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We offer a wide range of cosmetic treatments using the latest dental technology including:
Tooth Whitening
The teeth can be restored to their natural colour by tooth whitening. This can be achieved at home using a mild bleaching gel placed in small trays that are worn at night. Both techniques produce an improvement in the brightness of the teeth with only minimal treatment.
White Fillings
There are now many techniques available to restore broken or decayed teeth using tooth coloured filling materials. We use both composite and porcelain restorations, matched to your own natural tooth colour. They are bonded by a special adhesive into your tooth, adding to the retention of the filling and sealing the tooth.
Veneers
A veneer is a very fine facing made of porcelain which is bonded onto your natural tooth. The primary function is to improve the appearance and involves minimal preparation of your tooth. Veneers can be used in cases where the teeth are chipped, discoloured or crowded. They are most frequently used on your upper or lower front teeth.
Crowns
A crown ("cap") is a covering placed over the top of your own natural tooth to restore it for both function and aesthetics. Crowns will greatly enhance the appearance of heavily filled, chipped, discoloured or misshapen teeth. They help prevent fracture of heavily restored and root treated teeth. In some cases they can be used to correct a malalignment of teeth where straightening is not an option.
Bridges
A bridge is used as a permanent replacement for one or more missing teeth. They are both aesthetic and functional. A bridge will restore your natural bite and prevent unwanted movement of the adjacent teeth and over eruption teeth opposite the gap. In simple terms they can be viewed as crowns cemented on the supporting teeth joined to fixed false teeth in between to "bridge the gap". They are a very desirable alternative to a removable partial denture.
Implants
An implant is placed into your jaw to act as an anchor for a single crown, a bridge or to secure a denture. This is a specialised treatment and we are very fortunate to be able to offer you this service by Mark Shimmin here at The Linden Dental Surgery. Mark has undertaken advanced post graduate training in Implantology.
