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Top 10 Reasons Patients Choose Dental Veneers

Happy New Year!

Did you make any resolutions this year?  Have you kept them so far?

Here are a few resolutions that will not only improve your smile but improve your dental and overall health.

One of our team members came to me this week with a very sad story - her childhood friend died in her sleep last week; she was just 29 years old. The cause of death? Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Essentially she suffocated in her sleep. My heart breaks for this young girl and her family. This story makes me even more passionate about our decision to treat OSA in our practice.

We love this time of year and have been blessed with exceptional weather this Fall here in Victoria.  So although this blog is not dental related we thought it would be fun to share some of the local events happening here in Victoria to celebrate this time of year.  Many of us have children so here are a few of the things we have enjoyed over the years: 

We all make an imprint on this earth.  Every person, every business. 

One of our goals is to lesson the environmental impact our business makes on the planet. 

 Day by day we are striving to sustain the environment by:

REDUCE

Dental implants have become the new standard of care in replacing missing teeth.  In the past we would replace a missing tooth or teeth with a removable denture or a bridge (also known as a fixed denture).  In order to make a bridge, a dentist must grind down the adjacent teeth on either side of the missing teeth so that bridge can be placed.  Many patients realize that grinding down a tooth for the sake of replacing one is not consid

Maybe it's the stress of heading back to school, or summer coming to an end but for some reason we have seen a number of patients with canker sores recently.  It is estimated that at any given time 20% of Canadians suffer from canker sores - The precise cause of canker sores remains unclear.  Researchers feel a variety of factors, including allergies, injury, genetics, stress, and a weakened immune system may contribute to the development of these painful sores.  Canker sore treatments and remedies vary depending on their type and severity.