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What to Know About Your First Denture

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When patients transition from natural teeth to their first denture, they often focus on the positives. They may be excited to be moving away from chronic tooth pain. They may look forward to restoring a smile that was affected by missing teeth. Or they may be ready to move on from more restorative procedures on their natural teeth. For these patients, dentures can certainly be a game changer.

However, dentures can also pose certain challenges – albeit many temporary – that patients need to be aware of. Here are a few things patients should know before they commit to their first denture.

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Getting Through Dental Impressions

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Impressions are a necessary step when having dentures made, though some patients find the process uncomfortable.

Ask most patients about their least favourite part of having a denture reline or a new denture made, and chances are they will mention dental impressions.

Impressions are an essential part of the process to create a new denture and reline an existing denture. Unfortunately, when your Denturist puts a dental impression tray in your mouth, both the tray and the viscous impression material oozing in your mouth can cause your gag reflex to engage.

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Coronavirus and Other Viruses: How to stay healthy

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Reduce your risk of getting sick with tried-and-true ways to prevent virus transmission

It’s all over the global newswires – Coronavirus. While this new illness has caused widespread concern, influenza and even the common cold present a higher risk to most Canadians.

Whether from colds, flus, or the latest Coronavirus, how can we reduce our risk of getting sick and keep ourselves and others safe?

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When a Loved One Has Alzheimer’s – Planning for appointment success

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Caregivers can take simple steps to help ensure appointment success for patients with Alzheimer’s or other dementias

January is Alzheimer Awareness Month

When a person has Alzheimer’s, appointments with health and dental care practitioners are inevitable. However, those appointments also cause disruption to routines that are often calming for persons with dementia.

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