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October 2016: Dental Tips and InsightsOctober 2016

What’s the Difference between White Fillings and Silver Fillings?

October 19, 2016 | Leave a response
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Dental technology has come a long way in the past couple of decades. An Ottawa dentist today can provide a lot of choices to one’s patients. For instance, treating cavities can now be made by either white fillings or silver fillings. Most people may not know the difference between the two. Below are briefly discussed … Read More

Should I Get Silver or White Fillings?

October 12, 2016 | 1 comment
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If you are like the majority of people, you have had a cavity and had it filled at some point in your life. However, you may not have had the choice of silver fillings or white fillings. According to Dr. Vineet Sidhu, an Ottawa dentist with over 22 years of experience in white fillings, a … Read More

Do Not Let Missing Teeth Ruin Your Smile

October 5, 2016 | Leave a response
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Teeth Replacement Options to Help Restore Your Smile and Your Self-Confidence Sometimes, as a means of eliciting laughter from the audience, entertainers may produce a smile that they have artificially altered by blackening a few teeth or by inserting/overlaying a prop made to look like a toothless grin; and then there are the hockey documentaries … Read More

Can You Cover Silver Fillings with White Fillings?

October 5, 2016 | 3 comments
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The quick answer is that you can’t. Silver fillings need to be replaced, not covered as the effect is going to be nil. However, this is a really brief explanation, and there are quite a lot of variables that need to be taken into account. It’s definitely not a yes or no question, and it … Read More

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