Dr. Karen Glerum holds a model of teeth with gum disease/inflammation. (Photo by Chantal Lawrie) Dentists agree that dental deep cleanings are the best way to treat patients with chronic gum disease. But some patients and dentists say doctors are recommending the costly procedure when it isn't necessary. The treatment, also called scaling and root planing, removes plaque and bacteria below the gums to prevent bone loss that can loosen teeth and complicate medical conditions, such as diabetes and heart disease.
Record breaker: World's tallest woman Siddiqa Parveen. The world's tallest woman has been saved from being paralysed and going blind after doctors removed a huge tumour from her brain. Siddiqa Parveen, who is estimated to be 7ft 8in tall, had a spine on the 'verge of breaking' and was feared to be losing her sight. The 28-year-old suffered from gigantism brought on by a tumour on the pituitary gland, producing excess growth hormone.
âItâs one of my biggest dreams to be awarded with this record,â Gelgi said. Rumeysa Gelgi, 17, granted as the world's tallest girl with her 2,13-meter height, poses at her home in Turkey's Karabuk province on June 24, 2014.