Archives for August, 2011

August 27th, 2011

Want a better looking smile? Dukinfield dentists can fit you with stunning porcelain veneers

It is not hard to get a better looking smile these days.  Dentists have improved their techniques and offer a startling variety of different ways for patients to deal with issues surrounding their smiles.  These processes don’t have to cost the earth either as greater efficiency levels mean that sometimes the costs have come down too.  In a busy world, perhaps the most welcome improvement is that many of these techniques can now be carried out effectively in hardly any time at all.

All of the above applies to porcelain veneers.  These clever devices can effectively conceal teeth which are deemed to be unsightly by the patient.  Chipped, cracked or even stained teeth can be bothersome for patients because they will probably still be functional as far as teeth go so there is no real medical need to sort them out.  But the presence of them in a smile can have effects on the patients’ self confidence as they are constantly aware of teeth in their mouth which just don’t look very good.

Covering them up with thin strips of porcelain is one way to deal with this.  Dentists are now able to do so in a very quick visit to the surgery.  Thanks to things like digital x-rays and CEREC technology, porcelain dental veneers can be applied to your unsightly teeth in just a short, morning or afternoon session at the surgery.  The use of this high technology has not raised prices; in some cases it actually means that the procedures can be cheaper.

The next time you are at the surgery with your Dukinfield dentist, have a chat about porcelain dental veneers.  You might just find that they represent the solution you have been looking for to make your smile look better.

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August 24th, 2011

Straighten your teeth out discreetly with Invisalign from Saddleworth Dentists

Getting your teeth straightened out so that they form a perfectly aligned smile ought not to provide you with the additional head ache of wondering what your mouth looks like during the treatment.  But unfortunately, many people have found this to be the case when they have worn a traditional metal brace.  The fact is that they look rather unsightly and often need to be worn for several years.  Many millions of teenagers, among others, have found this to be an issue.

Thankfully there is another way.  It’s called Invisalign and it represents a method straightening out smiles that is far more discreet than the traditional metal brace.  Instead of using a complex of metal brackets and wires, Invisalign is just one simple plastic device.  It is worn over your teeth, a bit like a non-flexible mouth guard.  Having carefully examined your mouth and determined where your teeth need to be moved in order to achieve the optimum arrangement, the Invisalign brace is made accordingly.

Once it has worked as much as it can, the Invisalign brace is simply replaced by another one that moves the teeth a little further towards the desired positions.  This process is repeated until the results have been achieved.  As long as the Invisalign is worn for twenty two hours each day, that will be long enough for it to do its work.  It is completely removable, something that makes meal times rather easier.

The biggest benefit of choosing Invisalign is that it is made from a clear plastic material that is extremely discreet.  Talk to your Saddleworth dentist about choosing Invisalign and getting your teeth straightened the discreet way that won’t damage your self confidence at all.

 

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August 21st, 2011

Your wedding day smile will not let you down

The reception is booked, your dress has been fitted and the cake has been designed, but still there is a constant worry about how your photographs will look. Now, however, there is no need to feel insecure about your teeth thanks to Six Month Smiles, a teeth straightening procedure that is an innovative quick fix for those with crooked teeth.

Six Month Smiles is an effective and safe way to rectify a variety of orthodontic complaints such as overbite, underbite, spacing and crowding.  The tooth-coloured wires are almost invisible and cost, in the most, half of traditional braces. It is the perfect treatment for your wedding day.

What is the treatment?

Brought over from the US after great success to our very own humble Hyde area, Six Month Smiles is an exciting new procedure that is a sure way of completing your wedding look. Although, you should make sure you plan ahead in order to have the ideal teeth ready for the big day. To get the treatment, your dentist will X-ray, examine and photograph your smile to indicate whether you are suitable as well as estimating the cost and treatment time.

How discreet are they?

The Six Month Smiles braces are small, white brackets and extraordinary wires. After the first fitting, you will have to visit your dentist every month or so to have regular adjustments until the end of the treatment. This particular procedure focuses on adjusting your smile and therefore moving the teeth that are on show when you smile, which is done using nickel titanium wire.

Like all treatments, there will be slight pain when the treatment begins, however, over time mixed with the excitement of your wedding, you will become used to the discomfort.

Because it’s so quick and easy, Six Months Smiles gives you one less thing to worry about before your wedding day.

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August 18th, 2011

Serious dental phobia doesn’t mean the end of good oral health

Dental phobia is a problem that is on the rise, ranging from slight anxiety toward the dentist to full blown fear that makes a trip to the dentist impossible. This is why many parents are now taking their children with them when they go to the dentist. Even if they don’t need a check-up themselves, getting them used to the dental environment will benefit them immensely when it comes to having their own teeth checked and treated.

