What are ceramic Onlays? Ceramic onlays are among the most beautiful and durable ways to fix a tooth. They are partial-coverage restorations designed to restore and repair weak or broken teeth. St. Lawrence Dentistry usually makes them out of lithium disilicate or zirconia, but we can technically make them from gold or cobalt-chromium alloy. We
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If you’ve had one or more fillings, then it was most likely filled in with a grey metal amalgam. You may see these metal amalgam fillings if someone tilts their head back and enjoys a good laugh. Historically, these metal amalgam fillings were the only filling material available, so if you are over the age
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What are Porcelain Veneers? Porcelain veneers are ceramic restorations used to improve natural teeth’ size, shape, color, and strength. Essentially, they are facings made in a dental laboratory using high-strength materials such as feldspar and lithium disilicate. These materials are custom designed and layered by professional ceramic artists to mimic the color features of natural
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Porcelain veneers are slim, customized shells of tooth-colored materials created to cover the exterior of teeth to enhance your appearance. These shells are connected to the front side of your tooth, altering their length, color, shape, or size. To treat patients with dental veneers, your dentist and ceramist must understand basic principles to achieve predictable
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Maintaining a healthy white smile requires more than regular brushing, flossing, and dental visits. I t is important be mindful about what foods and drinks can stain our teeth. In general, foods and beverages with intense coloring can leave stains on teeth due to their chromogen content – a pigment-producing substance that can stick to
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St Lawrence Dentistry uses materials that offer outstanding aesthetics and high strength. Lithium disilicate glass-ceramic represents a unique material choice we provide to the Mississauga community. IPS Emax (made by Ivoclar Vivadent) is the brand used at St Lawrence Dentistry. It is composed primarily of quartz, lithium dioxide, phosphor oxide, alumina, and potassium oxide. Overall,
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The type of dental filling material and placement technique affects the quality of your dental work. For our patient’s wellbeing and outstanding cosmetic results, Dr. Hawryluk Jr. uses the latest generation of dental filling products available. Dr. Hawryluk Jr. has partnered with the dental material company GC for over a decade and has placed thousands
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Chao Pinhole Technique The Chao Pinhole Technique, also known as Pinhole Gum Rejuvenation was invented and patented by John Chao DDS. It is a scalpel free, graft free, suture free, minimally invasive procedure for correcting recession and saving teeth. Through a small hole made by a needle, specially designed instruments are used to loosen the
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There are different kinds of dentist based on their field of specialization – family dentist, cosmetic dentist, oral surgeons, and a lot more. Usually, a typical family will have a family dentist that will take care of all the primary dental care of all members of the family. The family dentist will help parents keep
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Everyone wants to have a perfect smile – one that will captivate people who see you anywhere, regardless if they don’t know you. And not many people are gifted with such kind of natural smile but with the development in technology in dental medicine, one is able to achieve a smile that exudes
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Dr. Allan R. Hawryluk Sr. was the founder of St. Lawrence Dentistry and will be forever missed. He was an...
St. Lawrence Dentistry strives to minimize pain through non-invasive and conservative dentistry. However, one aspect of dentistry is pain management....
What are ceramic Onlays? Ceramic onlays are among the most beautiful and durable ways to fix a tooth. They are...
If you've had one or more fillings, then it was most likely filled in with a grey metal amalgam. You...
What are Porcelain Veneers? Porcelain veneers are ceramic restorations used to improve natural teeth' size, shape, color, and strength. Essentially,...
Crown lengthening is a dental procedure performed by Dr. Hawryluk to help restore broken down teeth. There are many causes...
