Quick Tips To Avoid Tooth Decay- From Your Dentist In Vancouver BC
How can applying a few simple yet important tips help to prevent unnecessary tooth decay? Drs. Jan and Warren Roberts, your dentists in Vancouver BC provide the important details. We all want healthy teeth with a brilliant smile. Yet, many find themselves with discoloured/yellow teeth that have lost their lustre or shine. One of the [...]
Pregnancy And Your Oral Health
Pregnancy is an exciting time that keeps expectant parents busy making plans to provide the best for their new addition. Your dentist in Vancouver BC wants to remind you that an important part of that care and planning you provide for the baby includes caring for your oral health both before and during your pregnancy. [...]
Foods to Avoid for Long Lasting White Teeth
If your teeth are dull and stained, your smile will be one of the first things that ages you. A bright, white smile proclaims a youthfulness and confidence that is undeniable. It’s natural for teeth to become discolored due to our lifestyle and consumption habits. If you’ve had your teeth professionally whitened by a cosmetic [...]
Back to School Dental Check-ups!
Are your kids ready to head back to school? Something parents don’t want to forget amidst the back to school shopping is getting their regular cleaning and dental care. Vancouver BC residents like you getting a regular dental check-up and cleaning for your children will help prevent oral problems throughout the school year. During the [...]
Vancouver Dental Questions
Many patients research dental treatments online before seeing their dentist. We would like to invite you to visit the Dental Wizard for patient education tutorials for information on restorative and cosmetic dental procedures and preventive skills. Please contact Dr. Jan Roberts by emailing info@asmileabove.ca with any questions you may have about the information in these [...]
The 6 month check-up
As dental professionals we’ve noticed an increased concern among our clients as to what is and isn’t covered by their insurance – not so much with respect to the cosmetic procedures (you don’t expect your insurance to pay for that), but rather with your hygiene visits. The cry we hear, “my insurance was changed to [...]
Resolutions for a healthier YOU!
If you haven’t already made a New Year’s resolution, why not make one that you and your family can smile about? New Year’s resolutions can be as easy or as hard as you make them. Setting a goal of good dental health is easy and it can benefit you and your children’s overall health too. [...]
Cold sensitivity
Brrr… The recent cold snap has increased patient awareness of cold sensitivity. We often become accustom to avoiding certain foods that increase sensitivity, but when we go out side and breath in that cold air – there’s not a lot we can do at the time but cringe! Sensitive teeth result when the underlying layer [...]
Sensitive teeth can be a touchy subject!
As is evidenced by the large number products available for sensitive teeth, millions of people suffer at some time from this often painful problem. Sensitive teeth result when the underlying layer of your teeth (the dentin) becomes exposed. This can happen on the chewing surface of the tooth as well as at the gum line. [...]
Spit happens!
Saliva, aka SPIT – is very important. Your may have even been complimented at your dental cleaning appointment by your dental hygienist on your saliva. It usually goes something like this: You know the dialogue – it goes something like this: dental hygienist “wow, you have a lot of saliva” you, the patient (who [...]
