Cosmetic Dentistry
| The latest techniques can be offered to help improve the appearance of front or back teeth, including veneers, inlays, crowns & bridges. One of the most common problems that can affect your smile is the colour of your teeth, stained and discoloured teeth can be remedied by tooth whitening. It is a very successful and painless way of lightening the teeth and does not cause harm to the tooth enamel, veneers or white fillings whatsoever. |
Dental Inlays & White FillingsIf your teeth are damaged by dental decay or have broken, we can restore them to their natural look and feel.Large black amalgam fillings normally require replacement at some point in time, otherwise they may fracture or leak. Apart from being unsightly, metal fillings become rough and dark due to metal tarnish.White (composite) fillings are an excellent way to return the tooth to its original colour and shape. Our great care and skill in using strong aesthetic filling materials allow us to painlessly place fillings to re-create the original shape and colour of your teeth. |
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| Where the damage to your teeth has been greater, we can use tooth coloured laboratory prescision inlays and onlays to restore your damaged teeth to their original form and function. More extensive tooth damage may require a crown to safeguard the tooth against further damage. |
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CrownsCan be used to restore teeth when restoration with filling material is not sufficient.Our aim is to blend the latest materials and modern techniques with attention to detail to achieve natural looking results that will last for many years. |
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Why Is a Dental Crown Needed?A dental crown may be needed in the following situations:1. To protect a weak tooth (for instance, from decay or previous root canal treatment) from breaking or to hold together parts of a cracked tooth 2. To restore an already broken tooth or a tooth that has been severely worn down 3. To cover and support a tooth with a large filling when there isn't a lot of tooth left 4. To hold a dental bridge in place 5. To cover misshapened or severely discolored teeth 6. To cover a dental implant Permanent crowns can be made from all metal, porcelain-fused-to-metal, all resin, or all ceramic. Your dentist will discuss with you the type of cown that would be suitable for the restoration. |
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VeneersVeneers can be used to correct a number concerns you may have about your teeth.Veneers are ultra-fine facings of porcelain; hand crafted by our dental technician and are used to cover the front surfaces of teeth and disguise underlying cosmetic concerns. Veneers can improve the colour, shape and position of teeth. A precise shade of porcelain can be chosen to give the right colour to improve a single discoloured or stained tooth or to lighten front teeth (usually the upper ones). Generally a veneer can make a chipped tooth look intact again. The porcelain covers the whole of the front of the tooth with a thicker section replacing the broken part. Veneers can also be used to close small gaps, when orthodontics (braces) are not suitable. If one tooth is slightly out of position, a veneer can sometimes be fitted to bring it into line with the others. Sometimes a natural colour ‘composite’ material is used instead of porcelain. |
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Dental BridgeLosing a tooth through an accident or injury or as a result of decay can be very traumatic.It can affect the way you look and the way you speak, as well as compromising your ability to chew. Furthermore, the gap left by the missing tooth can strain the teeth on either side causing them to lean into the gap, trapping food debris and causing further decay. |
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| To improve appearance and function, and to prevent further damage, your dentist may recommend: A dental bridge to fill the gap. A dental bridge is a false tooth (called a pontic) that’s used to fill the gap. A dental bridge is permanent as it’s anchored to its adjacent teeth at one, or both, sides using the crown technique, so the whole unit becomes one. Dental bridges come in three differing types |
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1. Traditional fixed bridge These are the most popular kind of dental bridge that is made of two porcelain crowns anchored between neighbouring teeth or dental implants with a pontic in the middle,these dental bridges are fixed in and can’t be taken out. The pontic is mostly made from porcelain fused to either metal or ceramic. 2. A Maryland bridge or resin bonded bridge Both of these bridges are only appropriate when the teeth either side of the gap are healthy and strong or if the gap from a missing front tooth. One or two wings are used to support the pontic and the dentist simply bonds the wing to the back of one or both of the teeth next to the gap, the wings of course are hidden from view. 3. Cantilever bridges In areas of your mouth that are under less stress, such as your front teeth, a cantilever bridge may be used. Cantilever bridges are used when there are teeth on only one side of the open space. This procedure involves anchoring the false tooth to one side over one or more natural and adjacent teeth. |
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