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…
In this blog post from Love Your Smile in Kelowna we discuss tooth decay and dental health. You may have heard that once tooth enamel is eroded, it’s gone forever. This is partially true, but in the earliest stage of enamel erosion, a cavity can be reversed. Reverse a cavity before it needs a filling…
When you see pictures of celebrities, most look like they have perfectly beautiful, white teeth. It’s very impressive! Can ordinary people obtain a celebrity-caliber smile? With smile design from Love Your Smile in Kelowna, absolutely! We have a range of procedures that can improve the appearance of a patient’s smile. Whether it is relatively minor…
Teeth whitening is one of the easiest and most rewarding procedures for improving the appearance of yellow teeth. At Love Your Smile in Kelowna we improve smiles every day! You may be tempted to try whitening your teeth on your own. There’s plenty to choose from: every day seems to bring some new whitening product…
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…
