Friday, January 4, 2019

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For a full day of Canadian fun, check out the annual Steveston Salmon Festival. What better way to celebrate Canada’s birthday than with one of its most significant icons, the salmon?
Start the day early with a full pancake breakfast from 6:30 until 11:30 then enjoy the kids bicycle parade, a Canada Day parade, multicultural displays and martial arts demonstrations, art shows and kids crafting, the food fair, a children’s festival, a horticulture show, live music and dance performances, and of course the event that the festival revolves around – the salmon barbeque. For more information about all of these events and more, visit the Steveston Salmon Festival website.

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The North Shore Canada Day parade will take place on Sunday rain or shine. Parade starts at 10 a.m. at Boulevard and 13th. Visit their website for a map.
In North Vancouver’s Waterfront Park from noon until 4pm there will be a Canada Day market with live music and dance performances, food, and even free cupcakes. This market is a proud zero-waste event and promises to be fun for the whole family. For more information, visit the North Van Canada Day website.
Afterwards, head to John Lawson Park in West Vancouver and enjoy a picnic style dinner in the great outdoors with live entertainment starting at 4:30pm. Everyone is welcome to either bring their own food or take advantage of the incredible food trucks that will be there. Stay until 10:30 for the Canada Day fireworks barge display which will be visible from the park. For more information, visit the West Vancouver website.
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It’s the biggest Canada Day celebration outside of Ottawa! Canada Place is hosting an all-day event that’s jam packed with patriotic fun. From 10am until 6pm you and yours can enjoy live music from amazing Canadian artists and family-friendly events and exhibits.
At 10am there will be a citizenship ceremony, a heartfelt event that will be captured by the Global News team where Canadians can affirm their citizenship while welcoming 60 new citizens. For more information about all of this and much more, visit the Canada Place website.
End the day with the Canada Day dual barge simultaneous fireworks show! The spectacle will begin at 10:30 and will be most visible from Canada Place, Harbour Green Park, Coal Harbour, Stanley Park, and Crab Park. Click herefor more information.

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It’s our country’s birthday on Sunday, do you know how you’ll be celebrating? We do!
We have scoured the Lower Mainland for the best Canada Day events in each area so you can spend less time planning and more time celebrating. So round up the family and head to the event nearest you!

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According to the American Association of Orthodontists, a child should have a checkup with an orthodontist by no later than 7 years old. This will ensure that any alignment issues are detected as soon as possible. Moreover, some dental issues are caused by habits such as thumb sucking. Early treatment can stop these and other behaviors from damaging teeth and jaw growth. An orthodontist will also be able to guide jaw growth and monitor the child to improve the appearance and structure of the teeth.
See a general dentist if you need basic services, a referral for a specialist, or just have some more questions about orthodontic work and how it might benefit you. Use our Find Your Dentist page to look for qualified dentists and orthodontists in your area if you need help getting started. If you have any children, remember to ask your family dentist whether you should take them to see an orthodontist before they turn 7 years old.

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Types of Orthodontic Procedures

Most people know that orthodontists can fit and modify a patient’s braces, but there are many other services that these individuals provide to correct issues with teeth and jaws. In addition, there are multiple types of braces. Here are some dental appliances and services that only an orthodontist can provide:
  • Traditional braces: Metal brackets placed on each tooth that are linked by wire and elastic to move the teeth into the correct position.
  • Ceramic braces: Functionally the same as traditional braces, but the brackets are made with transparent ceramic.
  • Damon braces: These braces use a self-adjusting slide mechanism rather than elastic to connect the wires between the brackets.
  • Palatal expanders: Though removable aligners such as Invisalign can help with overcrowding, patients with severe alignment issues may need a palatal expander to gradually move the teeth apart. Tooth extraction is another option, but palatal expanders are the preferred choice today. Once the jaws are realigned using this method, a person can then wear braces or pursue other treatment methods to correct remaining issues with teeth and jaw alignment.
  • Forsus appliances: These are springs attached to the braces against the patients’ cheeks to help position the jaw into proper position and thus correct issues such as severe overbites and underbites.
In some cases, an orthodontist will start by aligning the jaws into position over the course of several months and then later install braces to move the teeth into place. For example, a patient may not be able to wear braces because of an issue with crowding. Such a patient would only wear braces after a treatment with palatal expanders. Similarly, removable aligners are often required after braces to ensure that the teeth stay properly aligned.
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A person who has a bad bite, has issues with the contact between teeth (occlusion), or needs a treatment to straighten their teeth will likely need the help of an orthodontist. While general dentists will notice these issues in their patients their ability to treat certain problems is limited. However, general dentists do offer some orthodontic work, such as Invisalign.
Invisalign is an effective treatment for a great many people and is a pleasant alternative to braces. It’s only an option, though, for common issues (i.e., overbite/underbites and gapped teeth) or for cosmetic purposes that are not severe. Age is also a factor in what treatment options are available, as younger patients’ teeth are still changing and may need a more advanced procedure to ensure long-term correction. For these reasons, dentists will refer patients to orthodontists for more advanced services.

