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Blog of Square One Health Group Mississauga, ON - Family Health & Dental Services

Square One Health Group is happy to welcome you to our blog, where will be posting information about how to take care of your health, answering frequently asked questions, and keeping you up-to-date on the latest nutrition and health information. While many patients understand health basics, reaching out with new and useful information is part of developing an overall health knowledge and supporting strong minds and bodies for a lifetime. This blog helps our team meet this goal and better serve our valued patients.

A Place to Learn About Your Health

We want you to smile confidently and enjoy all of the benefits of a healthy life. The first step in creating lasting  health is building knowledge of treatments, preventive routines, and understanding the value of visits to your healthcare office. We hope this blog helps you feel informed about what you’ll need to achieve improved health and minimizes any anxiety you may be feeling about visiting the doctor. Square One Dental encourages patients to read through any and all posts and to browse the remainder of our website for more informative content about treatments and best practices.

If you’re interested in learning more about practice and team, we hope this blog will serve as a way to help you understand our patient care philosophy, services, and what you can expect when you visit us.

Please check back periodically to stay updated with the most recent news from our office. We’re excited to share this blog with new and prospective patients.

Here’s to your best health ever!

Cold Sores

Cold Sores Cold sores are small sores, or blister-like lesions, that appear on the lips, chin, cheeks, inside the nostrils, and less frequently on the gums or the roof of the mouth. Causes Despite the name, colds don’t cause them! The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is most often the cause. You get it…

What is Jaw Reconstruction Surgery?

Jaw reconstruction, otherwise known as orthognathic surgery, is a method to correct or adjustment to any form of jaw irregularities. Many times, problems with the bite or the alignment of the teeth can be corrected using jaw corrective methods of dental and orthodontic treatment. This is a specialized way to correct any defects of the…

What are Sports Mouth Guards?

Sports guards, mouth guards, and mouth protectors are all devices made to protect your teeth. Sport mouth guards are worn over the teeth to shield them from hits to the face and head. Mouth guards are an essential piece of athletic gear for anybody taking an interest in a sport that includes intense physical contact.…

Is Orthodontic Headgear Really Necessary?

The vast majority of us all know what regular braces look like and many of us are also familiar with alignment trays like Invisalign. However, sometimes we may encounter a more unusual device that is more complicated. These devices are usually worn by children or early teens – younger orthodontic patients – and are composed…