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Helpful articles, oral health tips, and news from our Waterloo dental team.
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Practical advice from the Westmount Dental team to help you smile with confidence.
Invisalign Before and After: Real Results
What aligner results actually look like, what a before and after photo cannot tell you, and how a digital assessment predicts your own outcome.
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Is Invisalign Covered by Insurance in Canada?
How orthodontic benefits usually work, the five questions to ask your insurer, and why an estimate goes for approval before treatment starts.
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Invisalign vs Braces: How to Choose
Aligners are removable and nearly invisible; braces work continuously whether you cooperate or not. Here is how to tell which one your teeth actually need.
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How Long Does Invisalign Take?
Typically 8 to 14 months, but complexity sets the floor and compliance sets the ceiling. What actually makes aligner treatment take longer.
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History of the Tooth Fairy: Where Did She Come From?
The baby-tooth-for-money tradition is younger than you think - and started with a mouse. Where the Tooth Fairy came from, and how other cultures mark a lost tooth.
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Thumb Sucking: How to Help Your Child Stop
Between 75% and 95% of infants suck their thumbs. Here is when it stops being harmless, what it can do to a child's teeth, and how to help them break the habit.
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Bad Breath (Halitosis): How to Stop Bad Breath
Mints and mouthwash cover bad breath; they rarely fix it. The real causes of halitosis - food, dry mouth, gum disease, medications - and what actually helps.
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Post-Surgical Care: Looking After Your Mouth After Treatment
What to eat, how to manage discomfort, and how to keep the area clean after a root canal, extraction, filling, bridge, or crown.
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