COSMETIC DENTISTRY
Innovative dental techniques can undoubtedly create a more youthful and attractive look. In many cases veneers have been placed to correct damaged, discoloured and irregular teeth-miraculously improving the overall appearance.
Crowns and bridges, too, have come a long way over recent years, latest porcelain enable them to be stronger and more natural looking.

White fillings have replaced the old mercury once making them indistinguishable from the teeth.

White Fillings
Tooth coloured fillings can be chosen to match the colour of the teeth, making them a natural-looking alternative to amalgam fillings.

Tooth coloured fillings are often used in teeth that show during smiling or talking. They aren't as durable as amalgam, and so they aren't always suitable for the grinding and chewing surfaces of the back teeth.

There are a few different types of tooth coloured filling materials. The most common are called composite and glass ionomer. They are soft and can be moulded to look like the shape of a tooth before they are hardened, usually using a blue light. Tooth coloured filling materials stick to teeth, so they can be used to build up the edges of chipped or worn teeth.

Composite shrinks very slightly under the blue light. This can pull on the tooth and may cause sensitivity. It can also produce a tiny gap between the filling and the tooth that may lead to further decay.

The Root Canal Treatment
Endodontics or root-canal treatment involves removing damaged or dead nerves and blood vessels in the root of the tooth that have become infected due to decay or trauma. The space left is then filled with a material that seals the tooth and keeps it functioning as before.

Dental Implants
A dental implant is an artificial tooth root made of titanium that a dentist gently places into your jaw. Dental implants are ideal for people in good oral health who have lost one or more teeth. We know how confidence about your teeth can affect how you feel about yourself, both personally and professionally. Perhaps you hide your smile because of spaces due to missing teeth. Maybe your dentures don't feel secure. Perhaps you have difficulty chewing. If you would like to smile, speak and eat again with confidence, there is good news!

Gum Disease
Periodontal disease affects teeth, gum and the bone that surrounds the teeth. Most people who have periodontal disease are rarely aware of it. It’s very often not painful, especially in the early stages.

The main cause is accumulation of plaque. Plaque is the sticky food and bacteria that forms constantly on your teeth.
Bleeding is a sign of infection -- Healthy Teeth Don't Bleed.

Vaneers
A veneer is a very thin layer of porcelain, similar to a finger nail, specifically fabricated in the dental laboratory for each individual tooth. As with all exclusively fabricated technical work, this process demands an extremely high degree of skill and artistic talent. We work closely with the dental laboratory at each stage of the production process to ensure your veneer fits and matches the colour of your surrounding teeth perfectly.

The veneer is bonded onto the front surface of the tooth to improve its cosmetic appearance. Veneers can enhance the colour, close unsightly gaps or even change the shape of individual teeth.
Click here to see real patient case studies of dental veneers.

Crowns
When a tooth has become grossly destroyed it may become necessary to cover and protect the remaining tooth with a crown (sometimes known as a cap). This can either be made of gold, porcelain-fused-to-metal or pure reinforced all-porcelain. In addition to protecting damaged teeth crowns also improve the cosmetic appearance of your smile.

Your dental crown is typically placed over two visits. Firstly, your damaged tooth will be prepared and an impression mould of your mouth taken. The mould is then sent to the dental laboratory to fabricate the crown. During this period a temporary crown is provided. On your second visit, your new crown will be permanently fitted.

Dentures & Partial Dentures
If you do not have any of your natural teeth left then you will benefit from having dentures as they provide structure to your smile and prevent surrounding facial muscles from sagging. In addition to dentures, bridges and dental implants can be used to replace missing teeth.

We offer the highest quality dentures fabricated to our specification by our dental laboratory.

As an alternative to conventional metal and chrome based dentures we also offer flexible cosmetic dentures by Costech, these dentures can in some cases eliminate the need for unsightly metal clasps and provide a good cosmetic result.

Fixed Bridges
A bridge is a fixed device that spans the gap between two teeth and replaces the missing teeth. It is supported and retained in position by the adjacent teeth. It is normally used if the supporting teeth are surrounded by strong healthy bone and when the gap is not too wide.

Alternative treatments to replace missing teeth include full or partial dentures and dental implants.

Inlay Restorations
An inlay restoration is a custom made filling made of composite material, gold, or tooth-coloured porcelain. It is made by a professional dental laboratory and is permanently cemented into the tooth by your dentist.

Botox
Facing up to it: dermal and facial rejuvenation
As your skin ages, it loses its natural collagen and hyaluronic acid. This weakens your skin’s structure and appearance. Dermal treatments reintroduce either of these two substances to the skin to smooth out wrinkles, frown lines or folds on your face. Collagen and hyaluronic acid can also be used to resculpt your lips, making them look fuller or reducing the wrinkles around them.

The facial rejuvenation treatments even use your own skin cells to stimulate the production of your skin’s natural collagen in the problem areas.

Our practice offers these treatments from fully trained healthcare professionals, letting you add another dimension to your dental makeover for a dramatic new look.
The Botox anti-wrinkle treatment can smooth out age-related wrinkles such as crows feet, frown lines or lines on the forehead. It works in a different way than the injected gels and the effects last between 3 – 5 months.