The Worthwhile Benefits of Cosmetic Dentistry

When a lot of people think about cosmetic dentistry they often focus on the idea of aesthetics. After all, the definition for cosmetic is “relating to treatment intended to restore or improve a person’s appearance”. Would you be shocked to find out, however, that cosmetic dental work offers much more than just visual advantages? To learn about the more practical benefits of cosmetic dentistry, check out the information we here at Weston Dental Office have come up with below.  Continue reading The Worthwhile Benefits of Cosmetic Dentistry

Maintaining a Dental Implant

When you clean dental implants, the practice is quite different from cleaning natural teeth. Since they are attached to your gums and surrounding bones in a different manner, they need to be taken care of differently. The materials made for implants are also different from natural teeth. To learn about how to maintain your dental implant(s), our team at Weston Dental Office has come up with a guide all about it!  Continue reading Maintaining a Dental Implant

Debunking Flossing Myths

When it comes to dental hygiene and general dentistry, there are a number of myths that dental professionals have to debunk every day. Though we are never really sure where or how these myths come to be, we want to inform everyone with the right information so that you know everything there is to know about the right way to take care of your teeth. 

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What’s The Right Age to Get Braces?

You may have heard a lot about braces and maybe you had them back when you were younger. Even so, were you aware about the ideal age to get this procedure done? 

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The Main Causes of Stained Teeth

In today’s world and even decades ago, white teeth have been considered an important part of beauty standards everywhere. In most cases, people will attribute shiny white teeth with professionalism, intelligence and youthfulness. 

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Who Are the Right Candidates for Dental Implants?

Tooth loss is a serious issue that a large number of North Americans deal with every year, but luckily there are solutions out there that not just fix the problem, but come with other advantages as well. As the years go by and dental care is studied more and becomes more advanced, so do its solutions. 

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Does Whitening Work on Bonded Teeth?

Dental bonding is an extremely versatile treatment that can not only help with your oral health, but can also transform the look of your teeth overall. It doesn’t matter if you’ve had a small chip in your tooth or a bad cavity, bonding gives teeth a quick and easy fix for minor flaws using a material that blends with the colour & shade of your enamel. 

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Dental Implants: How Long Do You Have to Wait After Extraction?

When serious damage is done to the teeth, whether through decay or injury, a tooth extraction may be the one and only last resort. Sometimes this is the safest and wisest decision, but even so no one wants to be left with nothing there! 

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Tips to Improve Your Child’s Dental Habits

A lot of people assume that maintaining children’s dental health is not as important due to the fact that they end up losing a lot of their baby teeth in their early years. This couldn’t be farther from the truth, however, as developing good dental habits from an early age sets the precedent for how they’ll treat their teeth later on in life.   Continue reading Tips to Improve Your Child’s Dental Habits

How Smoking Affects Dental Health

Over the past decade, there has been a huge drop in cigarette smokers. Since highlighting their serious health risks through television and the internet, more and more people have decided to quit for themselves and the others around them. Even with this major decline, however, there is still a large amount of people in Canada who do it.   Continue reading How Smoking Affects Dental Health