Without teeth, one’s facial appearance and chewing ability is significantly affected as well as loss of confidence to smile. If you are missing teeth, ask us if they need replacement and what options are available to you. Together we will select the best replacement option for your particular case. A dental implant is an artificial root made of titanium or zirconium that is surgically placed into the jaw bone to replace a missing tooth. The bone bonds with the titanium implant, creating a strong foundation or root for an artificial tooth. An artificial tooth (crown or bridge) is placed on the implant, giving it the appearance and feel of a natural tooth. Once in place, the dental implant crown will look, feel and function like your natural teeth. Implants are very stable, durable, and are the most aesthetically pleasing tooth replacement option. Having lost teeth replaced with dental implants will also improve your quality of life by boosting your smile, overall appearance and self-confidence.

Implant therapy offered includes:

• 3D CBCT scanner for pre-implant treatment planning and virtual implant placement
• Full-mouth rehabilitation / reconstruction
• Tooth extraction and immediate implant placement
• Bone grafting and augmentation
• Sinus floor lift
• Implant-retained crowns and bridges
• Implant-retained removable overdentures and fixed dentures

Timing Is Everything! Consult your dentist before Your Child is 8!
Today’s children have the opportunity to maintain a healthy smile for life. With the knowledge we have on oral health and early intervention, you can ensure that your child has a beautiful smile for life.
By the age of 7 most children have a mix of baby and adult teeth and therefore may benefit from early orthodontic evaluation. Additionally, children may experience missing teeth, crowding, jaw growth issues, protruding teeth and orthodontic issues caused by thumb or finger sucking and poor dental hygiene.

Orthodontic services offered includes:

• Orthodontic treatment planning: Diagnostic space analysis and Bimmler
• Cephalometric tracing
• Fixed appliance therapy (Damon system) for children and adults
• Damon Clear braces
• Functional appliances for jaw/skeletal development and forward translation
• Removable and partially fixed interim therapy for space creation and arch development
• Sleep-breathing disorder therapy – snoring devices and rapid maxillary expansion
• TMJ (jaw joint/ Bruxism therapy

Your first consultation will include a detailed examination in order to assess your dental and oral health. The following aspects will be assessed:

• Medical and dental history
• Tooth decay risk
• Teeth, crowns, roots, restorations, and implants
• Tooth to tooth relationships
• Jaw relationships
• Bite excursions
• Grinding bruxing and jaw joint health
• Gums and periodontal tissues
• Oral hygiene
• Cosmetic Dentistry (smile assessment)

Other teeth-related services offered:

• Teeth cleaning and whitening (oral hygienist)
• Composite restorations (BPA free)
• Toothwear reconstructions
• Injection mould composite veneers
• Smile reconstructions (Multiple teeth therapy)
• Full ceramic veneers , crowns and bridges (metal-free)
• Removal of non-restorable teeth (minimum intervention technique)
• Removal of wisdom teeth (general anesthesia or conscious sedation)

The right diagnosis of the case is very important before proceeding with treatment. It can be done by 2 ways:

Subjective Symptoms (as told by the patient) i.e, toothache, sensitivity to cold or heat or sweet or when chewing on.

The infected root might be painless in the beginning but can lead to severe pain and abscess thereafter if not treated. Root canal inflammation (Pulpitis) begins as reversible inflammation in which the tooth can be saved by simple filling. The pain of reversible root canal inflammation is usually associated with sensitivity to cold or sweet that goes away after the removal of the stimulus within 1-2 sec.

It becomes irreversible as swelling inside the tooth compresses the blood circulation leading to degeneration and predisposing to infection which can only be treated by root canal treatment and a crown or extraction. With irreversible root canal inflammation the pain becomes spontaneous and lingers on for long even after the removal of the stimulus. After few days when the pulp becomes completely necrotic. When the puss develops below the root tip the tooth rises in the tooth socket and patient feels high on biting. The tooth is now also very tender to pressure and tapping.

The tooth is sensitive to heat and the gum close to the infected root is swollen and tender. The swelling comes due to pus getting accumulated below the tip of the tooth in the gums. This may lead to formation of a small pinhead sized opening (gum boil) on the gums outer surface. The opening leads to drainage of pus from the infected tooth and is a course of bitter taste in the mouth along with bad breath.

Patient may have fever, general discomfort, uneasiness or ill feeling. Pain when chewing and the pain may wary with postures. Swollen glands of the neck. Also seen is the swollen area of the upper or lower jaw that is a very serious symptom.

Treatments offered include:

• 3D scanner diagnostic imaging
• Root canal therapy
• Complicated molar cases with dental microscope
• Post and core reconstructions
• Root-end surgery, cyst removal, and apical defect grafting

Gum (Periodontal) screening and risk assessment

All adults should receive an annual comprehensive evaluation of their periodontal health.

A periodontal screening and risk assessment consists of 6 elements:

• Your teeth, dental implants and subgingival area (pocket depths)
• Your plaque levels
• Your gums gingival recession and bleeding index
• Your bite (mobility of teeth)
• Your bone structure (x-rays)
• Your risk factors (aging, smoking, stress, medications, diabetes, heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV, malnutrition, poor nutrition obesity, immunosupression)

Gum (periodontal) treatment include the following:

• Periodontal assessment and charting
• Scaling and root planning
• Clinical crown lengthening
• Laser gum surgery
• Frenectomy
• Biopsies
• Open gum surgery, pocket reduction and bone recontouring
• Treatment of intra-bony and furcation defects