Comprehensive Oral Exam
A comprehensive oral exam is the full baseline assessment of your teeth, gums, bite and jaw joints that a dentist completes when you join a practice or return after a long gap.
Watch and learnPatient Education in Scarborough
Dental Treatment Video Library
Short, plain-language videos explaining the treatments we provide at Parkway Dental — what each procedure involves, who it suits, and what to expect afterwards.
Book AppointmentPreventive & Diagnostic
3 videosRegular Dental Checkup
A recall checkup is the shorter routine visit that tracks what has changed since your last appointment, catching decay and gum problems while they are still small and simple to treat.
Watch and learnDental Cleanings
A professional cleaning removes the hardened plaque that brushing and flossing cannot shift, protecting your gums from inflammation and your teeth from decay.
Watch and learnRestorative
7 videosDental Fillings
A filling repairs a tooth damaged by decay or a small fracture, restoring its shape and chewing function while preserving as much natural tooth as possible.
Watch and learnDental Crowns
A crown is a custom cap that covers a damaged or weakened tooth to restore its shape, strength and appearance, protecting what remains of the natural tooth underneath.
Watch and learnDental Inlays
An inlay is a custom-made restoration bonded into the grooves of a back tooth — stronger and longer-lasting than a large filling, while removing less tooth than a crown.
Watch and learnDental Onlays
An onlay repairs a tooth with moderate damage by covering one or more cusps — restoring strength where a filling is not enough, without removing as much tooth as a full crown.
Watch and learnDental Bridge for Front Teeth
An anterior bridge replaces one or more missing front teeth with artificial teeth anchored to the teeth on either side, restoring your smile, speech and bite.
Watch and learnDental Bridge for Back Teeth
A posterior bridge fills a gap left by missing back teeth, restoring chewing efficiency and stopping the surrounding teeth from drifting out of position.
Watch and learnRoot Canal Therapy
A root canal treats infected or inflamed pulp inside a tooth, relieving pain and stopping infection so that you can keep the natural tooth rather than lose it.
Watch and learnCosmetic
5 videosDental Veneers
Veneers are thin custom shells bonded to the front of your teeth to correct chips, discolouration, gaps or uneven shapes with minimal tooth preparation.
Watch and learnIn-Office Teeth Whitening
Professional in-office whitening uses higher-concentration gel under controlled conditions to lighten your teeth in a single visit, with faster and more predictable results than over-the-counter products.
Watch and learnCosmetic Crown Lengthening
Cosmetic crown lengthening reshapes the gumline across the front teeth to correct a gummy smile, revealing the natural proportions of teeth that look too short.
Watch and learnLaser Gingivectomy
A soft-tissue laser reshapes the gumline to remove excess tissue, with less bleeding and faster healing than a conventional scalpel technique.
Watch and learnBotox Therapy in Dentistry
In dentistry, botulinum toxin is used to relax overactive jaw muscles in clenching and TMJ pain, and to soften a gummy smile — a therapeutic tool as much as a cosmetic one.
Watch and learnDental Implants
6 videosSingle Dental Implant – Front Tooth
Replacing a single front tooth with an implant preserves the bone and leaves the neighbouring teeth untouched, with the crown shaped and shaded to match your natural smile.
Watch and learnSingle Implant with Immediate Loading
Immediate loading places the implant and a temporary crown in the same visit, often right after the tooth is removed — fewer stages and no visible gap, where bone quality allows.
Watch and learnSingle Dental Implant – Back Tooth
A posterior implant restores chewing on a missing back tooth and preserves the jawbone, without involving the neighbouring teeth the way a bridge would.
Watch and learnAll-on-X Full-Arch Implants
All-on-X anchors a full fixed arch of teeth on four or more implants, offering stability, chewing power and appearance that removable dentures cannot match.
Watch and learnImplant-Supported Bridge
An implant-supported bridge replaces several missing teeth in a row using implants rather than natural teeth as anchors, preserving bone and leaving adjacent teeth untouched.
