Every heading for adults and children: from preventive care to implants, aesthetics and orthodontics; what each involves, how long it takes and what comes after.
A six-monthly examination: intraoral check, digital X-ray if needed and a written summary of the day. A record is kept even when nothing is found; the next check-up is compared against it.
A thin porcelain leaf bonded to the visible face of a front tooth. For colour, shape and small gaps; it touches far less healthy tooth than a crown.
A titanium root placed in the jawbone to replace a missing tooth, with a porcelain crown on top. Planned with a CT scan, placed under local anaesthetic, restored once the bone has healed.
Tooth straightening with clear aligners planned on a digital scan and changed every two weeks. Worn 20–22 hours a day, taken out to eat; check-ups every six to eight weeks.
In the children's section at the same address, with a paediatric dentist: instruments are shown, teeth are counted, feeding and brushing routines are discussed with the parent. Usually no treatment is done.
Removal of hardened plaque where a brush cannot reach, using an ultrasonic tip, followed by polishing. It is usually the first step that stops gums from bleeding.
Lightening discolouration inside the enamel under dental supervision: a single visit in the clinic or at home with a custom tray. Scaling and examination come first; sensitivity and fillings are discussed up front.
Removal of an impacted or partly erupted wisdom tooth under local anaesthetic. An X-ray measures the distance to the nerve; a CT scan is ordered if needed. Healing usually takes a week.
Fixed orthodontics with metal or ceramic brackets. Suitable for every kind of crowding and bite problem; check-ups every four to six weeks, 12–24 months in total.
The children's section's two preventive measures: sealing the grooves of the molars and a varnish that strengthens enamel. Both without anaesthetic, in a few minutes.
Decay is cleaned out and the cavity closed with tooth-coloured composite. Small and medium cavities are finished in one visit; the aim is to keep as much healthy tooth as possible.
A broken, heavily filled or root-treated tooth covered with a metal-free zirconia crown. Its colour and light transmission are close to a natural tooth.
A fixed bridge carried by four or six implants in a jaw without teeth. Not one implant per tooth; how many suit you is read from the bone on the CT scan.
A chipped corner, a small gap or a worn edge built up in one visit with tooth-coloured filling material. No tooth is cut away, no laboratory wait.
Clenching and grinding in your sleep wears teeth down over the years. A clear guard made to your own bite lets the guard take that wear instead of the tooth.
If a baby tooth is lost early, the neighbouring teeth drift into the gap and the permanent tooth underneath is left without room. A space maintainer holds that room open.
The inflamed or dead nerve is removed and the canals filled. It is the way to keep a tooth instead of extracting it; most cases take one or two visits.
For several missing teeth: a bridge, an implant-supported fixed prosthesis or a removable denture. Which suits you is decided by looking at the remaining teeth, the bone and your expectations together.
Preparing the bone first when there is not enough for an implant to hold. Raising the sinus floor in the back of the upper jaw is part of the same preparation.
Trying the result in the mouth before any aesthetic treatment starts. The shape planned from a scan and photographs is fitted in a temporary material and looked at together in the mirror.
Clicking as you open, a jaw that catches, or pain in front of the ear can come from the jaw joint. The first step is diagnosis: separating joint, muscle and bite as the source.
For gum problems beyond bleeding and recession: deep cleaning (root surface debridement) and follow-up. Early on, progression can be stopped; lost bone does not return, so timing matters.
When infection persists at the root tip of a root-treated tooth, that tip is removed in a small operation. The aim is to keep the tooth rather than extract it.
Showing a lot of gum when you smile, or teeth that look uneven in length, is about where the gum sits. The margin can be reshaped without touching the tooth itself.
The information on this page is for general guidance and does not replace a dental examination. Treatment decisions are made after an intraoral examination and radiographic assessment.
After an examination and radiographic assessment we can discuss whether this is the right option for you.
