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Despite what we know about dental decay, how it starts, how it progresses and how it can be treated, the most important aspect is still its prevention. Once dental decay, or caries, progresses beyond a certain point, the tooth structure is irreversibly lost. If a tooth needs to be filled (or even removed), any replacement for... READ MORE
September 14, 2012
(BARRIE, ON) July 27, 2012 – Dr. Elston Wong Dentistry is donating 100% of the profits made from the purchase of their take-home tooth whitening kits to The Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre in Barrie, Ontario. Effective this year, the Royal Victoria Hospital Foundation will now be presented with an annual cheque donation on behalf of... READ MORE
August 13, 2012
Early orthodontic treatment can begin when a child is as young as seven years old, coming in many treatment options like early forms of braces, skeletal anchorage devices and aligners. The goal of early orthodontic treatment is to improve, prevent or correct early orthodontic concerns that may cause oral health or aesthetic issues when the... READ MORE
August 12, 2012
One of the more commonly-known oral surgery procedures is wisdom tooth extraction. hird molars, or wisdom teeth, are the final teeth to grow, and will usually emerge by thetime the patient is between the ages of 18 to 24. Some patients will experience little to no discomfort during the time it takes for the wisdom teeth... READ MORE
August 7, 2012
Dr. Wong has gum disease. There, I said it. While it may sound ludicrous that a dentist may have gum disease, a better understanding of the disease will quickly make it plausible. And while dentistry has reached a pretty high level of understanding of the processes, we are still stymied by many of the facets... READ MORE
July 12, 2012
News flash: Effective immediately, Dr. Elston Wong Dentistry will be donating all profits from take-home tooth whitening to RVH, or more accurately, RVRHC (Royal Victoria Hospital is no more, now to be known as The Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre.) Once a year, the Royal Victoria Hospital Foundation will be given a cheque on behalf of the... READ MORE
May 2, 2012
You want keywords? We'll give you keywords! Family dentist! General dentist! Barrie Dentist! But what does it all mean? Let's have some clarification here, as some is certainly warranted. When someone goes to a dentist, that person is referring to an individual who has graduated from an accredited school of dentistry. In North America, that means... READ MORE
April 13, 2012
Awesomely cheesy 80's Listerine commercials aside, this post begins our foray into gum issues. Up till now, our blog posts have largely centered on teeth - for instance, issues such as tooth decay, root canals, fillings, and dental crowns. In a later posting, we will be later exploring more severe gum disease, periodontitis. For today, the... READ MORE
April 10, 2012
While many of us have had dental fillings, we seldom get to see them being done. Many a parent has commented about not knowing what work actually goes into placing a filling, until they watch his/her child having it done! We've written about fillings before, here, here and here, and this case is a pretty... READ MORE
March 18, 2012
One the more common (and likely increasing in necessity) procedures in any general dental office is crowns. Common as they may be, they still require some clarification on their uses, expectations, and for those who like the nitty gritty, the process of their fabrication. When defects such as cavities are small, we can manage them predictably with... READ MORE
March 4, 2012
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