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Cavities and other forms of tooth damage can happen to anyone at any stage of life, and when they do, they need to be fixed. Fillings are the typical go-to for tooth damage (especially cavities), but sometimes, something more extensive is required. That’s where dental onlays and dental crowns enter the picture. Each one has…
You’ve likely heard about brushing and flossing twice each day (or at least, we hope you have), but have you heard the one about chewing gum? There are all kinds of myths floating around out there about home dental hygiene and the shortcuts you can or can’t take to look after your teeth. Today, we’re…
We all have habits that we do on a daily basis. Maybe it’s a cup of coffee in the morning or picking our nails when we feel anxious. Some habits are benign, but others can cause active damage to your teeth and your overall mouth health. If you regularly engage in any one of these…
“My dentist told me I grind my teeth” is a common phrase overheard with the subtext “but I don’t think I do”. So why are you wearing night guards? If you know that you are a tooth grinder, and you have been tested and are free of sleep apnea, by all means wear your night…
Serious Barrie dentistry: collaborative dentistry, or “what do my teeth have to do with my heart?” In North America, dental decay was such a problem in earlier times that dental research and development was given its own avenue for growth. Thus began in the U.S, under the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Institute…
Once in a while, we (OK, just Dr. Wong) goes overboard and wants to document the heck out of a case. So, in pure voyeuristic interest, the following photos depict a step-by-step viewing of a root canal procedure done in our Barrie office! We are sure you’d like the pics, because people like nothing more than…
In a previous post, we gave you an overall idea of our approach to a complete oral exam, and how it is conceptually broken down into four diagnostic categories: dental (teeth only), periodontal (gums), functional (TMJ/jaw joints and the bite), and aesthetic (the appearance of the teeth). In this post, we will review the periodontal diagnosis….
We’ve written about the dental diagnosis, which identifies the threats to the individual teeth themselves (as opposed to threats to the gums, bite and joints, or to the appearance of the smile). One of the major risks to teeth is the presence of a dry mouth (xerostomia) or one that has been exposed to a…
For many people in Barrie, a dental filling or crown may be the only artificial body part they have. When a tooth can no longer be saved, whether caused by trauma, decay, or gum disease, it must be extracted. But why replace a missing tooth, and what prosthetics are available? First, the why: Missing teeth…
Most of the general public in Barrie recognizes the word gingivitis, and thanks to some Listerine commercials in the 80’s, consider it a problem to be feared. We’ve written about gingivitis before, and in its most common form, it’s not a big deal in our eyes. The real gum disease problem is periodontitis. This post…
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