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ir you have any questions tnese professionals can answer, please write to: 191 Main Street E. Milton, Ontario L9T 4N9 or ax to R78-4943~ Dr. Tong Wan's - Towne Dental Gr ou, TnH.WnMilton Mail - 55 Ontario St. B.Sc., D.D.S. (905) 876-1188 Why Replace Outdated Dental Restorations? There are Many reasons for reptacing otd dental restorations (fitings or cmowns). In fart. mnst dental problenis may nos be evident to patients. When you consider the daily stresses exerted on your teeU, it is nos surprising Uas retorationu evetuaiiy wear out and sometimes need to be îepiaced. Sometinen, however, patients briieve Ue nid adage. "If it dosn't hurt, dont fis it.' If lefs untreated, however, dental prbems cas lead 50 more expert- tise dental pmocedures and esentuai toods moss. There are a nunher of reasons. They may inlude ay of the foiiowing. - Wear: AlUougis Uere are a nunher of facto s as affect the life of a dental resoration, Ue aerage ilser fiing, crown or bridge nay last frn five to 15 years, depending upon Ue sire. Forces constastiy exerted on the filings by chewing and grinding cause Usen to wear down. - Leakage: Fillingu nay tsars 10 Irak around Ueir edgea due to wear and trauma. Often leakage on Ue iing surface of a erown goeu unnoticed by patienta. 'Thmn uiiown bacteria a ready acens to tise deeper arasa of tise boUs. Once Ue bacteria are inide Ue tooUs or crown, Uey cannoi be renoved. and decay nay begin rapidly again.Worst of al. Ushis damnage in often unseen and Uere may bc n ympons unsi Ue decay bau reached Use nerse (pulp> of tise tond. * Recsrring decay: Inreaucli exponure to die elementu Uai caused Ue orig- inal casiîy nake is possible to ges asother cavity in Ue sie tooneareg s original filling. Ifsa tonUs is not kep cdean, decay canstuais ceai Ue edge of Ue filling or ie another site os Ue sood. Esen ifsa oUs han a crown cover- ing i, decay c stil sat as Ue edges where it teta on Ue tond, if is is nt( kept dlean. As nentioned before, if decay is eft untrealed, it ran esensually insade Ue nerse of Ue tooti, causisg an abseesu, which leadu 10 rm canal or extraction. - Cracka: A greas deal of force in placed on ynur sceUs esery day. Tise sscr- age humas bises wids seserl hundred pounds of pressure per square inchs. TIis biting pressure can reault in tiny cracks in tise tonds. Osewing on sery baud subtances, sucis as ice or nta, can crack a tondsh or flling. Often. your dentist cas teli wben dest cracku hase undeemined asotiser portion of Ue tonds or genneton deep. B.A., B.S.W., M.S.W., R.S.W., DIP. SOC. ADMV. Counselling & Psychotherapy Individuals, Couples, Children & Families 11084, 5th Line, Milton, Ontario (905) 854-0801 1 Elyfl4 P:Wlsat la tihe diffrence between a hypnotlst who entertains peo- ie and what you do? A.:Ssage hypnotists use the fact that people, who are wiling, cai be put into a trance-like stase, in order to make them do things that wili be funny and entertaining to te audience. These people are not randomnly picked from Ue audience, but rather. they are people who volunteer. They are aready prepared to do Ue thingu that they know will be aaked of them. From the initial group. the stage hypnotist will further select, by asking quetions and by use of light trances, to see who is more receptive to going into deeper trances and who is more willing to do Ue increasingly unusual stunts. These are frequently the same peuple who do funny thingor who loosen up aos when they have had a minimal amount to drink in a bar or at a party. What t do is use the same trance stase to accomplish the behavinural changes that the client desires. This state can be deepened as necessary. This can be 50 use hypnosis for pain management with chronic pain or in birthing, stress relief, to quit smoking or for weigt loss. Is can also be used for relieving fears or phobias such as fear of flying, snakes, or public speaking. The range of uses for hypnosis is unlimited and varied. The client is always in control and can choose 50 come out of trance as any ime. Being under hypnosis is much like the stase you go into natu- rally when lost in thought or just about 50 faîl asleep. 1 have used hypnosis widely and invariably, the client enjoys the expersence and is surprised as bow comfortable a stase it is. Some Uings require a number of sessions but many ftnd Uas they are reieved of the discomfort in just one or two sessions. Sessions are generally one ansd a haîf su swo hours long. Even skeptics, as long as tbey are willing su try the process, have Use same resulta. If you are interested, or would lite so find out if hyp- nosis could hetp in your situation, I would be pteased to speak o you. Elaj'ne Tanner os a Certfied member of he College of Profeuional Social Workers, wùth many years of profesional expenience in individau4 faily & marital counselling. Her office s locaed in Milon in a privaie rural eling miaules from thse dwnown area. Further questions welcome - caîl (905) 854-0801 Confldent!Oitv auaranteed. Pd ~ 905693-594Maxîne Stanley "PoiigaNatural Way to Beurer oelt nd Wellness " Q:My doc:or tol<I ne 1sams nterlng thse Initial stages ofbo would lik. to try somethlng naturel. Are tiser. any herbai sup- plements I can try? A: What you are actuaiiy expeniencing la perimenopause, the grad- ual perlod of change leading lto menopause. Perimeesopause affecta a woman's hormones, body and feelings. 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