Restoring Teeth
Digital Dentistry
In today's world, few of us have the time to visit the dentist for multiple appointments in order to receive dental treatment.
At the same time, sitting for hours in a dental chair is not ideal either.
One solution to this is the iTero Flex 3D Scanner, a state-of-the-art machine that makes messy dental impressions a thing of the past.
This scanner help us to create permanent crowns, veneers or onlays,
Modern
Convenient
Natural Looking
Accurate
STEP 1
Preparation
This usually involves cutting the tooth/teeth with specially designed tools to make space for the planned restoration.
STEP 2
Digital Scan
a digital scan is taken with our iTero Flex 3D scanner to create a computerised model of your mouth.
No impressions needed!
STEP 3
Creation
The lab receives the digital file of the tooth/teeth that have been prepared and a dental technician creates the restoration(s).
STEP 4
Your Confident Smile
The restorations are fitted by your dentist and you leave with your confident new smile.
Whether it be due to dental decay, trauma or defects, restoration of teeth is a vast and complex within dentistry. There are a number of ways in which teeth can be restored using a number of different materials. Techniques and materials develop and change on almost a daily basis and we ensure that all our dentists are capable of using them all through thorough knowledge of the science in which they work. Our dentists never tire of researching and learning more about what is available within the dental market so as to ensure you are given all the possible restorative options out there.
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Silver Fillings
Amalgam or silver fillings are a great and predictable way to restore back teeth. Whilst not being overly aesthetic, they are great for back teeth which can't be seen as they have strong and resilient making them perfect for withstanding the strong biting forces we place on our back premolar/molar teeth.
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White Fillings
If you require a filling in your tooth, a cosmetic option would be to choose a white filling material that matches the shade of your surrounding natural teeth. You can also have any existing metallic fillings replaced with tooth-coloured or ‘white’ fillings. This will allow you to smile without a metallic glint in sight, giving your teeth a more natural appearance overall.
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Inlays/Onlays
On occasion, a direct restoration sculpted by a dentists hands may not be suitable for large restorations on back teeth. Our dentists will prepare the cavity within your tooth and use an impression to transfer the information to our highly skilled and experienced lab technicians who will fabricate gold, ceramic or composite restorations which are then cemented into your tooth by your dentist. This allows larger more expansive restorations to be placed which have better contours and contacts for a better fit.
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Crowns
Teeth can be contoured slightly to create a margin around your tooth. An impression sent to the lab allows the fabrication of a crown or cap that fits snugly over the top of the tooth and protects the tooth tissue beneath it. Again, gold, ceramic or composite crowns can be provided.
Meet Our Expert
Dr Hiren Patel (Prosthodontist)
GDC No. 193177
BDS MJDF RCS (Eng) MClinDent (Lond) MPros RCS (Edin)
GDC Registered Specialist in Prosthodontics
Dr Hiren has completed a 3-year post-graduate specialist training pathway in the field of Prosthodontics, a branch of dentistry that focuses on the restoration of badly damaged, worn or broken teeth and the replacement of missing teeth using implants, bridges and dentures. He has been awarded the Masters in Clinical Dentistry (MClin Dent) in Prosthodontics and has been accepted for Membership in Prosthodontics (MPros) by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. As a result of these achievements, Hiren was recognised as a Specialist in Prosthodontics by the General Dental Council (GDC) in 2015. Hiren is currently undergoing further advanced training in surgical implantology as well as undergoing a Postgraduate Certificate in Dental Education at the University of Bedfordshire.