This post shows how we can restore a very damaged tooth with a simple, direct fibre reinforced composite filling that can be placed in a single visit and can last for years. Like so many teeth this tooth was filled from a young age with an amalgam filling which is still the commonest filling material used in the UK today. I am by no means an "amalgam hater" as it is still the quickest, cheapest … [Read more...]
Prolonging the life of a bridge
This case highlights how simple dentistry done well can ease a patient's dental pain, get rid of a source of long-term chronic infection and prolong the life of their existing restoration. It also highlights what is good and bad about "screw posts" as seen in the before picture. Screw posts were often used as a quick fix when a proper post could and should have been used. It is easy to say what … [Read more...]
Implant case
Since completing my Certificate in Implantology, I am continuing to train under the mentorship of Antonio De Vivo our implant surgeon who has over 20 years experience in implantology and currently places over 400 implants a year. Today I completed my first Implant Case using a "flawless" approach which means we can place the implant directly through a very small hole created in the gum that means … [Read more...]
“Third World” Dentistry Crisis in England says the Telegraph
"Third World" Dentistry Crisis in England was the headline in Sunday's Telegraph this week and was in a response to a letter written by Tony Kilcoyne a well known and respected dentist who is a specialist in prosthodontics. The letter was signed by over 400 dentists and was a move designed to call out current and previous governments and NHS England on what they see as the big "NHS Lie" regarding … [Read more...]
Recent Telegraph article on NHS dentistry
"Third World" Dentistry Crisis in England was the headline in Sunday's Telegraph this week and was in a response to a letter written by Tony Kilcoyne a well known and respected dentist who is a specialist in prosthodontics. The letter was signed by over 400 dentists and was a move designed to call out current and previous governments and NHS England on what they see as the big "NHS Lie" regarding … [Read more...]
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