Consider the following scenario: You are stretched out in a chair at the dentist’s office when a bright overhead light turns on, and you see latex-gloved hands moving toward your open mouth. Your heart begins to race and your palms are sweaty. If so, you may be a good candidate for sedation dentistry from Love…
Did you know that making small changes to your diet can improve your dental health? It’s true! And at Love Your Smile in Kelowna, we are working to improve the dental health of each of our patients on a daily basis. Most people are aware that the sugar found in candy, cookies, juices and sodas…
At Love Your Smile in Kelowna, we advise our patients to watch their sugar intake to prohibit cavities and other health problems. If you are trying to reduce or eliminate sugar from your diet, you are probably skipping the usual suspects: candy, soda, and baked treats. But not all sugar is as conspicuous as the…
Love Your Smile in Kelowna offers multiple dental aesthetics procedures for creating remarkable smiles. Two of the most popular are dental crowns and porcelain veneers. Many patients don’t understand the difference between the two. Generally, a crown strengthens a compromised tooth while a veneer is used mainly for cosmetic improvements. A dental crown covers the…
This post from Love Your Smile in Kelowna goes to the heart of what dentistry is all about: the function of healthy teeth. The shape of each of your teeth gives a clue to what it does. The incisors, or your front teeth, are sharp. They need to be because their job is to cut…
A dentist’s office is sometimes seen as a painful place. At Love Your Smile in Kelowna, we try to discourage that image with a caring staff. Even so, hearing they need a root canal can strike fear in the most courageous of our patients. Root canals, known formally as endodontic therapy, still carry a strong…
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…
Dental health and a beautiful smile depend on much more than simply brushing regularly. In today’s post from Love Your Smile in Kelowna, we present a quick refresher course on general dentistry, and the lifestyle practices that affect oral health. You are probably familiar with most of these recommendations, but it is helpful to get…
At Love Your Smile in Kelowna we use dental crowns (sometimes called caps) in many restorative treatments. A crown adds strength to a tooth that has a large filling or has been injured, a crown can correct bite misalignments, and a crown is usually necessary after a root canal. In a dental implant procedure, attaching…
Dental patients are more informed than ever before and it’s not surprising that much of their knowledge about dentistry is gleaned from online sources. Proactive self-education can be beneficial for you and your family, especially if it helps with living a healthy lifestyle. We caution our friends and neighbors in the Kelowna area, however, not…