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Ten Great Reasons to Love Your Kelowna Dentist At Love Your Smile – Dr. Stephen Malfair

Going to the dentist in Kelowna is often considered to be a dreaded task for many people in British Columbia. However, a good dentist can make all the difference in how you view your dental visits. We came up with ten great reasons to love your dentist and visit often. Here they are: ONE: Personalized Care…

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What Do You Do If You Get Something Stuck Between Your Teeth?

Individuals get food stuck in and between their teeth all the time. Most of the time it is not a problem to get the food unstuck with floss or a toothbrush and move on with your day. However, once in a while there is a pesky piece of food that seems almost impossible to get…

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What If My Dental Crown Cracks, Comes Loose, or Comes Off?

Dental crowns are restorations that are cemented over a tooth that has been repaired, and we place a lot of them at Love Your Smile in Kelowna. While the cement is strong and reliable, crowns have been known to come off. It may have loosened or come off while brushing or flossing, or eating something…

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Crowning Achievements In Dentistry

This message from Love Your Smile in Kelowna looks at one of the miracles of modern dentistry: the dental restoration. Let’s pretend you are a biomedical engineer working in the field of dentistry before the inception of dental restorations. The men and women of your generation who have missing or damaged teeth want to repair…

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Dental Crowns Solve Dental Dilemmas

A dental crown is a strong, natural-looking permanent tooth restoration that covers the top of the damaged tooth. At Love Your Smile in Kelowna, we use dental crowns to solve a number of dental dilemmas. Crowns can remedy the following issues: A broken tooth with decay An ill-fitting existing crown A decayed tooth that has lost a…

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Crown Or Veneer?

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…

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How Long Will A Dental Crown Last?

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…