Watch and learnImplant Surgical Guide
A surgical guide is a custom template made from your 3D scan that directs each implant to a planned position, angle and depth — making surgery more precise and more predictable.
Watch and learnOral Surgery
5 videosWisdom Tooth Extraction
Wisdom teeth are removed when they are impacted, infected, decayed, or threatening the tooth in front — usually as a planned procedure rather than an emergency.
Watch and learnSocket Preservation Bone Graft
Grafting an extraction socket at the time the tooth is removed limits the bone shrinkage that follows, preserving the ridge for a future implant or a better-fitting denture.
Watch and learnLateral Ridge Augmentation
Lateral ridge augmentation rebuilds the width of a jawbone that has narrowed after tooth loss, creating enough bone to place a dental implant securely.
Watch and learnCrown Lengthening
Functional crown lengthening exposes more of a tooth when too little structure remains above the gum to hold a filling or crown, making a durable restoration possible.
Watch and learnLabial Frenectomy
A labial frenectomy releases the band of tissue between the upper lip and gums when it causes a gap between the front teeth, gum recession, or an unstable denture.
Watch and learnGum & Periodontal Care
3 videosLaser Periodontal Therapy
Laser periodontal therapy is used alongside deep cleaning to disinfect gum pockets and remove diseased tissue, with less bleeding and discomfort than surgical treatment.
Watch and learnSoft Tissue Graft Surgery
A soft tissue graft rebuilds gum that has receded, covering exposed root surfaces to reduce sensitivity, protect against root decay and improve appearance.
Watch and learnPlatelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy
PRP concentrates the healing factors from a small sample of your own blood and applies them to a surgical site to support faster, more comfortable healing.
Watch and learnOrthodontics
2 videosClear Aligners
Clear aligners are removable transparent trays that move your teeth gradually into alignment — a discreet alternative to fixed braces for many orthodontic cases.
Watch and learnClear Aligner Home Care
How you clean and handle your aligners day to day determines whether treatment stays on schedule — and whether your teeth stay healthy while they move.
Watch and learnDentures & Prosthetics
4 videosComplete Dentures
A complete denture replaces all the teeth in an arch, restoring chewing, speech and facial support with a removable appliance made to fit your ridges.
Watch and learnPartial Dentures
A removable partial denture replaces several missing teeth and is held in place by your remaining natural teeth, restoring appearance and chewing at a lower cost than fixed options.
Watch and learnLocator-Retained Overdenture
A locator overdenture snaps onto stud-style attachments on dental implants, giving a removable denture far better stability than suction alone.
Watch and learnBar-Retained Overdenture
A bar-retained overdenture clips onto a custom metal bar joining several implants, splinting them together for maximum stability in a removable denture.
Watch and learnAppliances & Sleep
2 videosSleep Apnea Appliance
A mandibular advancement appliance holds the lower jaw slightly forward during sleep to keep the airway open, treating snoring and mild to moderate sleep apnea.
Watch and learnNight Guard for Teeth Grinding
A custom night guard absorbs the force of night-time grinding and clenching, protecting enamel and dental work from wear, fracture and jaw strain.
Watch and learnSedation & Comfort
2 videosLocal Anesthesia and Sedatives
Local anaesthetic numbs a specific area so treatment is comfortable while you stay fully awake, and lighter sedation options can be added if you feel anxious.
Watch and learnGeneral Anesthesia and IV Sedation
Deeper sedation delivered intravenously allows extensive or complex dental treatment to be completed comfortably, with little or no memory of the procedure.
Watch and learnChildren's Dentistry
2 videosChildren’s Dentistry
Children's dentistry focuses on prevention, early detection and building a positive relationship with dental care that lasts into adulthood.
Watch and learnPediatric Stainless-Steel Crowns
A stainless-steel crown covers and protects a baby tooth too damaged for a filling, keeping it functional and holding space until it is naturally replaced.
Watch and learnHave a question about any of these treatments?
These videos are a starting point, not a diagnosis. The team at Parkway Dental will talk you through the options that actually apply to your mouth.