What options are available?

Some dental surgeries offer treatment under sedation, including our very own Hyde dental practice, which can make dental treatment much easier to bear should you be frightened. It will allow you to be aware of proceedings but at the same time far more relaxed in the situation. Also, it is now not an uncommon sight to see the ceilings of dental surgeries lined with pictures and posters to give the patient something to look on during their procedure. Some private surgeries have even installed 3d films on the ceiling so patients can watch films during their visit; this is often used during teeth whitening because of the length of time one could find themselves in the dentist’s chair.

What about more serious cases?

For more serious cases of dental phobia, some dental practitioners are also trained hypnotherapists and can put you in a relaxed state ahead of whatever procedure you need. Hypnotherapy isn’t scary at all – it is a well known resource for relaxing when used by those with a fear of flying and allows the individual to remain in control at all times. Some dental practitioners even use hypnotherapy to help patients who have problems with a gag reflex during longer procedures and there is some evidence to suggest it can reduce pain, though these claims are yet to be rigorously tested.

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August 16th, 2011

Tooth straightening for all the family

There is no age limit to having your teeth straightened and quite commonly we treat child patients and during their treatment either their mother or father sees the amazing results we are achieving with our rapid, non-extraction brace systems that they ask what we can do for them.

The answer is of course that age is no barrier to orthodontic treatment. The eldest patient to date that has been treated with braces in the practice was 72 and she was delighted with the result!

We use all major brace systems on the market including the rapid and invisible ones. Damon braces are great for children and adults, and the attachments are now available in metal free clear plastic. These braces often allow us to avoid dental extractions to make space for all the teeth. Invisalign and the Inman aligner are clear and removable if you want to avoid fixed-on braces and Six Month Smiles use clear braces to give you a fantastic smile in around six months.

At Watson & Winston dental Care we are providing more and more orthodontic services for our patients. Almost every day patients are coming to us from surrounding areas including Dukinfield, Hyde and Stockport.

If you are interested in finding out more then please contact our reception on 01457 837361 and arrange a free initial consultation, there is no obligation and at this visit we can discuss all your options.

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August 15th, 2011

What is dental phobia and how can it be cured?

Phobias have long been seen as psychological problems. As such, the search for cures has been dominated by psychologists, therapists and hypnotisers, but being it was recently discovered that 75% of all adults suffer some form of trepidation over visiting the dentist and 1 in 23 people have a dental phobia, including our very own patients in the Hyde area, modern medicine has begun to take more notice; dentists in particular.

Dental phobia and dental anxiety

There is a difference between a dental phobia and dental anxiety. Generally, most people suffer from some form of dental anxiety,  which simply involves feeling uncomfortable or ill at ease during any treatment, whether it’s a check-up or something more significant. A phobia, however, is more serious and can generally lead to severe problems for the persons’ oral health, as they will commonly not visit the dentist for a significant length of time, sometimes years.

The reason dental phobia is common often comes down to numerous and varied reasons. For many people, it is a bad experience in the past though such incidents “in the chair” are now very rare. For others, it is simply a fear of needles that dominates their anxiousness toward the dentist, whilst others cringe at latex.

Cures and helpful techniques

Building up a relationship with your dentist has been found to be exceptionally useful. If you are feeling uneasy or fearful of an upcoming procedure or treatment, tell your dentist beforehand. As dental phobia is so common now, dentists are regularly trained to help those affected and will be more than happy to talk you through the procedure, and may even invite you to watch the same procedure while they are performing it on someone else.

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August 12th, 2011

Experience no fear when getting dental implants

Everyone has phobias such as fear of heights, spiders and flying. Although situations involving these phobias can be frightening, they can also be easy to steer clear of. One particular fear that you cannot avoid is the dentist, particularly when you are considering an invasive procedure such as dental implants. This article will give you some information about dental implant treatments so you are prepared and don’t feel quite so nervous.

If you’re in need of a dental implant or considering the procedure, you should take note that having a healthy lifestyle will inevitably help your teeth maintain a good condition. Therefore, habits such as heavy drinking and smoking will ruin your teeth’s long-term health. Some dentists will be reluctant to carry out the procedure if you cannot reduce smoking or give up altogether.

What is a dental implant?

In simple terms, a dental implant is a replacement for your tooth’s natural root. The replacement is usually a screw shape which is drilled into an exact location of the future tooth. All dental implants are made from materials that are tolerated by bone; titanium or titanium alloy.

How is a dental implant positioned?

