We believe in providing our health-conscious patients with superior, customized dental care that enables people to smile confidently, chew comfortably, and maintain whole-body health. We also believe in creating an atmosphere for learning, so our patients are well informed and ideally understand how to dental problems before they become serious issues (or problems at all for that matter).
Here are articles that we feel are of dental interest for our patients and non-patients alike! Read these articles to learn our own dental perspective.
This post addresses a very common situation and question that we encounter in daily practice: the root canal. What is it? And what is involved? First off, we should talk about a normal tooth. When forming, teeth form from the...
Everybody knows what a cavity is, right? When you get right down to it, it turns out that very few people actually know how a cavity is formed. This is important, because it goes to the heart of managing (and...
What is root surface caries? Why does this topic merit its own post? How does it concern you? Root surface caries is decay at the exposed roots of teeth. This is an increasingly relevant problem in Canada as it is...
One of our guiding principles is that there is no tooth better than natural tooth. We try to conserve as much original tooth as reasonable when things like decay occur, but when there is trauma and the original tooth is...
Cavities in people with good oral hygiene is not as rare as one may think. These can be broken down into two categories: the cavities in the pits and fissures of teeth, and decay in between the teeth. The cavities...
Whatever your politics, the topical effects of fluoride are well known. It renders enamel more resistant to decay after it is incorporated into enamel’s crystal structure. Barrie water is not fluoridated, so we are strong advocates of regular fluoride exposure...
