intense as the nerve is irritated. The individual is contagious to spread the virus infection when blisters are forming and until all of the blisters have crusted over. The rash may heal in about two to four weeks, and some skin areas may scar.