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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!

Restoring Gum Health

Gum disease is a common problem that can occur very gradually. Aging, brushing too hard, genetics, and any lapse in hygiene habits can get the ball rolling in the wrong direction. It starts with oral bacteria that feed on particles of carbohydrate-rich foods left behind after a meal. The bacteria metabolize carbohydrates and produce plaque…

What is Oil Pulling, And Does It Actually Work?

Oil pulling as we know it today has been around for thousands of years and originated in ancient India as an Ayurvedic practice used for “purifying” the body by “pulling” toxins out through the gums and mouth using oil as an adsorption (pulling) medium. Right off the bat, you are probably skeptical, and rightly so.…