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....
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....
18 Nov Case Study – Severe Gum Disease on a Molar Tooth
This relatively young and pleasant patient referred to us by his hygienist because the hygienist was concerned about the extent of bone loss associated with the penultimate tooth in the upper left. ...