Some days dentistry can be a real treat to be involved in. I know a lot of people will have a hard time believing that, but I get to work with an amazing team doing treatments that I love on people who really appreciate the time and the care we take. Whilst this is all going on I get to use some artistic skills to improve the way people smile and when I do this for some one we can change their … [Read more...]

As this case shows we can achieve so much without resorting to procedures involving drilling sound tooth tissue away. The front tooth was very discolored a traumatic injury and was originally planned for a full coverage crown. The problem here was that the underlying root was very damaged and the affect of crowning could be catastrophic to the tooth. By internally whitening we are able to leave … [Read more...]

This interesting case was referred to me  last year. I had been asked to treat the tooth with a root canal filling and a post and core so it could be cut down ready for a full coverage crown. This suggested treatment is often necessary for teeth that are very broken down and either painful or infected. On this occasion however I wanted to preserve as much sound tooth tissue as possible and did … [Read more...]

As you know I am a huge fan of this approach to dentistry. Using fibre reinforced composites to strengthen and restore damaged teeth and smiles is immensely rewarding and satisfying work. It is an approach that is not without it's challenges but the ability to treat otherwise untreatable cases and to give same day results with usually no drilling or any need to numb makes it all worth … [Read more...]

I love the laboratories that I work for; they do such amazing work for the patients they treat with me. Thank you to Ross and the team at Precedental again for another lovely piece of dental art. So often the temptation is to cover all the surrounding teeth but when we don't we get to see what a really skilled ceramicist can do Upper right lateral crown, too long and wrong colour and … [Read more...]