Laser Gum Surgery
Laser can be used to deal with unhealthy gum diseases, to recontour the gum or to remove oral cysts and tumors. The procedure is almost pain free with no bleeding eliminaes the need for sutures. Laser is used in our office on daily basis to increase the comfort and accelerate healing process upon operation.
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Dental Implants
Dental Implants are used to replace single or multiple missing teeth or to increase the stability of dentures. They are functional, comfortable and natural looking. We are one of the few offices in Vancouver that do both surgical and cosmetic restorative part of dental implant in our office.
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Tooth Extraction / Surgery
We provide tooth extraction and surgery for wisdom teeth, teeth with extensive damages, remaining roots and complicated cases. The extraction can be done under local anaesthetic in a very gentle manner. Most of the patient going through tooth removal are experiencing no or minimal pain.
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Gum Recession Correction
Gum recession is a very popular problem caused by excessive brushing or teeth grinding. In most cases teeth are getting sensitive due to exposed root surface. This can be correced by bringing back the gum to cover the root surface. Procedure is considered very conservative.
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Gummy Smile Correction
Gummy smile is due to high smile line and / or short size teeth. while this is not causing any health issues, it can be treated cosmetically to improve the smile line. There are different ways to address gummy smile depending on the factors causing it.
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Gum Disease Surgery
Gum disease can cause gum bleeding and tooth mobility whch may result in tooth lost. It is important to maintain the oral hygiene to prevent this. Once the gum problem onset, a deep gum cleaning and in some cases gum surgery is required to preserve the gum in a healthy state.
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Frenectomy
Frenum is an attachment from lip, tongue or cheek to the gum between teeth. This is a normal natomy however in some cases it can interfere with movement of tongue or displacement of teeth. In these cases, it can be removed using laser dentistry with no bleeding or discomfort.
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Biopsy of Cysts and Lesions
Most lesions persisting over two weeks and their nature could not be established clinically, should be removed and checked under the magnification of microscope to determine their real identity. This can be done by biopsy which can help determining the need of ant treatment if any.
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Crown Lenghtening
Increase in the lenght of the tooth crown is becoming necessary due to anatomical short crowns or extensive damage to crowns. This operation can also be used when a crown needs to be placed and short crown does not provide enough retention or when cosmetic improvement is desirable.
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Root Amputation / Tooth Hemi-section
When infection or extensive cavities damage half of a tooth with two roots or more, it is possible to try to save the tooth rather than extracting it by removing one root or sectioning the damaged section of tooth.This would be considered the last resort before extracting the tooth.
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Bone Grafting
The jaw bone is the back support for holding teeth and implants in place. In lack of enough quantity of bone, it becomes ne essary to replace it to re construct the bone. This is more appicable when placement of implants projected. The bone can be sourced from natural or syntetic origins.
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