Waiting is hard. You want your new smile today! In this post from Love Your Smile in Kelowna, we remind you it takes a while to move misaligned teeth into their proper position. Most people wear braces from 18 to 36 months. What issues influence the treatment time? The type of braces used How well…
Dental emergencies span the urgency spectrum from “Get me to an urgent care dentist now!” to “This toothache can wait until the Monday if I take enough Advil.” At Love Your Smile in Kelowna we remind you that just because a tooth issue can wait until next week, it doesn’t mean it should. Emergencies are…
Looking for a new dentist? It’s easy to find one. A quick Google search, an online review or two, and you’ll have a short list of possibilities. The trick, of course, is finding the right dentist –one you’re happy with, and will stick with for years to come. At Love Your Smile in Kelowna we’re…
Millions of people have replaced one or more missing teeth and improved their smiles with dental implants, and that number just keeps growing. At Love Your Smile in Kelowna, we are providers of these dental marvels. A dental implant is a titanium post that is surgically implanted into your jaw. An artificial tooth goes on…
Don’t know a periapical from a bitewing? This post from Love Your Smile in Kelowna takes a look at the various types of dental X-rays. Panoramic These pictures help us see everything in one image: the total upper and lower jaw. These are often taken during a patient’s first visit. They are useful for evaluating…
There are lots of people out there who feel pain when they sip coffee or eat ice cream, or take a bite out of something hard. If sensitive teeth are a problem for you, talk to us about it at Love Your Smile in Kelowna. In many cases, sensitive teeth respond to something as simple…
At Love Your Smile in Kelowna, smile design refers to a group of procedures we use to improve the appearance of your smile. Take teeth whitening: you can buy whitening strips or toothpaste at the store, and they will do an adequate job of brightening your smile. But who wants to settle for adequate? For…
Cancer remains one of the scariest diagnoses anyone can get. Oral cancer is especially frightening, because it generally has a higher mortality rate than other cancers. Please keep reading this post from Love Your Smile in Kelowna, because we actually have some encouraging things to say. The reason that the death rate for oral cancer…
For anyone who has lost all of their teeth, implant-supported dentures from Love Your Smile in Kelowna may sound too good to be true: dentures that are attached to the jaw, and surpass traditional dentures in appearance and functionality. Implant-supported dentures are already worn successfully by hundreds of thousands of people. If you hate your…
Brushing your teeth twice daily may help decrease your risk of heart disease. The evidence for this just keeps piling up, which is a reason why we stress dental health and preventative dentistry at Love Your Smile in Kelowna. Scientists, dentists, and cardiologists have known for many years of the link between gum disease and…