One of St. Lawrence Dentistry’s key focus areas is jaw bone preservation and its rebuilding. You can lose bone in your mouth for a variety of reasons. The two most significant are bone loss due to tooth removal and gum disease (periodontal disease). The most critical items in Dr. Hawryluk’s bone-building armamentarium are “collagen membranes”
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St. Lawrence Dentistry makes every effort to save compromised teeth. However, sometimes it is necessary to remove a tooth and replace it with a dental prosthetic. Two main ways of replacing a missing tooth are a dental implant or a fixed bridge. A dental implant is a titanium screw implanted into the jaw bone on
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A dental bridge is a custom made way of replacing missing teeth. It joins an artificial tooth to adjacent teeth or dental implants. The bridge restores your bite and helps keep the natural shape of your face. As the name implies, implant-supported bridges use dental implants to make a dental bridge when no natural teeth
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Short dental implants are used at St. Lawrence Dentistry when there is minimal bone available for their placement. Minimally invasive implant dentistry looks at the existing bone volume available for implant placement and the eventual support needed for dental crowns. Instead of focusing on trying to add more bone by grafting, Dr. Hawryluk Jr. looks
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Residents of Mississauga are increasing wanting a long-lasting and natural feeling tooth replacement they may need. Dental implants have become the premier choice for any tooth replacement thanks to a host of recent technological advancements. Ensuring the success for of implant therapy begins at the time of a tooth extraction. When a tooth is removed
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The first step of planning to restore your dentition with dental implants is to ask one of the doctors at St. Lawrence Dentistry whether they could be a good treatment for you. Below are some of the most common questions patients ask us about dental implants. What are dental implants? Answer: Dental implants are the
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Many people in Mississauga are highly informed about their dental health, and St. Lawrence Dentistry would like to be another...
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St. Lawrence Dentistry performs root canal procedures to save teeth that would have otherwise needed extraction. If you have a...
