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2061 Lawrence Avenue West, York, Toronto — at the south-west corner of Weston Road, with free parking.

Published hours differ between online listings, so the practice itself is the only reliable source. Please call 416-249-7768. Saturday and evening appointments are available by arrangement.

Dental implants are among the treatments listed by the practice. Whether a particular case is treated here or referred depends on the individual assessment.

Yes — free parking at the south-west corner of Weston Road.

Any dental insurance details, a list of medications you take, and the name of your previous dentist if there are records to transfer.

Both are available by arrangement. Ask when you call and the practice will tell you what is possible.

It helps to say so when you book and again when you arrive. Knowing in advance changes the pace of an appointment and how much gets explained as it goes. It is a very ordinary thing to raise.

Guidance generally points to the first visit happening early — around the time the first teeth come through. Early visits are usually short and are as much about familiarity as treatment.

Often, depending on the schedule. Ask when you call and the practice will tell you what can be arranged.

Say so when you book. Knowing in advance changes the pace of the appointment and how much is explained as it goes.

Implant treatment is staged over months rather than weeks, because bone needs time to integrate with the post. The timeline depends on your bone and whether preparatory work is needed.

That depends on the amount and quality of bone at the site, your gum health and your general medical history. Some people need preparatory treatment first. It is an assessment, not something that can be answered online.

A bridge or a partial denture can also replace a missing tooth. They differ in cost, in how much they involve neighbouring teeth, and in how they feel. All three are worth discussing.

Brushing, flossing and regular professional cleaning, much as with a natural tooth. The surrounding gum and bone can still become inflamed if plaque builds up.

Once a tooth has lost enough structure, a filling no longer holds it together and the tooth becomes liable to fracture. A crown wraps the tooth instead of sitting inside it.

Usually two appointments — one to prepare and take the impression, one to fit. Some cases differ.

Materials and shade are chosen to match the surrounding teeth. Ask to see the shade selection before it is made.

They are restorations, not permanent replacements, and their lifespan depends on the underlying tooth, your bite and your oral hygiene. They are checked at each examination.

The reputation comes from the pain that brings people in, not from the treatment. The tooth is frozen throughout, and most people find it comparable to a large filling.

Some teeth are completed in one visit, others need two, depending on the tooth and how much infection is present.

A treated tooth has lost internal structure and becomes more brittle, particularly at the back where chewing forces are highest.

Extraction is always an option and sometimes the right one. But losing a tooth changes how the neighbours sit and how you chew, and replacing it later is usually more involved than keeping it.

Bleeding usually indicates inflammation from plaque at the gum line. At the early stage it is very often reversible, which is exactly why it is worth raising rather than ignoring.

Cleaning inflamed gums can be tender. Freezing can be used where needed. Tell the clinician if anything is sore and they will adjust.

Early inflammation frequently resolves with proper cleaning and better daily hygiene. Once bone has been lost it does not grow back, so the goal shifts to stopping further loss.

More often than someone with healthy gums, at least initially. The interval is set by how your gums respond.

No. It lightens natural tooth structure, so results vary with the starting shade and the cause of discolouration. It does not change the colour of crowns, veneers or fillings.

Temporary sensitivity is common during and shortly after treatment and usually settles. Tell your dentist if you already have sensitive teeth.

Professional treatment starts with checking that your teeth and gums are healthy, and uses trays made to fit your mouth so the product stays where it should.

It fades gradually, and how fast depends on diet and habits. Coffee, tea, red wine and smoking all shorten it.

Routine examinations are usually booked weeks rather than days ahead, and most practices book the next one before you leave. Call and ask what the current wait is.

Tell the practice as early as you can. Most practices ask for a day or two of notice, and a cancelled slot given back early is usually filled by someone waiting.

It depends entirely on the day's schedule. Calling first thing gives you the best chance, and describing the problem accurately helps the practice judge how urgently to fit you in.

A routine examination and cleaning is typically shorter than a first visit, which includes a full assessment and a conversation about your history. Ask when you book so you can plan.

Any dental insurance details, a list of the medications you take including doses, and the name of your previous dentist if there are records worth transferring.

Yes, and about every medication and supplement. Blood thinners, bisphosphonates, diabetes, heart valve problems and immune conditions all change how treatment is planned. It is not box-ticking.

Almost always, and it is a normal request rather than an unusual one. Say so when you book, particularly if you would like them in the room.

Routine dental care during pregnancy is normal, and gum inflammation is more common while pregnant, which makes cleaning more rather than less useful. Tell the practice how far along you are so that timing, positioning and any imaging can be planned around it.

Because the fee follows the diagnosis, and the diagnosis follows the examination. What can be quoted in advance is the cost of the examination itself, and you should expect a written estimate before any larger work begins.

An annual reference published by the Ontario Dental Association listing procedure codes and suggested fees. It is a guide, not a mandatory tariff — practices set their own fees and may charge above or below it.

That is a question for your insurer, not the practice — only they can see the terms of your policy, your annual maximum and which fee guide year they reimburse against. Ask the practice for the procedure codes and give those to your insurer.

Often, yes. Where a plan runs to several appointments there is usually a clinically sensible order to do things in, and cost can be part of deciding that order. It is a reasonable thing to raise.

Anything likely to be uncomfortable is done with the area frozen. Pressure and vibration are still felt — that is normal and is not pain. Say if anything hurts and the clinician will stop and add more freezing.

Say so when you book and again when you arrive. Knowing in advance changes how the appointment runs: the pace, how much gets explained as it goes, and the option to stop. Agreeing a raised hand as a stop signal helps most people more than they expect.

Commonly a couple of hours, sometimes longer in the lower jaw. Avoid hot drinks and be careful not to bite your lip or cheek until it has fully worn off — that is the usual cause of injury afterwards, particularly in children.

Generally it removes more plaque, mostly because the timer and pressure sensor correct the two things people get wrong. A manual brush used properly for two minutes beats an electric one used badly for thirty seconds.

No. Spit out the excess and stop. Rinsing washes away the concentrated fluoride that is doing the work. If you use a fluoride mouthwash, use it at a separate time of day.

Professionally supervised whitening at appropriate concentrations is well established. Temporary sensitivity is common and usually settles. The risks come from unsupervised use, ill-fitting trays that let the product sit on the gums, and whitening teeth that were not assessed as healthy first.

Usually the opposite. Bleeding generally signals inflammation from plaque at the gum line, and that inflammation tends to settle once the area is cleaned properly and consistently. Raise it at your next appointment rather than backing off.

Swelling spreading toward the eye or down the neck, difficulty breathing or swallowing, inability to open the mouth, or fever with facial swelling all need an emergency department the same day. Most other dental problems are urgent rather than dangerous.

Hold it by the crown, never the root. Rinse briefly in milk if dirty, put it back in the socket if you can, or keep it in milk or saliva. Never in water and never dry. Get to a dentist immediately — this is genuinely time-critical.

Painkillers manage a toothache; they do not treat what is causing it, and pain that has settled does not mean the problem has. Never hold aspirin against the gum — it burns the tissue and does nothing for the tooth.