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Mississauga dentist offers affordable payment options to help patients avoid emergencies caused by delayed treatment

University of Toronto researchers reported that more than 17 percent of Canadians avoided professional dental care due to cost concerns. As you might expect, these people had more decay, were missing more teeth, and experienced oral pain often.

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Potential Emergency No. 1: Tooth decay

While you may associate emergency care with accidents, such as a knocked-out tooth, urgent needs also arise from untreated conditions. Decay and gum disease can be chronic, ongoing, and progressive. Tooth decay is rooted in the destructive acid from mouth bacteria thriving on sugars found in food and drink. In its earliest stages, decay can appear as a white spot on the tooth, which is a sign that this acidic attack is eroding the minerals in your natural protective enamel.

As this process continues, more minerals are lost and eventually a cavity or hole may form. A filling is a common and easy procedure to bring the tooth back to health. If treatment is delayed, the decay can continue to eat through the tooth. Eventually the pulp in the inner chamber may be affected. This severe form of decay requires extensive treatment, such as root canal therapy and a dental crown. If the damage is too great for the tooth to be saved with root canal treatment, your only option may be an extraction. Tooth replacement options are critical to your health, but they are certainly more costly than options geared toward avoiding decay and preventing disease. A bridge or dental implant-supported crown may be recommended.

Potential Emergency No. 2: Gum disease

While decay has to do with the hard tissues or teeth, periodontal or gum disease affects the soft tissues that surround and support the teeth. Every person has the potential to develop gum disease, because every mouth contains the bacteria that cause this destructive condition. Not everyone develops gum disease. The distinction between those who develop the disease and those who don’t typically is traced back to oral hygiene. When the sticky film produced by food, mucus, and bacteria isn’t removed with effective brushing and flossing, this plaque hardens and becomes tartar or calculus. The Dentistry on 10 staff has the tools to remove tartar, which once hardened can’t be removed with a toothbrush and at-home techniques alone. In turn, the importance of professional cleanings is obvious.

If professional cleanings are avoided, the gums can become inflamed. Gingivitis is the earliest stage of gum disease, but it can progress to advanced periodontitis if proper treatment isn’t received. The teeth may begin to separate from the surrounding tissue. The spaces between these soft and hard tissues harbour bacteria under the gumline. The pockets increasingly grow larger, and can threaten the stability of your tooth. The tooth may fall out or an extraction may be required, followed by a dental restoration to replace the missing tooth.

As your affordable dentist in Mississauga, Dentistry on 10 never wants you to delay getting the care you need due to cost. Dr. Kotecha and her staff have reduced this burden by offering a number of payment options including financing. Dentistry on 10 is also experienced with navigating the insurance process so you can get the benefits due to you and your family members.

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What issue did you have before you came here with your teeth? Before I came to see Doctor, there was a front tooth of mine which broke and that were two teeth put for me in front. Many years ago, in Tanzania and a slum. So, one day when I was eating something hard It broke so I had to come to doctor. I came and I showed Doctor and Doctor said this has to be removed. Once I remove this, we will have to put a bridge for you And I said Okay because without that two teeth in the front, I could not smile. I was looking terrible You know, so I said to doctor. Okay I’ll, I’ll, put a bridge, she said I’ll put fight for you and I said how much will it cost Doctor, and Doctor gave me the price and I told her OKAY. I have my son in Tanzania. I’m going to tell him about it, tell him about the price and see what he’s saying and asking should I do it here, Should I come to Tanzania and do it, and he told me no mum. I want you to do it with Doctor Rena. So go ahead. So, I came back and I told doctor I want to do it and she started working on me and one day I was called. That’s the day I was going to get my bridge. She told me you’ll have to have patience. You have to for three hours this work will take. I said Okay she handled me so well. The reason is I cannot lie flat on the bed, so I brought my pillow. I put my pillow and doctor worked and worked. Maybe Doctor was getting tired because you know they had to bend down, but she did it then she gave me a break after one and. 1/2 hour. I got up. I came out, had a walk, went back again, then she started again and after three hours she fixed the bridge and she said to me. Look, how do you look now? Oh God, I was shocked. I was shocked. I said doctor, look at my smile, it’s so good Now I don’t have to worry You know, so I can show Everybody, my teeth now like. That so that was it. And I’m so happy with Doctor Reena and I would recommend her to Anybody who ever wants to do a bridge Because she really handled me with care. I do not really know If I had gone some other dentist, if they would have had the patience, the patience she took with me was fantastic and I’m always thanking God for giving such a good doctor.


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Meet Dr. Rina Kotecha

Dr. Rina Kotecha is a graduate of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. She possesses 19 years of expertise in the dentistry field specializing in general dentistry. She has further qualifications from the MGE Executive Training Program and Master Implant Training Program while holding certification in Soft Tissue Management Program by DenMat. She completed the Rondeau Seminars in Level I Orthodontics and she is an active member of the Ontario Dental Association and Ontario Dental Implant Network.