Ottawa ON – Gum disease, also called periodontal disease, constitutes a bacterial infection of the gums, ligaments and bone that surround your teeth and hold them in your jaw. Usually painless until its final stages, gum disease is silent like heart disease — and can fool a patient.
“Prevention and treatment of periodontal disease are essential since they are part of a chronic inflammation in your body’s tissues,” observes Ottawa dental specialist, Dr. Pamela Li. “However, people often don’t see it as a serious concern. They see regular dental appointments as ‘just another cleaning.’” (more…)
Ottawa, ON – Dr. Pamela Li, an Ottawa dentist and dental implants provider and veneers is implementing a new protocol based on recommendations by the Canadian Dental Association (CDA). The CDA advises that dentists see infants by age one for their first dental visit instead of waiting until age two or three. Early childhood dental decay is still very common and Dr. Li uses the CAMBRA risk assessment screening method to assess each child’s risk.
“The waiting list for dental treatment in an O.R. at CHEO, our children’s hospital, is over a year,” says Dr. Li, an Ottawa invisalign provider and general dental care. “Unfortunately, decay is still prevalent in children despite water fluoridation.” (more…)
Throughout April, Ottawa dentist Dr. Pamela Li looks to help anyone interested in learning more about oral cancer and provide oral cancer screenings for those who feel like they are in danger of having this illness. Though Dr. Li always looks to help her patients in any way she can, being that April is oral health month, the Ottawa dentistry practitioner hopes to help her patients catch oral cancer early on and improve prognosis. (more…)
OTTAWA, ON — Ottawa cosmetic dentistry practitioner Dr. Pamela Li is taking a series of orthodontic courses for general dental practitioners. These courses enhance dentists’ knowledge of orthodontic treatment and further enable practitioners to diagnose and treat patients more effectively. Dr. Li is completing her training with Rondeau Seminars and at the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies (LVI).
Dr. Li is one of several Ottawa dentists that seek additional training from Rondeau Seminars. She will complete her training in functional orthodontics at Rondeau Seminars in March 2010. This program prepares a dentist to provide early interceptive orthodontic treatment. It also provides intimate knowledge of removable and fixed functional appliances. This decreases the need for tooth extractions and surgery. The training also includes orthodontic treatment for TMJ disorders and facial pain. (more…)
OTTAWA, ON — Ottawa dentist Dr. Pamela Li will be utilizing a newly opened ICAT scanner to more accurately treat her patients in need of dental implants or TMJ care. The ICAT scanner allows dentists and surgeons to read 3D scans of a patient’s head and neck, with much less radiation exposure than CT scans.
Thanks to the ICAT, dental implant surgery is far easier and less risky. Using the 3D scans, surgeons can accurately determine the best site for a dental implant based on bone mass, jaw structure, and the arrangement of teeth and roots. It is easier to plan the restorations of multiple implants if the dentist knows exactly where the implants will be placed ahead of time. Because of this, the procedure and results are much more predictable. (more…)
OTTAWA, ON — One of Ottawa, ON dentists, Dr. Pamela Li has recently registered her practice as a care facility for the Give Back A Smile program. As an acting volunteer of the program, Dr. Li will provide free smile restorations to women who have been abused.
Give Back a Smile is a program founded by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Charitable Foundation (AACDCF). The program asks for dentists and laboratory technicians to volunteer their services to restore broken or damaged teeth and other oral damages as a result of domestic and intimate partner violence. The foundation aims to erase the scarring memories of an abusive relationship by restoring the smiles of victims at no financial cost to the patient.
“To be a part of the Give Back A Smile program is very important to me as a person and as a professional,” said Ottawa, ON cosmetic dentist Dr. Pamela Li. “I am in a position to make a difference for these women and boost their self-esteem.” (more…)
OTTAWA, ON — Ottawa, ON dentist Dr. Pamela Li has recently added a new antibiotic treatment to her periodontal treatment. Dr. Li plans on using this new treatment method to keep bacteria from building up after periodontal disease treatment.
The antibiotic, Arestin, is a powder-based antibiotic that kills bacteria living in periodontal pockets. After a dentist or periodontist performs scaling and root planning (SRP) on an infected periodontal pocket to remove bacteria, Arestin is used to release an antibiotic (minocycline) that eliminates any bacteria in the recently treated area for up to 21 days after the SRP procedure.
“Arestin is a great tool for dentists in that it targets the specific infected periodontal pocket,” said Ottawa, ON dentist Dr. Li. “It can reduce the depth of the pocket, help promote bone growth, and helps long-term maintenance of the pocket.” (more…)
