Dental emergencies can arise anywhere and at the most inopportune time. Dr. Leung and our experienced staff can provide immediate assistance should you or your child experience a dental emergency.

Dental Emergencies include:

• swelling and infection,
• severe pain,
• chipped or broken teeth,
• any other issues causing distress.

Dental emergencies do not always involve pain. If in doubt, please don’t hesitate to contact us at 604-885-4669.

Oral examinations by a dentist are crucial to assessing your oral health. X-rays may also be needed to detect problems between teeth, under the gumline and the position of impacted teeth and cracks or fractures. Routine oral examinations are an integral component in preventative dental care. Through consistent exams, we will be able to discover and address dental issues before they snowball into bigger problems that require more time, effort, and expense.

Regular preventive hygiene appointments with our registered dental hygienists are a key component in the long term health of your teeth and gums. Dental cleanings remove the plaque around teeth that can lead to gum disease and possible tooth loss. A consistent schedule of dental cleanings helps prevent future oral health disease.

Family dentistry encompasses a comprehensive range of dental services for children, teens, and adults.

Our team is well-trained and highly-experienced at treating patients of any age. We hope you will find our environment relaxing and if there is anything specific we can do to make your experience more comfortable, please let us know.

A filling restores a damaged tooth back to normal function and shape. When you receive a filling, the dentist removes the decayed tooth material, cleans the area, and then fills the cavity with a filling material.

Fillings prevent bacteria from entering and further decay. At Cowrie Street Dental, we believe that different filling materials give superior outcomes and prognosis dependent on the situation. By utilizing materials from composites to fluoride-releasing restorative material, we strive towards a standard of care that includes using the right materials and tools for the right tooth and scenario.

Root canal treatment, or endodontic treatment, is the process of removing infected, injured or dead pulp from your tooth. It is designed to save badly damaged or diseased teeth. The space inside the roots of your tooth is filled with soft dental pulp made up of nerves and blood vessels that help your tooth grow and develop. This tissue is removed and the space is sterilised and filled with a special material to seal the root off. The tooth will often require a crown to provide long-lasting protection. As with other procedures, a local anaesthetic is applied to the tooth. Despite its notoriety, root canals are not more painful than routine fillings.

Crowns are often recommended on teeth that require mechanical strengthening. Teeth that require this procedure often have very large fillings from previous large cavities, or are teeth that have fractured or are showing the signs and symptoms of a precarious crack in the tooth. Teeth that have had root canals are also often recommended to be crowned due to their structural weakness. Crowns allow us to be preventative, and not a reactionary, when it comes to the structural integrity and overall prognosis of your teeth.

Dental bridges are fixed, or permanent, restorations that replace one or more missing teeth. Generally, bridges are made of two crowns with a suspended artificial tooth fused in between. Bridges can also replace larger numbers of teeth when supported by dental implants. Bridges are an effective and beautiful treatment that can provide excellent, durable results while helping to improve speaking, chewing, and a variety of other problems associated with missing teeth.

Dental implants are used to replace missing roots and support the replacement teeth. They are anchored to your jaw with an artificial tooth root, making them a permanent part of your mouth.

Dental implants restore both function and appearance and look like natural teeth. Implants are an alternative to bridges, partials or complete dentures and offer a more permanent and natural solution to enhance your smile, improving chewing and speaking. They require no extra maintenance beyond regular brushing and flossing.

Your smile is important. It’s one of the first things that is noticed when you meet someone. A whiter, brighter smile is beautiful – it can help you feel better about yourself and make a memorable impression. Your lifestyle and the ageing process can stain and darken your teeth. Many things we do on a regular basis can contribute to stained teeth, such as drinking coffee, tea, cola, red wine or smoking. At Cowrie Street Dental, we offer at-home teeth whitening treatments that are designed to improve the appearance of your teeth and help you feel confident about your smile.

Sports injuries to teeth and gum tissue are more common than most people think. Custom-fitted mouthguards reduce the severity of, or prevent, injuries to the teeth and soft tissues of the mouth, especially in those who wear orthodontic appliances. More importantly, a mouth guard can prevent serious injuries such as concussion, cerebral haemorrhage, neck injuries and jaw fractures by lessening the impact of the lower jaw crashing into the upper jaw.

A mouth guard should be well-cared for, cleaned thoroughly after every use, and stored in its case when not in use.