Here is a statistic that should make everyone sit up and take notice: seven out of ten Canadian adults will have gum disease at some point in their lives. It is preventable, though, and also treatable at Love Your Smile in Kelowna. Gum disease is usually the result of poor brushing and flossing habits. When…
What constitutes a dental emergency? The dictionary says an emergency is an unforeseen crisis requiring immediate action. At Love Your Smile in Kelowna, we think that’s about as good a definition as you’re going to find. Here’s a quick summary of five common dental emergencies: A broken or chipped tooth. This certainly meets the standard…
Along with brushing, flossing is the most important thing you can do for healthy teeth and gums. There’s a variety of floss types to choose from. Which one is best for you? It depends. At Love Your Smile in Kelowna, we’re using this space to summarize what’s available, and what might influence your choice of…
At Love Your Smile in Kelowna, we emphasize the importance of good dental health to each one of our patients, every time one of them sits down for a checkup. We stick to the basics: brush and floss twice a day, and see the dentist for a checkup twice a year. But there’s more to…
Dental aesthetics is part science and part art. At Love Your Smile Dentistry in Kelowna, we create positive changes to your teeth and to your smile. In order to achieve an attractive, yet natural looking result, we do more than recommend specific procedures. We consider the shape, alignment, color and condition of the teeth. In…
Here is a statistic that should make everyone sit up and take notice: nearly half of all people over the age of thirty have some form of gum disease. It is the leading cause of tooth loss in adults. The good news is that it is treatable. Gum disease treatment is available at Love Your…
Is your smile beginning to look a little dull? Has its luster faded over the years? Maybe you’ve got a chipped tooth, or maybe a couple. You don’t have to live with these imperfections if you don’t want to. At Love Your Smile in Kelowna, porcelain veneers can mask these and other dental flaws, leaving…
It doesn’t have to take a lot of time to improve your oral hygiene. In fact, the dentist at Love Your Smile in Kelowna reminds you that you can form a new habit to benefit your oral health in 10 seconds. Here are six ways to add important dental care to each day, in 60 seconds…
It’s a deceptively simple idea: replace a missing tooth by attaching an artificial one directly to the patient’s jaw. It’s an idea that has been around for a thousand years or more, but in the last half century, it has become an exact science. Dental implants are one of the specialties offered at Love Your…
The dentist’s office is sometimes seen as a painful place. At Love Your Smile in Kelowna, we do our best to dispel that image with a welcoming atmosphere. Even so, when patients hear they need a root canal, a lot of them are going to get tense. It doesn’t need to be that way. With…