Our dental team loves helping patients gain and maintain healthy smiles. Your regular examinations form an important part of your preventative dentistry plan and are the most effective way to minimise your risk of developing dental problems. Regular dental care also helps to reduce costs in the longer term and you can be confident your smile will always look its best.
One of the great things about regular examinations is that we can pick up any small problems, hopefully at a stage when they are easier to treat and well before they have begun to cause any discomfort. In addition to checking your teeth and gums, our dentists will regularly assess the condition of your oral tissues, including your tongue, the inside of your cheeks and the roof and floor of your mouth. This simple examination could be a life-saver as even though oral cancer is quite rare, treatment is much more successful with an early diagnosis.
This restorative technique can be used to repair teeth that are worn or cracked or which have a cavity due to decay. It is very important to have any damaged teeth repaired as soon as possible as treatment removes any infected areas and will seal the tooth, preventing any further damage. Fillings restore strength and structure to a tooth so you will be able to bite and chew normally without feeling any discomfort.
We use the most up-to-date, tooth coloured composite resins that only require minimal tooth preparation, preserving the maximum amount of healthy tooth structure. For larger cavities, we may recommend porcelain fillings (inlays and onlays) as these are stronger and more able to withstand the pressure of chewing.
If you require a filling, our dentist will fully explain all your treatment options. The process to place a filling is quick and painless, and the results should be durable and long-lasting.
Root canal treatment is an excellent therapy that can help restore badly infected teeth. Before this technique was developed, dentists had no choice but to extract these teeth which is something we always strive to avoid.
Teeth can become infected if they are decayed, or if they are broken or cracked, enabling bacteria to get into the tooth, affecting the nerves right at the centre. Root canal treatment removes all the decayed and damaged areas and all infected nerve tissue. The tooth is then permanently sealed to prevent re-infection. Once we are sure all the infection has been removed, the tooth can be properly restored, either with a crown or filling.
An infected tooth can be painful and this treatment will get rid of the discomfort. Often a tooth that has been root treated will last for years, if not for life. Treatment has a greater chance of being completely successful if carried out sooner rather than later. If you do have toothache or pain when biting down, please make an appointment with us for diagnosis and treatment.
