Some of your favorite foods could be affecting your smile, and it’s not just red wine and coffee you have to consume with caution. White wine, Green tea, and even fruit can negatively affect your smile. Teeth appear smooth on the surface. However, the enamel has microscopic depressions, which can stain. This uneven surface tends
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In dentistry, several sources of dental discomfort are unrelated to a tooth being infected or inflamed. This article spotlights two of these: atypical odontalgia and sinusitis. We have defined the words marked in (*) at the end of the article. Atypical odontalgia is tooth pain without an identifiable cause. It is also called as “persistent
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You probably know many people who smoke are aware of some harmful effects. Smoking is widespread in society and has been part of human history for thousands of years. Although smoking’s history is abundant and embedded in many cultures, North America is at the point where it is finally on the decline. Part of the
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The lower jaw is a horseshoe-shaped bone balanced in space by two joints, which communicate in the skull’s related sockets. During aging, or in some cases following particular disturbing circumstances, the vertical association between the jaws diminishes, and an “over closed bite” is the outcome. There is a decrease in the “roof” of the mouth.
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Fluoride varnish is a concentrated suspension of fluoride put on teeth, by St. Lawrence Dentistry, as a type of “topical fluoride treatment”. It is not a permanent coat on the teeth, but it can adhere to the tooth surface for several hours due to its sticky nature. More importantly, teeth absorb the varnish, and it
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St. Lawrence Dentistry offers several modern ways of treating dental cavities. However, it is, of course, better to try and prevent them in the first place. Food and drink modifications can help control the incidence of dental decay. For example, some foods prolong the teeth exposure to acids, and when you couple that with sugary
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St. Lawrence Dentistry performs dental procedures gently and conservatively. We make every effort to minimize the use of pain medications. However, sometimes they are indicated, and they can be very effective. Pain medications have changed markedly in the past decades in that “codeine” has been replaced with Ibuprofen as the chief pain analgesic agent at
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Local Anesthetics have been one of the most important inventions in human history. You may recognize many of these terms in this article if you took a high school chemistry class. Please visit our glossary at the end of this article to review/learn them. Many of our patients at our Mississauga dental office ask us
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St. Lawrence Dentistry is fortunate to have many senior patients, and we strive to do our small part in helping them maintain and elevate their health. With advanced age comes some challenges, and Alzheimer’s disease is one of them. Research keeps evolving, and a landmark study suggests a link between mouth bacteria and Alzheimer’s disease.
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Many people have dental phobias, which prevents them from getting the treatment they may need. About 13% of people experience dental fears. St. Lawrence Dentistry encourages you to open up about any dental anxiety you have so we can make your visit to our office the best possible and get any work you need to
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Aspirin and Ibuprofen are common medications used to treat dental pain. Both Aspirin and Ibuprofen are NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)...
St. Lawrence Dentistry performs root canal procedures to save teeth that would have otherwise needed extraction. If you have a...
Dr. Allan R. Hawryluk Sr. was the founder of St. Lawrence Dentistry and will be forever missed. He was an...
Some of your favorite foods could be affecting your smile, and it's not just red wine and coffee you have...
Ibuprofen and naproxen are both common medications prescribed at St. Lawrence Dentistry. They have similarities, but subtle differences between them...
Tylenol and Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are analgesics (pain relievers). However, Tylenol is not an NSAID. These two drugs have...
