Missing a tooth? Tired of dentures?

• Dental implants have been over 30 years in use. Tried and tested, they have been thoroughly proven to be the best and most effective tooth replacement option.
• Unlike dentures they never need to be removed. Implants rest permanently upon your gums.
• And unlike dentures you never have to worry about discomfort, soreness or that feeling of being aware that there is something uncomfortable in your mouth. Dental Implants are comfortable. You will feel the difference like having your own teeth back.
• And unlike a bridge your teeth do not need to be filed down.
• The most realistic cosmetic outcome.

Principles of Minimally Invasive Dentistry

It performs the least amount of dentistry needed in any situation.

• Never removes any more tooth structure than is absolutely required to restore teeth to their normal condition.
• Always uses dental materials that conserve the maximum of tooth structure.
• Uses only dental materials that have been researched by leading dental schools and research institutions and that are recommended by leading practising dentists.
• Uses only the strongest and longest-lasting dental materials to reduce the need for future repairs and replacement.
• Uses dental procedures that keep the number of necessary appointments to a minimum.
• Uses only dental laboratories that use minimal invasive materials for the restoration of teeth.

Restorative Treatment

This involves restoring the teethto how nature intened including removing decay and replacing tooth structure without unnecessarly removing any tooth structure.

Tooth coloured fillings

These are the only filling we do. By adding these to the tooth we can make these look like matural teeth again.

Crown

A crown-sometimes called a cap-is a tooth like covering placed over a carefully prepared existing tooth. Most crowns are made of porcelain, a stain resistant material that closely replicates the appearance and function of your natural teeth. Used to strengthen, restore or improve the appearance of your natural tooth a crown is placed on an individual tooth much like a thimble over your finger. Crowns are also used to support teeth when there is no longer sufficient tooth structure left to place a filling.

Bridge

A bridge is a custom device anchored to neighbouring teeth that replaces one or more missing teeth. When a lost tooth is replaced with bridgework, the teeth on either side of the missing one must be prepared as crowns which will serve as abutments to hold the replacement teeth in place.

Silver-mercury amalgam filling replacement

Despite the controversy, many Dentists still use mercury, and despite  the fact that they don't look attractive. Replacing these for both Aestetic and Health reasons can be noninvasive non traumatic procedure whilst restoring the original colour of the tooth.

Root canal treatment (Endodontics)

Inside your tooth, running like a thread through the root, is the pulp. When the pulp is diseased or injured, the pulp tissue dies. If you do not remove it, your tooth gets infected and this causes intense pain and can lead to a dental abscess. After the dentist removes the pulp, the root canal is cleaned and sealed off to protect it. Then a crown is placed over your tooth to help make it stronger.

Periodontal treatment

Treatment for gum disease. Often performed by gum and implant specialist or periodontist.

Fluoride treatment

Fluoride treatments help to strengthen the teeth externally, while the supplements are more helpful for the internal development of the teeth. As the teeth do get topical (external) benefit from fluoride-containing toothpastes, the over-the-counter (non prescription) fluoride rinses are generally not necessary. Dentists may recommend these rinses for children that, for a variety of reasons, may be especially prone to developing cavities. The non prescription rinses are also helpful in adults who are cavity prone.

Fissure sealants

A thin plastic protective film painted on the chewing surfaces of back teeth. Children receive the greatest benefit from sealants as the chewing surfaces of a child's teeth are most susceptible to cavities and the least benefited by fluoride.

A Crown acts as a cap that wraps around a broken or heavily filled tooth, thus preventing it from breaking or crumbling away. A bridge is an extra artificial tooth that is attached to a crown and fills a gap left after an extraction. Teeth need to be prepared to receive a crown which involves numbing the tooth and taking some of it away to accommodate the crown.

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Crown can also be used to enhance the appearance of a tooth. Crowns can be made of several materials, including porcelain and metals. Excellent aesthetics can be achieved with the newer materials.

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