A: The Canadian Dental Association recommends you see your dental team at least two times per year. These visits should include a cleaning with your dental hygienist and a check-up with your dentist. Seeing us twice a year at minimum helps us keep you in good oral health. Gentle cleanings remove plaque and tartar to help prevent gum disease. These appointments also let us give you the oral hygiene education you want and need to keep your teeth and gums healthy. At your dental checkups we can find issues when they are still small – and more affordable to treat. Plus, if there is anything you don’t like about your smile, this is a perfect opportunity to ask about your options!

Depending on your unique needs and dental health, it may be necessary to have more frequent dental visits – up to four times per year for people with advanced gum disease.

A: For any number of reasons, you may dislike several aspects of your smile. Missing, crooked, or misaligned teeth could take away from your confidence, your gums may show too much or too little, or you may have old crowns and fillings that show silver or black when you smile. If this is the case a smile makeover could be the solution you’re looking for. Starting with a consultation, we will listen to your concerns and offer solutions that fit your unique circumstances. This could involve many aspects of your smile, but one this is always consistent. We will take the time to investigate how your bite, muscles, and jaw joint work together, ensure they work in harmony, and then correct any aesthetic concerns you may have.

A: At Phelan Dental, we’re proud to offer dental veneers to correct many smile concerns including chips, stains, and uneven teeth! It’s one of the more popular cosmetic dental treatments we offer, and they can be applied in as little as two appointments. You do want to keep in mind that even though this is a minimally invasive treatment, dental veneers are bonded to your natural teeth, so some of the surface of your enamel will need to be etched before we apply the veneer. If you have questions about this treatment, contact us to schedule a consultation, where we can answer your questions or even make other suggestions for your healthy and beautiful smile.

A: At Phelan Dental, we offer a wide range of general and cosmetic treatments for your whole family. From first visits for your kids, where we check their growth and development and offer preventive care, to dentures and dental implants, our goal is to help you meet all your family’s dental needs at one conveniently located Oakville dental practice. For your cosmetic needs, we can correct the look of one tooth, or even your entire smile. Teeth whitening, Invisalign®, tooth-coloured bonding, and porcelain veneers are designed to improve many aspects of your smile that may cause you to hide your mouth.

A. Dental implants are a revolutionary way to replace missing teeth, regain form and function, and avoid the bone loss that comes with missing teeth. When you lose even one tooth you also lose the tooth root that stimulates your jawbone – and that means bone loss. When you have more than one missing tooth, this bone loss can become pronounced, giving you a prematurely aged look. Dental implants use a titanium root that continues to stimulate your bone, preventing bone loss. Plus, because there is no damage to neighbouring teeth (like with a dental bridge that requires two neighbouring teeth to be crowned), only the tooth in question will be affected.