This case was a joy from the start and whilst we still have some work to complete at the back of the mouth the smile is looking many years younger and all with no drilling and no injections. This case was completed using simple home use night guard vital whitening which is the way we do almost all of our whitening cases. We tend to use 10% carbemide peroxide as this is the lowest effective … [Read more...]

This case is a good example of simple dentistry done to save some teeth that otherwise might have needed to come out. I like this case because it demonstrates the use of fibre reinforced composites both as laboratory made crown (on the molar tooth) and as a direct restoration made in the mouth for the premolar. It also shows fibre posts made to fit the anatomical shape of the root so we can be a … [Read more...]

This case shows one part of what was a comprehensive overhaul (repairs) of every single tooth, involving direct restorations, root canal fillings, crowns, extractions and dentures. The part I am showing here is the part affecting the front teeth which were badly worn, stained and misaligned. Given the extensive nature of the restorations for the back teeth we elected to do direct fillings to … [Read more...]

I see a lot of people who are experiencing pain or infection caused by their teeth. Usually the nerve in the tooth is dead or dying and this is causing tooth ache and or a dental abscess. Often these people have been referred to me by another dentist and very often they assume that they are going to have to have the tooth removed. For a lot of the people I see the thought of losing a tooth is a … [Read more...]