10 Dec Patient Story – Abscess Pain in Molar Teeth
Root canal treatments on back teeth (molars) are technically very difficult and to get a consistently excellent result. To achieve the 95% success rate that is achievable with painless root canal treatments, the first person to drill into the tooth should be the most experienced in root canal treatments. This is the reason we recommend...
09 Dec Patient Story – Failing Dental Implants in a Smoking Patient
The main reasons why people get gum disease around teeth are: cigarette smoking, irregular attendance at the hygienist and suboptimal daily cleaning. If all these reasons are not addressed when a patient is having implants, then the gum disease will be repeated around the dental implants....
07 Dec Patient Story – Tooth Loss Due to Gum Disease Part 2
Gum disease frequently leads to teeth moving away from their usual position which leads to cosmetic issues. Although it is possible to improve the appearance with porcelain veneers, the final results are not going to last very long...
04 Dec Patient Story – Tooth Loss Due to Gum Disease Part 1
Gum disease is an incredibly common condition and a leading cause of tooth loss. Only 10% of human beings will not get gum disease. Unfortunately, it is a “silent” disease i.e. many times, there are no symptoms and by the time the tooth becomes loose, it is impossible to save the tooth....
04 Dec Patient Story – Treating Severe Gum Disease Part 2
This is the second instalment of a 2-part blog where we cover the treatments carried out for a patient suffering with gum disease, including root canal therapy....
03 Dec Patient Story – Treating Severe Gum Disease Part 1
Gum disease is an incredibly common condition and a leading cause of tooth loss. Only 10% of people will not get gum disease. Unfortunately, it is a “silent” disease i.e. many times, there are no symptoms and by the time the tooth becomes loose, it is impossible to save the tooth....
02 Dec Patient Story – Cost-effectively Securing Loose Upper Dentures
Dentures have been used to replace teeth for centuries and one of the main reasons dental implants gained wide acceptance in the 1980s was because of the huge number of patients with problematic dentures....
30 Nov Patient Story – Repairing Deep Fractured Teeth Part 2
In this, the second of this 2-part blog, Dr Ope Sodeinde discusses the elements that must be considered when making decisions on dental treatments of this nature. As we saw in part 1, if the decay/fracture does not extend to the bone, the treatment is very simple but when it does, the options are crown...
27 Nov Patient Story – Repairing Deep Fractured Teeth Part 1
Decay or fracture of teeth that extend underneath the gum are extremely common dental problems. The difficulty with these situations is that the decay/fracture tends to extend to the bone level and this is the first of a 2-part blog that discusses the things that have to be considered when making a decision....
26 Nov Patient Story – Single Visit Pocket Reduction & Dental Implant Treatment
This is the second part of the blog post from yesterday. In addition to the cyst removal in the lower left, this lovely patient had gum flap surgery on most of her back teeth under intravenous sedation (to make her comfortable....