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Malocclusions (bad bites) are one of many dental problems that an orthodontist can help fix. These include the following issues:
  • Underbite: The lower jaw extends over the upper jaw.
  • Overbite: The upper jaw extends too far over the lower jaw.
  • Crossbite: The upper teeth sit inside the lower teeth.
  • Upper front teeth protrusion: Either the upper teeth extend too far or the lower teeth don’t extend far enough.
  • Crowding: The teeth don’t have enough room to erupt.
  • Spacing: There is too much room between teeth (or teeth are missing entirely).
  • Openbite: There is no overlap between the upper and lower front teeth.
  • Dental midline mismatch: The back teeth do not align properly.
Spacing and crowding are the two most common reasons why people visit an orthodontist. Typically, a general dentist will notice issues with alignment during a periodic check. If the malocclusion is serious enough, it may warrant a trip to an orthodontist to receive an assessment and/or specialized treatment that the dentist can’t provide.

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Most people know to visit their general dentists often for cleaning or for help with complications such as cavities and gum disease. However, dentistry is a broad field, and patients who present with certain irregularities may need to follow up with an orthodontist. Orthodontic specialists can help individuals with problems related to their bite alignment and those who need teeth straightening procedures that go beyond simpler solutions such as Invisalign.

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You’ll find a variety of mouthwashes and toothpastes marketed to smokers with claims that they can help repair damage caused by smoking. This includes toothpastes made to remove yellow nicotine stains and products used to mask cigarette odour in your mouth. However, no product on the market is as effective at treating oral problems brought on by smoking as actually quitting smoking. Additionally, many of these products use abrasive and harsh chemicals to attack bacteria that thrive in a smoker’s mouth. Yet these products can do nothing to restore enamel, prevent gum and tooth rot, or stop any type of oral cancer.
If you’re a smoker, it’s important you regularly visit your dentist to monitor your oral health, and you can use our Find Your Dentist tool to find one near you. If you’re ready to quit smoking, talk to your healthcare professional about the variety of products available to help you meet your goal.

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In addition to a higher risk of complications during surgery, research also shows a direct connection between smoking and delayed wound healing after surgery. If you’re a smoker and you need surgery on your mouth (or any part of your body), it’s important to understand how smoking impacts your healing. Smoking reduces the amount of oxygen in your body. Without this necessary oxygen, surgical wounds take longer to close, which increases the risk of infection. It also increases your chances of scarring. Additionally, orthopaedic surgeries, which are those on your bones or joints, also take longer to heal.
While it’s hard to do, if you can quit smoking before your surgery, your body can heal faster and better. Within just a few days after quitting, your blood flow improves and your body starts to get more oxygen. Within four weeks of quitting, inflammatory cell response is reduced.

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However, it’s not just oral health concerns you have to consider when smoking. Smokers have an increase in severe cardiovascular complications compared to nonsmokers. In fact, one study showed that smokers were 57 per cent more likely to suffer from cardiac arrest, 73 per cent more likely to have a stroke, and 80 per cent more likely to have a heart attack. This is because smoking increases inflammation, which increases your chances of these complications.

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Since the nicotine, tar, and other harmful chemicals found in cigarettes immediately hit your teeth and mouth as soon as you start smoking, this is one part of your body that receives some of the worst side effects. These chemicals can lead to yellow stains on your teeth that are difficult to remove. They also weaken the protective enamel on your teeth, which can leave your teeth to more susceptible to bacteria that eat away at your teeth and cause tooth rot. Weakened enamel also leads to sensitive teeth.
Additionally, this build up of bacteria can lead to gum disease, which causes your gums to recede and compromises the stability of your teeth. Finally, perhaps the most major impact smoking has on your oral health is oral cancer. Tobacco smoke has over 7,000 chemicals, and over 70 of those chemicals are known to cause cancer.

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Vaping, which is when you inhale the vapours produced by e-cigarettes, has been pushed as a healthy alternative to traditional cigarette smoking. While research is still ongoing, what scientists have discovered so far isn’t promising. While e-cigarettes don’t result in bad breath, tooth discolouration, and plaque build up like traditional cigarettes, you still inhale nicotine if you choose a variety that has a nicotine cartridge. Nicotine reduces blood flow, which impacts your mouth’s ability to fight off bacteria. In turn, this can lead to a serious gum infection called periodontal disease.
Additionally, e-cigarette vapours can release inflammatory proteins in the gum tissue that can lead to critical oral diseases. Some e-cigarettes use flavouring that can also lead to cellular damage in your mouth. Lastly, research done at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine shows that e-cigarettes lead to the same, and sometimes even broader, suppression of key immune genes in your respiratory system and nasal passages as traditional cigarette smoking. This means e-cigarettes could be just as harmful as regular cigarettes to your respiratory system.


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