Case Studies

So we had a call from a man who wanted to be seen urgently.  A front tooth had snapped off at the gum line and was causing great embarrassment in his business dealing with customers. He brought in the tooth and asked (as you do) if it could be glued back on. The answer was NO. The nerve of the tooth was intact, so the recommended treatment plan was to [Continue Reading…]

This patient presented a week before Xmas with a loose crown on a front tooth and a lump on the gum above it. After careful examination, I decided there was a crack running the length of the root. Problem is the patient was off on an overseas cruise next week and didn’t want to wear a removable denture. Solution was a new implant treatment, with the surgeon taking out the [Continue Reading…]

Discoloured and worn down central incisors were affecting this young lady’s confidence   With minimal drilling, cerec porcelain veneers were made and fitted in one appointment. A lovely smile, and a happy lady!   One of the many advantages of this method is that the patient is involved with designing the shape, colour and size of the teeth at all stages; there are no unpleasant surprises as can occur when [Continue Reading…]

Dental abscesses can cause excruciating pain, which is often described as being “worse than the pain of childbirth”. When the dental “nerve” dies, pus builds up pressure inside the jaw bone (green in the pic) and can’t escape, causing explosive pain. This patient had a couple of miserable sleepless nights. When he called me I told him to come in straight away. In 5 minutes I drilled a hole in [Continue Reading…]

Here’s a selection of Before and After pictures to show the amazing things that can be achieved with modern dentistry!   Discolouration Gone!   Removal of unsightly gaps

case 3446 Female, 45yo   The lady had a retained deciduous eye tooth because the permanent canine stuck in the jaw bone and never came through. The baby tooth was now getting loose and about to cause a big cosmetic problem!   The tooth was removed, and the neighbouring teeth prepared for a bridge, with the patient under IV midazolam sedation. Guess why an implant wasn’t a good idea? The [Continue Reading…]