To soothe nervous patients in and around Stockport, you should know that the procedure is usually carried out under local anaesthesia; in longer cases IV sedation is often used. Before the treatment you will undergo a series of x-rays and scans to assess the quality of your bone and to obtain an exact anatomical view of your mouth’s structure.

The procedure is as follows:

  1. Gum is cut and lifted
  2. A small hole is drilled into jawbone
  3. Titanium implant is secured into hole
  4. Gum is positioned back over implant

It is as simple as that. Once the procedure is over, the gum is left to heal from six weeks to six months. During this time, you are given temporary teeth or you can continue to wear dentures if you have them. Finally, when your implant is healed and ready, the permanent replacement tooth is fitted.

How long does implants last?

You’ve done the hard part now you should take good care of your new implant; this is done with everyday cleaning and regular visits to your dentist and hygienist. This quality of care will determine how long your implant will last. It may be necessary to replace a tooth due to wear or fracture.

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August 11th, 2011

Failed post crowns

One of the common problems we see at the practice is the  failure of post crowns. These are teeth that have been saved from extration in the past by root filling the tooth and then providing a post to provide retention and then a crown over the top of the post.This type of treatment is an advanced form of restorative dentistry and the final attempt to save a failing tooth. Depending on a number of factors the long term prognosisi of such a treatment can vary from a few months to many years of successful function.

What happens when theses teeth fail?  Failure occurs when the root supporting the crown can no longer retain the post possibly due to decay around the root or a root fracture. If a tooth has a root fracture it is advisable to have it removed as soon as possible otherwise significant bone loss may occur which may compromise the placement of an implant.

Extraction is the only option. If a patient is wearing a denture then a tooth may be added to this denture. If a patient does not wish to have a denture long term then a bridge or dental implant is the treatment of choice .

The provision of a bridge may mean destruction of sound adjacent teeth in order to facilitate a bridge. The most conservative option is a dental implant.The modern implant is often simple to place and provides  long term success.

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August 9th, 2011

Ashton under lyne dentists tell patients that dentures are very much worth considering for replacing lost teeth

It really is no good at all to have a set of teeth which is not complete.  Aside from how this makes your mouth look strange, you will also be unable to carry out many of the functions that you take for granted.  Eating and drinking, let alone talking, suddenly become much more difficult or even impossible in some cases.  Humans have long been concerned with replacing missing teeth and we have developed a number of effective ways of doing so which are available in dental surgeries up and down the country.

Audenshaw dentists are telling their patients that one of the options for replacing teeth does not deserve the negative stereotypes which persist around it.  Dentures are long overdue a reappraisal, especially in the light of the vast improvements which have been made in their construction and therefore usability.

Many of the problems associated with dentures are simply not applicable anymore.  The tendency of dentures to slip out of the mouth during meals or even speech and the possibility of them being painful to wear, were the results of the fact that they were mass produced according to a ‘one size fits all wearers’ principle.  Nowadays, your dentist will make a set of dentures individually for you that will fit neatly into your unique mouth.

The materials being used allow for a more comfortable wear too and some types of denture can proudly boast of being ‘friction free’.  Dentures represent a relatively hassle free way of replicating the functions of a full set of teeth.  Ask your Ashton under lyne dentist about them and you might find that they are the solution you’ve been looking for.

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August 6th, 2011

Deal with your dental phobia problems: Get help from your Ashton under Lyne dentists

It’s easy to put off doing things that we don’t enjoy.  In some cases it’s not even much of a big deal.  If you don’t like flying then you can always get the boat or choose a holiday closer to home.  But there are some things which some people are afraid of doing which are absolutely necessary in every day life.  The fear must be overcome in these cases.  Being afraid of the dentist is one of these things.

There are plenty of good reasons for going to see the dentist every six months but what they can be boiled down to is the fact that dentists are experts in the health of your mouth and they can spot when anything is going wrong.  Many adults in the United Kingdom ritually avoid going to the dental surgery, often for complex reasons.

Childhood experiences can cast an indelible pall over what we feel about certain things as an adult.  If you didn’t like going to the dentist as a youth then you might be less inclined to do so as a grown up.  Things like having a fear of needles can have a similar effect and the dental drill has garnered enough negative stereotypes in the popular media that many people are afraid of it in spite of never having experienced it.

Rather than simply avoiding going to the dentist you should try your best to find one who is sympathetic to your needs.  Modern dental surgeries in Ashton under Lyne are almost unrecognisable from the antecedents a few decades ago and those who run them are concerned with relaxing their patients and putting them at ease.  Try to get over your problems by talking them through.

 

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