Teeth Whitening

• Teeth whitening: Teeth whitening is among the most popular cosmetic dental procedures. Best results are achieved thorough laser whitening done by a dentist. Laser whitening lightens the teeth using a photosensitive gel, which is painted onto the teeth and then activated by light. The whole process takes about one hour.
• The lighter the stain the easier it is to whiten. The most severe discolouration (e.g. tetracycline staining) may require a longer period of active teeth whitening with subsequent veneers.
• A preoperative shade of your teeth is taken prior to commencing any Teeth whitening procedure. Once your treatment is complete, a post-operative shade is taken. Depending on location, we may be able to offer professional photography to show you at your best. This also allows you to see the full teeth whitening before and after difference.

Gum Disease Treatments

• Professional dental cleaning. During a typical checkup your dentist or dental hygienist will remove the plaque and tartar (plaque that builds up and hardens on the tooht surface and can only be removed with professional cleaning) from above and below the gum line of all teeth. If you have some signs of gum disease, your dentist may recommend professional dental cleaning more than twice-a-year. Dental cleanings are not a treatment for active gum disease. They are, though, an important preventive measure that can help you stave off its development.
• Scaling and root planing. This is a deep-cleaning, nonsurgical procedure, done under a local anesthetic, whereby plaque and tartar from above and below the gum line are scraped away (scaling) and rough spots on the tooht root are made smooth (planing). Smoothing the rough spots removes bacteria and provides a clean surface for the gums to reattach to the teeth. Scaling and root planing is done if your dentist or periodontist determines that you have plaque and calculus (hardened plaque, also called tartar) under the gums that needs to be removed.
• Surgical Treatments for Gum Disease



Some treatments for gum disease are surgical. Some examples are:

• Flap surgery/pocket reduction surgery. During this procedure the gums are lifted back and the tartar is removed. In some cases, irregular surfaces of the damaged bone are smoothed to limit areas where disease-causing bacteria can hide. The gums are then placed so that the tissue fits snugly around the tooth. This method reduces the size of the space between the gum and tooth, thereby decreasing the areas where harmful bacteria can grow and decreasing the chance of serious health problems associated with periodontal disease.

Bone grafts. This procedure involves using fragments of your own bone, synthetic bone, or donated bone to replace bone destroyed by gum disease. The grafts serve as a platform for the regrowth of bone, which restores stability to teeth. New technology, called tissue engineering, encourages your own body to regenerate bone and tissue at an accelerated rate.
Soft tissue grafts. This procedure reinforces thin gums or fills in places where gums have receded. Grafted tissue, most often taken from the roof of the mouth, is stitched in place, adding tissue to the affected area.
Guided tissue regeneration. Performed when the bone supporting your teeth has been destroyed, this procedure stimulates bone and gum tissue growth. Done in combination with flap surgery, a small piece of mesh-like fabric is inserted between the bone and gum tissue. This keeps the gum tissue from growing into the area where the bone should be, allowing the bone and connective tissue to regrow to better support the teeth.
Bone surgery. Smoothes shallow craters in the bone due to moderate and advanced bone loss. Following flap surgery, the bone around the tooth is reshaped to decrease the craters. This makes it harder for bacteria to collect and grow.
In some patients, the nonsurgical procedure of scaling and root planing is all that is needed to treat gum diseases. Surgery is needed when the tissue around the teeth is unhealthy and cannot be repaired with nonsurgical options

Cosmetic Dentistry & Porselain Veneers

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• Veneers: Dental veneers are an increasingly popular procedure; veneers are ultra-thin, custom- made laminates that are fixed directly to the teeth. They are a great option for closing gaps, disguising minor crooked or rotated teeth, covering up discolored or damaged teeth and restoring worn teeth. Veneers are wafer-thin laminates or shells of tooth-colored material (which can be either porcelain, ceramic or composite bonding material). They are bonded to the front surface of teeth to improve their cosmetic appearance.
• Emax veneers are pressed ceramic and their high strength and durability make it possible to produce them in very thin layers allowing little or no preparation (drilling) of the teeth. This is one of the biggest advantages of Emax veneers and hence avoiding drilling the teeth to peg shapes as can be necessary with more conventional porcelain veneers. Because the bond is with the enamel, this also allows much stronger bond between the veneer and tooth than bonding to the inner part of the tooth, known as the dentine.

Crowns & Bridges

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Crowns: Dental crowns can be used to restore the shape, color and function of teeth that are badly broken or very heavily restored with fillings. They are also sometimes used to protect teeth that have undergone root canal treatment, and as the final treatment on top of a dental implant. Dental crowns can be porcelain bonded to metal, all-ceramic materials or porcelain bonded to zirconium. They are constructed to mimic the natural tooth and the color will be matched to the natural color of your adjacent teeth.

Dental Implants Surgery

Why Dental Implants?

Dental implants are the most advanced method we have in dentistry today to replace missing teeth. Advantages to using implants to replace teeth include

• A free standing tooth replacement: Unlike a bridge, the implant does not involve the adjacent teeth for support. This means that if something goes wrong with a bridge, at least 3 teeth would need to be treated to fix the problem, whereas with an implant, only the one tooth space is dealt with
• Ease of cleaning: No special instruments are necessary to clean the implant other than a regular toothbrush and floss, unlike a bridge which requires extra tools for proper maintenance
• Long term restoration: The implant fixture should remain in your bone for the rest of your lifetime.

Bone Grafting for Dental Implants

When a person with good general health loses a tooth due to periodontal disease, injury, or another infection, a dental implant is an excellent, safe, and long-term solution. A dental implant is an artificial tooth root that a Board Certified Specialist in Periodontology and Dental Implant Surgery inserts into the jaw in order to hold a replacement tooth or bridge in place. Implants feel and look natural, and once the process is complete, they function exactly like natural teeth. Implants can also assist in saving other teeth, because they don’t rely on neighboring teeth for support. Bone grafting may be a necessary part of the process when it comes to inserting a dental implant.

Sinus Lifting Operations

WHAT IS A SINUS LIFT?

A sinus lift is a specialized bone grafting procedure that can prepare the jaw for dental implants when the sinuses are too close to the jawbone. By lifting the sinuses away from the jawbone, adequate space can be created for the bone to grow in order to support dental implants.

Using advanced surgical techniques, your sinus lift surgeon makes an incision to create a small window in the jawbone. This allows your surgeon to access and lift the sinus membrane on the other side of the window. By gently moving the sinus membrane away from the jawbone, your oral surgeon creates space for the bone grafting materials. Once the bone graft is completed, the graft will be allowed time to integrate with the jawbone and heal before dental implants are placed. While individual circumstances vary, in most cases, your oral surgeon will place dental implants 6 to 9 months after sinus lift surgery