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Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Myofunctional Therapy

Like all general and family dental clinics, Affinity Dental Care provides comprehensive dental treatments to patients and their families, the needed fillings, veneers, crowns, bridges, dentures, teeth whitening, implants, scaling, gum disease therapy, scaling, root planning, gum or bone graft, extraction, root canal treatment, orthodontics and cosmetic treatments. One thing that makes us stand out is our holistic approach to…
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Drug-Induced Dental Problems

Severe Dental Issues About a year ago, I had the pleasure of seeing a patient who presented me with severe dental issues like gross decay in almost all his teeth with advanced periodontal disease. He came to my office asking me to remove all his teeth and replace them with dentures. He was also interested in getting a few implants…
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Toothaches

Toothaches and Treatment of Dental Pain So you see a dentist to try to resolve the pain. In most cases, your dentist can diagnose the pain's source as the tooth. However, toothaches can be caused by a distant source far away from the tooth that you are feeling pain. A good history taking of the pain and a thorough clinical…
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Myofunctional Therapy and Myobrace

Myofunctional Therapy and Myobrace are treatments that use silicone based oral appliances in effort to fix bad oral habits. As a wholistic and holistic dentist, I believe in treating the causes rather than just the symptoms. For example, if a patient has a lot of cavities, a good dentist should not just fill the decay and not look at the…
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Corporate Dentistry

Dental Family Practices Owned by Corporate Dentistry The landscape of corporate dentistry has changed a lot since I graduated in 1990. Back then, there were not a lot of dentists and, equally, dental offices. Dentists practicing were mostly graduates from Canadian dental schools. The situation has changed significantly as more foreign-trained dentists have been allowed to practise in Ontario, compounded…
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Perfect Smile

Achieving the Perfect Smile When it comes to achieving the perfect smile, there can be a broad definition and perception of smiles. Each of us has a different genetic makeup that delineates our races. We also have diverse cultures, backgrounds, previous encounters, perceptions and preferences called taste. While the answer to the question of an ideal smile varies with tastes,…
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The signs that you have sleep-related breathing disorders

SRBDS Sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBDs) are a spectrum of diseases due to a narrowing airway at some point from the nose to the lung. Allergies, deviated nasal septa, inflamed nasal lining, large uvula or tonsils, and fatty tongues can cause the narrowing. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis, pneumonia, and Sarcoidosis can induce breathing disorders in the lower respiratory segment. However,…
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Implant-Supported Upper Denture

This blog will cover one of my patients wearing a fill-fitting upper removable partial denture. The denture was not stable and fell down whenever he opened his mouth. There were no retentions because the patient only had two teeth left that were unable to keep the denture from moving and falling down. His existing denture was severely worn down, and…
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Implant for Upper Front Teeth

I would like to present another case of a single implant for upper front teeth that I did recently. The patient was suffering from advanced gum disease with generalized excessive bone loss. His teeth were generally mobile and sensitive to cold. He was unhappy with the status quo of his oral health and wanted to improve his oral wellness. Upon…
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Botox in Dentistry

  Affinity Dental Care - Botox in Dentistry Botox was first approved in 1989 to treat two eye-muscle disorders, blepharospasm (uncontrollable blinking) and strabismus (crossed eyes). Botox is a Botulinum neurotoxin protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The same toxin can cause a life-threatening type of food poisoning called Botulism. It is most recognized as a wrinkle-reducing treatment. When…