Archive for the ‘Crowns and Veneers’ Category

Which Veneers?

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Q. I am looking to have a set of veneers for my top front teeth. Which type of veneer do you recommend for my teeth? My teeth are very stained, so I would like to cover these stains. Please advise.

 

A. We recommend that you come to see one of our dentists for a veneer consultation. We carry out Emax, Luminees, MACVNEERS and da Vinci veneers, so we are sure to be able to find you a suitable type of veneer.

Crowns have fallen out

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
Q. I have 2 crowns that have fallen out, both of which I have kept, but one looks broken and the other has been out several months. I need some dental treatment urgently. I am in full time employment and wish to pay by instalments. Can you help?
 
 
A. We can help you to replace both of your crowns. You will need to come in for us to assess these teeth and you can spread payment over 12 months if you wish with interest free finance.

 

Trial Smile deemed to be the latest innovation in cosmetic dentistry

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

Trial Smile is considered to be the latest innovation in cosmetic dentistry. Apart from teeth whitening and veneers, Trial Smile is another cosmetic dental treatment in London that the people and the dentists in London are opting for.

Traditionally, when a patient opts for treatments involving porcelain laminate veneers, they could only imagine what their new smile would look like, sometimes with the use of limited results from computer imaging.

The process of Trial Smile involves cosmetic dentists producing a model of the proposed treatments which the patients can see and feel before any actual treatment is undertaken.

This proposed model of Trial smile empowers the patient to make any changes in the proposed smile. In certain cases, where the natural teeth are smaller than the proposed veneers, the proposed smile can even be tried in the mouth to enable to patient to see and feel what their new smile will look like.

Any Trial Smile treatment begins with a skilled cosmetic dentist evaluating the patients’ teeth, gums, face, lips, etc. and has some idea how he would design the smile. After this basis evolution, the dentist first designs the “trial smile“, or temporary smile, according to his idea of what will be the best for the patient.

Then the dentist prepares the teeth, places the “trial smile”, and then has the patient wear the “trial smile” for a few days, or sometimes even a few weeks to make sure that the patient approves of the colour, shape, length, etc. of the teeth.

If there are any changes that the patients wants to be made, those changes can be done much easier to the “trial smile” than the permanent porcelain veneers or porcelain crowns.

Then after the changes to the “trial smile” are done and approved of by the patient, the cosmetic dentist can precisely direct the ceramist how to make the final porcelain veneers or porcelain crowns.

Latest technology makes crowns/veneers treatment less time consuming

Monday, August 31st, 2009

The treatment of crowns and veneers is yet another important part of cosmetic dentistry in London and UK.

Dentists in London and UK are well-equipped to exactly analyse the situation of your overall health and help you with the treatment of crowns and veneers.

As it is a part of the cosmetic dental treatment, the treatment of crowns and veneers aims to improve the smile of a person. It is upto the dentist whether to prescribe the treatment of crowns and veneers to the patient or not.

Usually, it is said that veneers are like false finger nail extensions. Veneers tend to hide the natural original teeth. They are fitted at a place where an improved appearance is planned through changing the form, shape and colour of the teeth.

The reason why veneers are more invasive is because the outer part of the teeth surface is shaved off to create space for thin tile-like veneers to be bonded onto the tooth.

Laboratory technicians use composite material to make the veneers as suggested by the cosmetic dentists in London and UK. This is a kind of material that can be directly used to the tooth surface. Though composite veneers are cheaper, porcelain veneers are popular due to durability and less chair side time required by the dentist.

Dental crowns which share the colour of the tooth are also prescribed by the dentist in case a patient wants to improve her smile! Crowns are often recommended following a root canal filling to protect the remaining weakened tooth.

Now, with the arrival of newer techniques such as computer driven milling machines like the Cerec makes the treatment of crowns easier. This latest technology is time saver and therefore, a patient can take multiple restorations in just one visit to a dentist in London.