Healthy Teeth leads to Healthy Minds: Oral Health and Dementia

Oral Health and Dementia

Need more reason to brush at least twice per day, floss daily, and keep your regular dental check-ups? Besides keeping your pearly whites actually white and healthy, good oral hygiene habits have now been linked to mental health as well.

According to new study, people who brush and floss their teeth well have a lower risk of developing dementia later in life. The link to the article is above.

As always, the friendly and knowledgeable staffs at Metro Dental Care are here to make sure your teeth and mind are both as healthy as they can be! Contact us at 403-262-2627 for your appointment. We are open evenings and Saturdays for your convenience.

Informative Article on Dental Care for Children in the Globe & Mail

Tooth Decay in Young Children

In this modern day and age dental decay in children is still a major problem in developed countries such as Canada. Dental decay is almost an entirely preventable problem with proper diet modification and proper oral hygiene. It is recommended that all children have their first dental examination latest by 1 year of age and recall care every 6 months.

At Metro Dental Care we are committed to give you and your children the bright, healthy smile you deserve. Please contact us via phone 403-262-2627 or email metrodentalcarecalgary@gmail.com to find out more. 

Celebrating a Milestone! Improving your oral health one smile at a time

Metro Dental Care Harvest Hills has now been operational for over 6 months and our team would like to thank all our patients and the community for your support. We will continue to deliver affordable, quality dentistry that's tailored to your budget and needs.

Multiple dentists available at Metro Dental Care means you can either choose a male or female dentist to your preference, and also families can all be seen at the same time therefore reducing the wait!

Our family-friendly office has kept kids entertained while their parents get their work done, and while the kids themselves get their work done as well!

Our wait-list for evening and weekend appointments are growing longer so if you would like to to book an appointment for yourself or your family please call in advance.

We are still accepting new patients.We will always strive to accommodate same-day emergency services. 

Please call 403-262-2627 for your unique dental experience.

Metro Dental Care on the Map

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We have now installed earphones which are connected to our televsions in the operatories. Many patients have indicated to us that the sound of dental equipments is often a reason for their anxiety. Until someone invents noiseless dental handpieces, however, we offer our patients personal headphones connected to our entertainment movie system which will significantly reduce ambient noise.

Perhaps in the future this product will become commercially available and when it does, Metro Dental Care will for certain provide it for our patients.

The Doors Are Now Open! Harvest Hills Dentists Accepting New Patients and Emergencies

The doors to Metro Dental Care Harvest Hills have now opened! We thank everyone who had dropped by or called for appointments. We really appreciate the opportunity our new patients have given us to be their dentists and really hope our services will benefit the community.

The grand opening will be on July 25th, at which time there will be full-time staffing to accomodate walk-ins as well as appointments. Until then we are appointment-only, but if you happen to drop by when Dr Lam or Dr Chen is in the office we would love to meet you and show you around. We are sure the kids would love the gaming/play stations in the lobby and the ceiling mounted tv's playing cartoons in the treatment rooms.

As always, we will try our best to accomodate same-day emergencies. Call 403-262-2627 for appointments.

An Alternative to Local Anesthesia as You Know It

For many people, getting 'the needle' is the thing they least look forward to when they visit the dentist. However, local anesthetic is often an essential component of successful, comfortable dental procedure. The days of being a patient before the invention of anesthetics could be quite horrific indeed!

At Metro Dental Care, we offer an alternative method of local anaesthetic delivery utilizing the STA (Single Tooth Anesthesia) Unit. It differs from 'traditional' local anesthetic delivery in that instead of the dentist pumping the anesthetic, the flow is instead controlled by a computer. Since most discomfort during anesthesia is actually from pressure and rate flow from the anesthetic fluid rather than the actual penetration of the needle, using a computer to control the flow rate of the anesthetic so that it is slow and constant could result in a different experience. We offer both traditional and computer-controlled anesthetic options to our patients at no additional expense.

To learn more about the device and patient feedbacks, please visit the following:
http://milesci.com/sta_patients.html

Hollywood Dental Works

This blog is intended to provide dentistry-related information to the general public. However, it may be appropriate to post some more light-hearted and entertaining, though still dentistry related, topics once in a while.

Today's post is a sampling of Hollywood celebrities' before/after dental work shots.

*Disclaimer: Metro Dental Care did not render any of the treatments on the individuals listed below.

To learn more about cosmetic dental procedures, please visit http://www.cda-adc.ca/en/oral_health/procedures/index.asp.

Zac Efron had his diastema (gap between his teeth) closed. Diastemas could be closed with braces, composite fillings or veneers. However other celebrities such as David Letterman and Madona are still proudly sporting theirs.

Katherine Heigl had Invisalign orthodontic treatment for her slightly retroclined central incisors.

'I got them because of this wonky tooth,' she told In Style. 'It's awesome because every two weeks you switch to a new retainer. Pretty much the perfect way to describe Invisalign is Netflix for your teeth'

Demi Moore possibly had a combination of tooth whitening and veneer works?

Catherine Zeta-Jones had some prosthodontic work done on her upper anterior teeth, either crowns or veneers.

It was interesting doing the research for this post. While to the trained eye it's apparent that some of the aforementioned celebrities have had some sort of dental work done, some came as a surprise.

Whatever nature did not give you, as in the case of the sampled celebrities, cosmetic dentistry is available to give you that 'Hollywood smile' if you so desire. However, there is nothing wrong with dental imperfection. A healthy, functional smile is the most beautiful smile of them all!