MAY 2013


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Dental implants A tooth replacement that solves a multitude of problems Dr. Paresh Shaw


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ental implants get their title from the fact that the device, which looks like the root of a tooth, is placed within the bone of a person’s jaw to support a tooth-like piece used in teeth restoration. The bone fuses with this root device, which is made of titanium, so that it remains permanently in place. To fill a gap in the mouth and usually to help support crowns, bridges or dentures. The first modern day dental implants were carried out in clinical experiments in the early 1950s. They have be- come increasingly common in this century. 1. Who can dental implants work for? Dental implants can work for almost all age groups, providing the patient is healthy and has good oral care. There are limitations with chil- dren for a variety of reasons, most important of which is that they are still growing so predicting if the implant will stay in the same position is a challenge..


Situations where a dental implant should be considered: • Loose and ill-fitting dentures • Missing teeth • Where people are having a hard time eating or getting adequate nourishment with their existing dentures or missing teeth • Unsightly smiles


Many people only eat what they "can", and dental implants that support suitable crowns, bridges or dentures can turn a situation that limits their food intake into one where they can eat what they want to.


The implant may be used to stabilize a loose denture so that a person can eat without hav- ing sores develop on their gums or having their denture fly out. Dentures can also be totally supported by implants, to come closer to the natural chewing ability of natural teeth 2. We have heard that some people lack enough bone for implants. Is this true? That is very true. People will


lose bone


through periodontal disease (gum and bone dis- ease) or when they lose their teeth. The body has u 11 'Promotes health'


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A comeback for family-affordable Hecla Resort


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ecla Resort is making its comeback – under new owners, Lakeview Hotels & Resorts, and with what is certainly a standout, winning mix of offer- ings: a high-standard facility and affordable prices. All this, in its memorably gorgeous setting and supplemented by outstanding rec- reation facilities. The public got its first look at Lakeview Hecla Resort and Golf Course May 3, a week ahead of its ribbon-cutting, grand-opening May 10. Cleaned and shined up for this de- but, the resort will however look pretty much unchanged, after a multi-million refurbishment under the Radisson hotels label that came up cash-short.


The aim of its owners at that time was to establish the


Hecla property as a five-star hotel, with high-flying guests dropping by from Europe and Asia, and from among the planet’s eco-tourist crowd. That classy market, suggests Lakeview Hecla marketing co-ordinator Chris Miller to- day, didn’t exist for a distant and obscure island resort in the centre of Manitoba and the property soon went into receivership. Indeed the resort’s greatest transformation, after a /2


21 -year closure, is in its pricing, with rooms that once


A little bit of heaven nestled in Lake Winnipeg.


went for $200 a night now renting for a family-affordable $99 weekdays and $119 weekends,in the off-season,“a bit more” in summer.


Like Hecla Resort’s high bills of the past, gone, too, is one of its two restaurants – the upstairs eating place that reached for the top with a menu dedicated to “fine dining” for a clientele that never materialized. The new owners don’t feel there’s a need for that kind of facility, Chris explains.


Instead, Lakeview Hecla Resort is looking to the re- turn of its original clientele: when the resort was called Gull Harbor and its guests were families and essentially u 12 ‘Casual elements’


Community built through needles and wool being created around the table. Each is unique, and


Ron Robinson


odi Knopf wandered into a store on Portage Av- enue one day and left with a scarf she had knit- ted herself. But the scarf wasn’t all she picked up at Ram Wools Yarn Co-op. She met a group of people with similar interests and now she is part of a warm and interesting circle of new friends. As for knitting, it has become a passion. Jodi used to do cross stitching but that’s now too hard on her eyes. Knitting doesn’t need that intense concentra- tion, however, and it is just as relaxing. “I love the way you can take a ball of wool and turn it into some- thing useful,” says Jodi. She is now tackling a baby cardigan with the support of her new community. Jodi said that working together with a like-minded group of people all doing the same thing is very satis- fying. She is impressed with the variety of garments


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seeing these creations gives Jodi the confidence she will need to create more challenging projects as time goes by.


Like the yo-yo, interest in knitting rises and falls. Right now, there is a growing interest by women and men, young and old, in this skill that calls for quiet concentration. It soothes a restless spirit bom- barded by the frantic world we live in today. Ram Wools Yarn is a co-op. What benefits the


store benefits the members. You can share your suc- cessful knitting projects, have pattern problems res- cued and pick up everything anyone would need to lovingly “pull the wool over someone's eyes”. The store offers a wide range of yarns, a variety of pattern books, needles and hooks. Samples of the finished projects, along with a clear indication u 4 ‘More than wool’


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