Regular dental check-ups allow us to identify dental problems you may have as early as possible, they also allow us to keep your mouth healthy and pain free.
Routine examinations are an effective way of monitoring the teeth and gums, helping to prevent the need for any treatment. In addition, we may ask, and give advice, about your dental health, teeth-cleaning habits, your diet, and lifestyle choices such as smoking and alcohol use. We will also carry out routine x-rays when required. If treatment is required, the examination can be used to diagnose the required remedial work and discuss treatment options and prices. After your dental check-up, we will recommend a date for your next visit.
Regular Hygiene treatment at One Smile Dental - Chard combined with patients following advice on how to improve their home care routine can result in huge dental benefits.
Research has shown that good dental hygiene routines will significantly reduce the risk of new cavities, fillings needing replacement, gum recession and more dental problems and afflictions.
A clean and healthy mouth not only gives you fresh breath, it can improve your appearance and give you more confidence.
Fillings are one of the most basic methods of restoring teeth. They do exactly what their name suggests - they fill a hole in the tooth that has been caused by decay, playing an important role in helping us to keep a tooth for many more years.
In the past fillings were always made from either gold or a silver-coloured alloy called amalgam. Both these materials are extremely durable and in some circumstances they are still the best choice available. But they both have one disadvantage - they do not match the natural white teeth in appearance.
At One Smile Dental - Chard, we use the most effective, modern, tooth-coloured materials to enable you to have white fillings. Unlike the more traditional grey amalgam fillings, the tooth-coloured ones look very natural, so no-one will be able to tell you have them.
A dental crown is sometimes known as a ‘cap’ and is an artificial tooth that fits over the remaining part of a prepared tooth, making it strong and giving it a natural tooth shape. Dental crowns address aesthetic needs, restore tooth function and enhance the overall health of your mouth.
Dental crowns are an ideal restoration for teeth that have been damaged or weakened by decay or a very large filling. They can be made of porcelain or gold or a combination of these materials.
A dental bridge can be used to replace missing teeth for several important reasons; your appearance is one reason. Another is that the gap left by a missing tooth can mean greater strain is put on the teeth at either side. A gap can also mean your ‘bite’ is affected, because the teeth next to the space can lean into the gap and alter the way the upper and lower teeth bite together. This can then lead to food getting packed into the gap, which may cause both decay and gum disease.
Root Canal treatments (Endodontics) are carried out when the inside of the tooth (the root or pulp) becomes infected or damaged. Infection and damage to the root can be very painful, creating inflammation with the risk of severe pain and swelling.
Root Canal Treatment eliminates the cause of the pain by completely removing the diseased or damaged tissue from the tooth. The root canal is meticulously cleaned, shaped and decontaminated, before securely filling it back up with a durable, inert material. This means you can be pain free whilst still keeping your original tooth.
Many people have to have a tooth removed at some time in their lives.
There are many reasons we may need to remove a tooth; overcrowding - as part of the teeth straightening treatment it may be necessary to remove teeth, sometimes a tooth may be too badly decayed or damaged to be repaired, gum disease can cause teeth to become so loose that they have to be taken out, some people have to have their wisdom teeth removed, usually because they are growing in the wrong direction and are causing problems.
In many cases, continued tooth ache is a signal that you have a problem that your dentist will need to assess. Prompt attention can usually prevent the need for a tooth extraction.
