Dr. Gary Powell

& Associates Dental Care

COMMITTED TO PROVIDING EXCELLENT
DENTAL CARE TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES


White Porcelain Fillings

At times porcelain fillings or crowns will be required where a tooth-coloured filling or crown is desired as porcelain is generally stronger than a white composite filling. The porcelain filling will be made by a dental lab or our own Cerec machine using CAD-CAM technology. (Computer assisted machinining, Computer assisted design) known as the one-visit crown.



More Dental Services

  • Bruxism or Tooth Grinding Guards
    Sometimes people can be grinding or clenching their teeth in their sleep without even being aware that they have these habits. This can create considerable damage to the teeth and the bone around the teeth and other supporting structures. In ... More
  • Tooth Whitening
    We offer two different options for tooth whitening. Take home whitening: We custom make soft plastic trays by taking molds of your teeth. You then use the trays at home with a professional strength carbamide peroxide gel sold only in dental ... More
  • Sports Guards
    We make custom sports mouth guards to comfortably fit over your teeth to provide superior protection. They can help prevent breaking teeth or concussions. More
  • Endodontics or “Root Canal” Procedures
    Occasionally, and for reasons that we don’t always understand, the nerve or pulp within the tooth can become infected. In order to preserve the tooth, we will remove all the infection, disinfect the canal area within the root of the tooth by ... More
  • Implants
    Increasingly, implants are gaining in popularity as an effective means of replacing missing teeth. The extremely high success rate and relative ease of placement are the prime reasons why more patients are seeking implants. Dr. York has ... More
  • Bridges, Partial or Full Dentures
    A “bridge” may be fabricated that is permanently attached to teeth on either side of a missing tooth or teeth in order to replace the missing tooth or teeth. If the space is large, a partial denture that is custom designed to carefully attach to ... More
  • Desensitizing Treatments
    Sometimes the gum tissue can be eroded away from the tooth exposing a small portion of the root of the tooth. At times this can be very painful and even equivalent to a “tooth ache”. Other times the teeth become very sensitive to hot and cold ... More
  • Gold Fillings or “Crowns”
    While these restorations are more costly than silver fillings, the precious metal in these last for numerous years, providing exceptional value. In addition, because gold fillings last longer, it means that you are preserving tooth structure as ... More

Dr. Gary Powell & Associatess

Address: Acorn Plaza #360-2300 Carrington RD.
Westbank, BC  V4T 2N6
250-768-7786
www.westbankdentists.com



In 1998, we took the place of Dr. David Bowron, who retired from his family dental practice on Main Street, in Westbank. As new technology emerged, we began to dream about building a new dental...   More