Macleod Trail Dental In Calgary — find a great dentist near you!

Dental health is more than just having cavity-free teeth. It includes a holistic approach to oral wellness, from your gums to the way your teeth bite together. When we’re able to maintain teeth that are healthy and free of disease, prevention-based strategies help you maintain your natural smile for as long as possible.

Scientific studies show us that your dental health (specifically the absence of gum disease) is directly linked to your overall wellness. Conditions like heart disease, high blood pressure, pneumonia, diabetes, ED, preeclampsia, and others are directly associated with the presence and severity of oral disease. For the best oral and dental health possible, make it your goal to see our Calgary dentist for a checkup every six months.

If you’re experiencing swelling around your tooth but you’re not in pain, it’s still important to have your tooth evaluated before an infection has the opportunity to spread elsewhere. In rare circumstances, swelling can even spread further into your face, resulting in a medical emergency.

Dentists are important, because like your normal physician, a dentist is what keeps your teeth, gums, and overall mouth healthy. Therefore, dentists are essentially physicians of the mouth. That is, they focus all of their studies and energy on the neck up, but specifically the oral cavity and immediately surrounding tissues (including bones and joints, like your TMJ).

If you’re in pain, have a toothache, or your gums are infected, a dentist is the healthcare professional who can help you eliminate the infection and get your smile back. No other healthcare provider has the resources or capabilities of treating and restoring your teeth!

Dental specialists are general dentists who go on to study for an additional 2-3 years (in dental school) to specialize in a particular area of dentistry. Some examples include oral surgeons, pediatric dentists, endodontists (root canal dentists), periodontists (gum specialists), orthodontists, and a few others. Specialists are important because there are sometimes oral conditions that require additional technical resources and skills to complete.

For instance, if you have a tooth with curved roots or narrow canals but need endodontic treatment, we might refer you to an endodontist to have your root canal completed. Or, if there are multiple impacted wisdom teeth that need to be removed under general anesthesia, we may arrange for an oral surgeon to perform your treatment.

General dentists, also known as family dentists, are oral health providers who practice comprehensive care on patients of all ages including children and seniors. Their services are available under one roof and encompass everything from preventative services to restorative treatment (fillings, crowns, etc.) and oral surgery to endodontics.

However, there are also specialists who are general dental practitioners who went back to dental school for another 2-3 years to specialize in a specific aspect of care. You would need to see a dental specialist if you had a unique situation that required extra resources, experience, or equipment to treat. Our Calgary dentist will advise you as to whether you should seek out specialist care at any point in your dental treatment.

The cost of dental treatment is a huge factor when it comes to finding the best dentist near you. But the price of dentistry will depend on things like what type of treatment you’re getting, if you have insurance coverage, or even the cost of living in your specific area.

We’ll provide you with recommendations and costs well before you commit to any treatment at our clinic. For more information on costs view our pricing page.