With advancing technology, today’s dental implants offer far better results compared to the legacy systems of the past. Mississauga dental patients want dental implants to provide a natural smile that is strong and functional. One critical factor of a well done dental implant is the gum tissue must attach or integrate to the collar of
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St. Lawrence Dentistry is pleased to offer the latest advances in minimally invasive dentistry. ‘Biomimetic Dentistry’ is the attempt of dentistry to mimic the biologic and elastic properties of a natural tooth. Traditionally dental crowns were constructed to go below the gum line to restore deep dental decay. Deep dental crowns can cause bone loss
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The type of dental filling material and how it is placed affects the quality of your dental work. For our patients wellbeing and for 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
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Many people have old amalgam fillings which have broken down and need to be replaced. In other cases, advice from naturopathic doctors or other medical personal acts as a catalyst for patients to ask for amalgam to be removed. Sometimes they are replaced because a patient does not like the esthetics of the metal. These
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St. Lawrence Dentistry is pleased to announce that the latest generation of Piezo technology, the ‘Surgic Touch’ has arrived at our office. This is an exciting topic as it allows Dr. Hawryluk to perform dental procedures with even more accuracy, gentleness, and predictability. The ‘Surgic Touch’ is actually the third generation of ultrasonic bone surgery
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St. Lawrence Dentistry performs dental procedures in the most gentle and conservative fashion possible and we make every effort to minimize the use of pain medications. However, sometimes they are indicated and they can be very effective. The use of pain medications has changed markedly in the past decades in that codeine has been replaced
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Local Anesthetics have been one of the most important inventions in human history. Many of our patients ask us how they work and are interested in their chemistry. Local anesthetics are the most frequently used drugs in at St. Lawrence Dentistry with many thousands of doses being administered each year. These are drugs used to
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St Lawrence Dentistry can now stop some cavities without the use of the dental drill. This exciting process is called ‘Resin Infiltration’ and can be used for small cavities in between teeth. The product used to accomplish this process is simple to use and is called ‘ICON’ which stands for ‘infiltration concept’. Resin infiltration is
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Digital X-Rays St. Lawrence Dentistry has used digital imaging since 2005 and in 2018 we welcomed the latest generation and most advanced digital x-ray technology to our clinic — The Schick 33 Digital system. Radiographs are used sparingly in our clinic and only when there is a clear indication to do so. But when do
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The Pinhole surgical procedure is a revolutionary way correct root recession. This procedure involves no harvesting of tissue (no donor area) from the palate (inside of mouth) and a lot of times no suturing. Critical to the success of the Pinhole technique is the post procedure care of the area. After your Pinhole graft is
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Conversations about dental implants can sometimes start out being a bit emotional for patients because they often begin by discussing...
St. Lawrence Dentistry is pleased to offer MI varnish-- an effective way to strengthen your teeth. Although toothpaste contains fluoride,...
With advancing technology, today's dental implants offer far better results compared to the legacy systems of the past. Mississauga dental...
Primary Teeth (baby teeth) are more prone to dental decay than permanent teeth, and they also have large pulp chambers...
St. Lawrence Dentistry is pleased to offer the latest advances in minimally invasive dentistry. 'Biomimetic Dentistry' is the attempt of...
Short dental implants are used at St. Lawrence Dentistry when there is minimal bone available for their placement. Minimally invasive...