The Smiths were shown into the dentist’s office, where Mr. Smith made it clear he was in a big hurry.

“No fancy stuff, Doctor,” he ordered, “No gas or needles or any of that stuff. Just pull the tooth and get it over with.”

“I wish more of my patients were as stoic as you,” said the dentist admiringly. “Now, which tooth is it?”

Mr. Smith turned to his wife Sue. “Show him, honey.”

We are deeply committed to, and take great pride in, providing the optimal dental care for OUR patients. As part of our proactive approach to ensuring your health and wellness, we have invested in a new air purification system for my office that has been designed specifically for dental applications. In general, the air we breathe can have a tremendous impact on our well being and comfort. In a dental office, the use of chemicals and the execution of dental procedures can lead to daily exposure to toxic compounds. Mercury spray during old amalgam filling removal, acrylic vapor while we fabricate temporary crown harmfully affect patients, assistants and dentists.

The new equipment we have purchased, the IQAir® Dental Series, has been specially developed to deal with contaminants commonly found in dental practices.

Polluted air is drawn in, and through a series of filter media is stripped of bacteria & viruses such as the common flu virus (size 0.005-0.3 microns), allergens including pet dander (size 0.003-25 microns) pollen (size 0.035-250 microns) dust mites (size 0.003-25 microns) mold spores (size 1-75 microns) and gaseous/vapor and odor contaminants such as drill aerosols, mercury vapor, formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, and disinfectant vapors (size rang 0.1 microns and smaller). The result is clean, pure air that is guaranteed to be at least 99% free from these harmful particle and gaseous pollutants.

It is working even better than we expected; I used to sneeze quite often and my assistant Mariela used to get a skin rash while working with acrylic. Often we had a staff out with the flu. Now we all feel better being in the Green Zone of our office. We are pleased to share this with you.

The company also makes a full line of air purifiers designed to achieve these results at your home. Contact Stephen McCarthy at 571-641-5900 or email Stephen@healthygreenzone.com.
Visit www.healthygreenzone.com for more information.

We look forward to your next visit so you can experience first hand the benefit of breathing pure clean air in our dental.

Eating a lot of holiday sweets may satisfy that “sweet tooth,” but too much of a good thing might lead to unintended results for your teeth and gums. According to an American Dental Association consumer advisor: “If you don’t bother to properly clean your teeth, the results might be tooth decay, periodontal disease and possible tooth loss.”

The reason is a sticky film of bacteria called plaque that constantly forms on the teeth and gums. When these bacteria come in contact with sugar or starch in the mouth, they produce acid that attacks the teeth for 20 minutes or more. Repeated attacks can cause tooth enamel to breakdown, eventually resulting in tooth decay.

It’s not necessarily the amount of sugar in the sweets you put in your mouth that can cause damage, “The stickier things are, like fruit cakes and gummy bears, the less likely they’ll be washed out from in between the teeth by saliva. “Any kind of candy that sticks to your teeth is more harmful than a chocolate bar that gets washed away.”

“Cough drops, hard candy and breath mints stay in the mouth for a long period.” The ADA offers the following tips to help reduce tooth-decay risk and still enjoy holiday sweets: Consume sugary foods with meals. Saliva production increases during meals and helps neutralize acid production and rinse food particles from the mouth. Limit snacks between meals. If you crave a snack, choose nutritious foods and consider chewing sugarless gum afterward. Sugarless gum increases saliva flow and helps wash out food and decay-producing acid.

• Drink more water. Consuming optimally fluoridated water can help prevent tooth decay. If you choose bottled water, check the label for the fluoride content.
• Brush your teeth twice daily and floss daily.
• See your dentist regularly.

- Tyson’s Dental