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All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth 

I recently watched the 1986 video of Melissa Lynn singing “All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth” on YouTube. Rather than wishing for toys or dolls as a little six-year-old girl, Melissa was longing for her two front teeth back! The disadvantages of two missing front teeth can be overwhelming for a lot of people, and a six-year-old child is no different. When…
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Digital Dentistry at Your Burlington Dental Clinic

With the invention of technology, dentistry has embraced the digital aspect and its upcoming developments with open arms. The introduction of Bluetooth connection, AI technology, digital radiology and photography, digital scanning, cone beam computed tomography (CBCT), 3D printing, computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD-CAM) and image-guided implant surgery, have all been utilized in recent years to improve the standard of care…
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Dentists’ Role in Head and Neck Cancer Detection

In North America, cancer of the head and neck (H&N) comprises 3-5% of all cancer. Particularly in the H&N region, the three main cancer culprits are squamous cell carcinoma, lymphoma, and sarcoma. Dentists are the ones who often are the first medical professionals consulted when a patient shows signs and symptoms of swelling and pain, that may be a cause…
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Thanksgiving

As Thanksgiving rolls around, I am made aware of the many things that I can be thankful for. My family for their encouragement, my friends for their kindness + constant help and Burlington for giving me a beautiful place to not only raise my family, but also a place to set down my roots and call home. But the one…
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Whole-istic Dentistry

I came across the term Holistic Dentistry one day while reading an article. Curious, I decided to search up what the term really meant and finally got to the definition on Wikipedia: "Holistic dentistry, (also called biological dentistry, biologic dentistry, alternative dentistry, unconventional dentistry, or biocompatible dentistry) is the equivalent of complementary and alternative medicine for dentistry. Although the holistic dental community is diverse in its practices and approaches, common…
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Spring Clean-up at Affinity Dental Care

With the coming of spring, spring cleaning has also arrived at Affinity Dental Care. Today the weather was nice and sunny. The front lawn was cleaned a couple weeks ago and line painting was done earlier this morning. I got some flowers in planters and placed them at the front and back entrances. They really help brighten up the overall…