General & Cosmetic Dentistry
A wide range of NHS and private dental treatments across preventative measures, restorative procedures and aesthetic options.
Prevention is the key to good dental health
We offer regular check-ups, hygiene appointments and advice in helping you improve your cleaning technique. We also routinely check for signs of ill-health and screen for oral cancer.
Restorative dentistry
We help you keep your teeth in the best condition and provide advice on types of filling, porcelain inlays, veneers, crowns, bridges and dentures.
Tooth whitening
Restore your smile and your confidence with our tooth whitening treatments. We only use the specialist home whitening kits which offer a longer lasting and more predictable result. A range of other treatments is also available to help you achieve a perfect smile.
Sports mouthguards
To help minimise damage to teeth we provide individually made and fitted mouthguards. We can make the guards in colours to match your team strip.
First time patients
Your initial consultation lasts up to 20 minutes and involves a full check-up, x rays and soft-tissue examination. This appointment helps us get to know each other. We can discuss any problems and provide advice on recommended treatment. To sign-up for treatment with us, click here.
For children and their parents
We offer dietary and cleaning advice to help you maintain or improve tooth condition in those vital early years. Additional treatments are also available to inhibit tooth decay. We aim to give children a gentle introduction to dental care.
For nervous patients
We take time to discuss your treatment, explain what it involves and aim to put you at your ease. We have very many patients who first came to see us with dental phobia and now attend regularly with confidence.
Want to Improve Your Smile?
See what braces, crowns, veneers, teeth whitening, bridges, implants, gum reshaping — or even a complete dental makeover — can do for your smile.
Bonding is a procedure in which a tooth-coloured resin is applied and hardened with a special light, ultimately “bonding” the material to the tooth to improve a person’s smile. Among the easiest and least expensive of cosmetic dental procedures, bonding can repair chipped or cracked teeth, close gaps, change the shape of teeth, or be used as a cosmetic alternative to silver amalgam fillings.
A crown is a tooth-shaped “cap” that’s placed over a weak or damaged tooth to improve its shape, size, strength, or appearance. Most crowns last five to 15 years and can be made of metal, porcelain fused to metal, resin, or ceramic. Before a crown is seated, the existing tooth is filed down; then the crown is cemented over it, fully encasing the tooth. Inlays and three-quarter crowns cover the underlying tooth to a lesser extent.
Enamel shaping or contouring is a quick and painless process of shaping natural teeth to improve their appearance. It is generally used to correct small imperfections such as uneven teeth or teeth that are slightly overcrowded. Results can be seen immediately. Enamel shaping is often combined with whitening, veneers, or bonding.
Who doesn’t like a bright smile? An assortment of teeth-whitening systems is available, including toothpastes and rinses, over-the-counter gels, strips and trays, and whitening agents obtained from a dentist. But whitening isn’t for everyone. It’s ideal for people who have healthy, unrestored teeth and gums. Individuals with yellow tones to their teeth — as opposed to grey tones — respond best. Talk to your dentist to find out if whitening is right for you.
Existing fillings sometimes need to be replaced due to wear, chipping, or cracking. Many people use this opportunity to replace their silver amalgam fillings with natural, tooth-coloured composites. Their reasons may be aesthetic, or concern over the safety of amalgam fillings, which contain mercury. Composite fillings tend to wear out sooner than silver fillings in larger cavities, although they hold up as well in small cavities.
Gum reshaping can improve a “gummy” smile in which teeth appear too short, or where the gum line appears uneven. A small amount of gum tissue — and excess bone tissue if necessary — is removed and contoured to expose more of the teeth. This procedure can be done to one tooth to even the gum line, or to several teeth to expose a natural, broad smile.
Tooth roots that are exposed due to gum recession may be sensitive to hot and cold foods or liquids, and they make teeth appear long. Gum recession can put you at risk of developing a cavity on the tooth root, and may lead to bone loss, eventually resulting in tooth loss. Soft tissue grafts, which move healthy gum tissue from one part of the mouth to another, can stop gum recession and bone loss and improve the aesthetics of the gum line.
