Restorative Treatment
It is important to us to try to find out what patients feel they want and need, and for us to suggest options that will provide successful and sensible outcomes, both for now and in the future. For each circumstance there are usually a range of options.
We provide specialist care to help improve the appearance and function of your teeth.
Our specialist dentists have undertaken advanced training and are registered as specialists with the General Dental Council. A dentist who is registered as a specialist will have undertaken additional, higher training in that field at a university. This incorporates a Masters Degree, passing Royal College of Surgeons examinations and completing research. It usually takes 6-10 years of training in addition to a basic dental degree to become a specialist.
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Implants
An implant is an artificial root that replaces the natural root of a missing tooth. Implants can be used to replace a single missing tooth, several missing teeth, a whole jaw of missing teeth, or to stabilise a loose denture. Implants are often the first choice when replacing a missing tooth.
A radiograph (x-ray) of a patient who has an implant to replace a front tooth.
This patient had lost most of her teeth in the upper jaw and was unhappy with her existing denture as it was loose and the appearance was unsatisfactory. Only two of the remaining teeth could be kept. Six implants were placed to allow her teeth to be replaced so that she could smile and chew comfortably without having to wear a removable denture.
This patient had lost most of her teeth in the upper jaw and was unhappy with her existing denture as it was loose and the appearance was unsatisfactory. Only two of the remaining teeth could be kept. Six implants were placed to allow her teeth to be replaced so that she could smile and chew comfortably without having to wear a removable denture.
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CrownsCrowns are an artificial shell placed over a tooth. They can protect a tooth from further damage and improve the appearance and function of a tooth. Crowns can be either made from gold, tooth coloured materials (eg porcelain) or a combination of both..
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Bridges
A bridge is a false tooth which is fixed to the adjacent tooth/teeth. Modern bridges require little or no cutting of your teeth and are attached to the teeth using strong glues.
This patient had lost a front tooth in an accident. We provided a bridge attached to the adjacent teeth.
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