Our Services

We undertake all aspects of cosmetic, restorative and general family dentistry in a warm and relaxing environment.

 Each surgery is well equipped with modern equipment and technology to help us diagnose when treatment is required and explain the treatment options to you.

Services in our practice include

• preventative techniques
• routine conservative treatment eg. white fillings
• crowns - both precious metal bonded crowns and "metal - free" crowns
• veneers
• Bridgework
• implants - both placement and final restoration
• root canal treatment
• periodontal treatment (gums)
• tooth whitening
• dentures - both partial and full
• childrens dentistry
• orthodontics
• 6 month braces to straighten front teeth
• inman aligner - to straighten front teeth
• clearstep -  a fully comprensive orthodontic treatment course

We also have consultations for the "full face makeover"  which includes smile assessment and wrinkle and line removal with botox and fillers.

Cosmetic Dentistry

Teeth Whitening

We are able to change the colour of natural teeth using a gel and custom tray system. The treatment takes between two weeks to four weeks to accomplish results and requires minimal time in the dental chair. The results are very pleasing and can improve both the appearance of the smile and dental confidence.

 From a dental health viewpoint, tooth whiteners are useful products because they can lighten teeth and improve appearance without the destruction of natural tooth tissue.

The general dental council considers tooth whitening to be the practice of dentistry. Therefore only dentists are legally permitted to undertake this procedure.

Straightening

Although most adults seek orthodontics for cosmetic reasons, many also seek treatment because of jaw dysfunction, excessive wearing of teeth and gum or hygiene problems.

Our approach is to concentrate on straightening teeth and on achieving harmony for your teeth, jaws and face. By focusing on the bigger picture, we achieve straight teeth, a healthy function of the jaw joints, a more pleasing appearance and long lasting results.

Veneers

A veneer is a very fine facing of porcelain made by the dental technician in the laboratory which is bonded onto your natural tooth. The primary function is to improve the appearance and they can involve very little preparation of your own natural tooth.

Crowns

A dental crown is a restoration which completely caps or encirles a tooth or dental implant. Their main purpose is to strenghten and improve the appearance of teeth. Crowns can be made from different materials, from porcelain bonded to precious metal to all-ceramic crowns.

What is botulinum toxin?

Botulinum toxin is a naturally occuring protein produced by bacterium clostridium botulinum.

How does botulinum toxin work?

Our facial expressions change because the muscles in the face contract or relax. This is caused by the brain sending a signal via our nerve endings that we want to for eg. frown or laugh. When botulinum toxin is injected into a specific muscle it blocke the signal from the nerve to the muscle in the face. This means that the nerve ending cannot tell the muscle to move. This is not a permanent condition, however, but it will last for around 3-4 months. After the injections begin to work the area treated will look smooth and less wrinkled. 

After a while, most patients will notice that the lines and wrinkles around their treated areas will continue to become less deep and pronounced. This is a result of the botulinum toxin as the new skin has a chance to grow without being repeatedly creased. Hence, it appears to be smoother on the surface because it has not been creased by constant muscle activity.

Botulinum toxin can be used to treat all wrinkles which are the result of normal facial movement. It not suitable for permanent wrinkles caused by excessive exposure to the sun. 

Botulinum toxin does not remove wrinkles indefinitely; it is usually necessary to have a treatment every 3 - 4 months to maintain and improve upon the original results. It has been proven to be quite safe to have botulinum toxin injections at the above frequency over a period of years.

What are Dermal Fillers?

Hyaluronic acid is a naturally occurring substance found in the spaces between the cells of body tissues. Hyaluronic acid has now largely replaced collagen as the favourite filler of U.K. cosmetic experts. This is because it is more likely to be compatible with our bodies than collagen, and so people are less likely to be allergic to it and do not require a test prior to use.

What skin problems can dermal fillers treat?

Hyaluronic Acid has been widely used to increase the size and volume of lips in women for a number of years, and this is still the most popular use for most dermal fillers.

However, these products are also very effective in both men and women in helping to fill out lines around the lips, the lines from the nose to the corners of the mouth (nasolabial lines), smile lines on the cheeks, as well as crow’s feet and forehead wrinkles.

Thicker fillers can also be used to add volume to sunken cheeks and weak chins, reshape the tip of the nose, as well as filling out deeper acne or other scars. In addition, fillers can be used to help reduce the appearance of veins and bones in aged hands with thin skin.

Usually, if you need to have fillers in the upper part of your face for movement lines associated with expression i.e., crow’s feet, forehead and general wrinkle lines, it is usually recommended that the fillers are used alongside injections of botulinum toxin (or Botox®).

Follow-up treatment

Depending on the type of filler used, and the area treated, top up treatments are usually required to maintain the effect.

Missing Teeth

Losing a tooth can be the cause of real social and psychological concern, as well as affecting the function and general health of the other teeth, due to the resulting tooth movement.

There are three main ways to replace missing teeth:

Dentures

The classic “false teeth” These are removable and reversible replacements. They are constructed in either acrylic or cobalt-chrome metal and acrylic over a series of appointments involving the dental technician.

Bridges

A bridge is used as a permanent replacement for one or more missing teeth. They are both aesthetic and functional, restoring your natural bite and preventing movement of adjacent teeth and over eruption of the tooth opposite the gap. In simple terms they can be viewed as crowns joined together and cemented on the supporting teeth, with a fixed false tooth in between to "bridge the gap". They are a very desirable alternative to a removable partial denture.

Implants

An implant is a device made of titanium that is gently placed into your jaw to act as an anchor for a single crown, a bridge, or to hold a denture in place. It becomes fixed to the bone by “osseo-integration” i.e. it becomes integrated into the jaw bone as the bone grows around it. The procedure is carried out under local anaesthetic with addition of sedation if required.

Orthodontic Treatment

Orthodontics is the branch of dentistry concerned with the growth of the teeth, jaws and face.

Orthodontic treatment is about making the best of your teeth by altering the position of them.

We can offer a fully comprehensive orthodontic treatment using Clearstep aligners.

Should you require a quicker solution aimed at the cosmetic side of your smile then you may be treated using either six month braces or an Inman Aligner.

Prices start from . £850 per arch