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Porcelain Veneers

A Veneer is a thin layer of porcelain that fits over the front surface of a tooth. Veneers can improve the colour, shape and position of teeth. A precise shape and shade of porcelain can be chosen to lighten or reshape the upper front teeth. Porcelain veneers can make a chipped tooth look intact again- the porcelain covers the whole of the front of the tooth, replacing the broken part. More.

Veneers are also used to close small gaps, when orthodontics is not suitable or practical. If one tooth is slightly out of position, a veneer can be fitted to bring it into line with the rest of the teeth.

Dental Bridges

Dental bridges are false teeth, known as pontics, which are fused between two porcelain crowns to fill in the area left by a missing tooth. The two crowns holding it in place that are attached onto your teeth on each side of the false tooth. This is known as a fixed bridge. This procedure is used to replace one or more missing teeth. Fixed bridges cannot be removed from your mouth, as you might with removable partial dentures. In areas of your mouth that are under less stress, such as your front teeth, a cantilever bridge may be used. More.

Cantilever bridges are used when there are teeth on only one side of the open space. Bridges can reduce your risk of gum disease, help correct some bite issues and even improve your speech. Bridges require your commitment to serious oral hygiene, but will last as many ten years or more.

Dental Crowns

For many years, traditional metal-based crowns have been used to strengthen or rebuild teeth that are heavily worn or have had root canal treatment. But thanks to the latest advancements in cosmetic dentistry, Porcelain Crowns can now look much better than your original teeth. They look very unbelievably natural and are mainly used on front teeth and on people who do not grind their teeth.

The tooth will be prepared to the ideal crown shape. This will involve removing most of the outer surface of the tooth, leaving the core. The thickness of the crown will be the same as the amount of tooth that has been removed. An impression of the area is taken, considering the bite and the overall desired look of the tooth, and it is matched to the surrounding teeth perfectly. More.