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Seymour Dental Patient Care Update

February 20th, 2012
A current patient with an extremely infected tooth arrived on short notice to see Dr. Lee. His pain was moderate, but Dr. Lee was concerned that extensive infection may affect the patient's heart. The medical profession has shown abscess and other oral infections and bacteria to be a direct link to poor heart health and detrimental heart conditions.  The patient was diagnosed with a badly bro ...

We Cater to Kids in Parkgate

January 13th, 2012

Dr. Lee can now add his youngest patient to his client roster; a sweet and shy 4 year old was in for her first visit. After explaining what all of our tools and machines were used for in the dentist office, she allowed us to perform her first dental exam and prophy. Introducing her to all the tools in a non-evasive manner and letting her see for herself, being at the dentist was positive expe ...

New Patient - Old Cavities

January 5th, 2012
In January we received and treated another new patient in pain, AR, who was 24 years old and from Australia. He had never been to a dentist in his life, which he could recall.  The patient had been experiencing pain for quite some time and with proper examination diagnosed a cavity.  Not having one in the past, we explained the procedure to him as we repaired his tooth. Dr. Lee felt the remai ...

Toothache in North Vancouver

December 15th, 2011

Add another new patient to the list for Dr. Lee.  CP, a 24 year old young man who had many decayed teeth and a sore wisdom tooth which had yet to be treated properly. After much pain and some research online, he contacted Dr. Lee on Dr. Lee's after hours cell phone nmber provided for emergency treatment. Dr. Lee spoke to him directly, diagnosed the problem and was able to have the patient boo ...

Damaged Teeth From Thumb Sucking?

October 30th, 2011
Many kids develop problems from thumb sucking that can create lif-long problems unless treated properly.

P.S. an 8 year old old boy came to see Dr. Lee with a very constricted palate due to thumb sucking and mouth breathing. His teeth were splayed or "bucked" due to his oral habit.

Dr. Lee cemented an orthodontic appliance to correct his bite. His mother was relieved that Dr. Lee was able t ...

Need a great denatl Hygenist? Try Seymour Dental in North Vancouver

October 25th, 2011
In our office, we see new patients weekly and perform a thorough exam including an oral cancer screening by Dr. Lee. During their initial important dental hygiene appointment, our hygienist perfoms a periocharting which is measuring the gum depth around each tooth in six places to detect any signs of gum disease (periodontal disease).

It is always surprising to us to hear patients say that t ...

Denture Pain in North Vancouver?

October 13th, 2011
Mrs. W. a denture patient, arrived at our office with only 2 teeth that were decayed and with ill fitting dentures. Dr. Lee was able to save these remaining teeth, and explained that they are important to keep as a denture anchor and to maintain the existing bone for supporting the dentures. Mrs. W is now free of pain and has a new smile. She is also happy to be able to eat her favourite food ...

Gum and bone surgery? Not always...

October 10th, 2011
Mrs. D is relieved Dr. Lee was able to save her upper left molar that her old dentist said would need to have expensive gum and bone surgery by a specialist oral surgeon or possibly extracted. She arrived at our office after being referred for a second opinion for this tooth that had fractured below her bone level. Dr. Lee was able to save the tooth as he treated it with a gum reduction and b ...

Dental Procedure - Osseous (Bone) Surgery

September 30th, 2011
A female patient in her 50's (E.G) had osseous (bone) surgery performed on her molars by Dr. Lee recently to help regenerate lost bone from bone disease.

With his innovative technique and state of the art materials, Dr. Lee is performing more of these surgeries each month to help patients have better bone and gum support for a healthier, more youthful smile!
A female pt in her 50's (E.G) had ...

Lava Zirconian (porcelain) Crowns Available in North Vancouver

September 27th, 2011
Dr. Lee has completed a number of full mouth reconstruction cases that have left our patients very pleased with their new white smile using the lava zirconian (porcelain) crowns.
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