Preventive
Care
Fissure sealants and flouride treatment
can be provided to reduce the likelihood of
decay developing in children's teeth.
Flouride rinses and antiseptic mouthwashes
are recommended to protect teeth and gums.
Remember, prevention in better than a cure.
Staying well is a far better objective
than getting well!
Digital
Radiography (X-Rays)
We use this for small radiographs.
This is a great addition. Radiographs
(x-rays) can be viewed almost immediately
and tend to be much clearer.
The images can be presented to you to
view, and so you have your own documentation
showing what the problem is. The amount
of radiation used is up to 30% of that
usually required with normal film. |
X-RAY |
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Intra-oral camera
See what I see. The decay, cracks, missing
fillings, tartar.
Makes for a more informed consultation. You
can now see what the problem is:
Caesy DVD Treatment Adviser
This is a very advanced computer
programme, which explains various treatment
procedures to you in the waiting room, while
you wait.
Blood pressure
Monitoring
As a matter of routine, patients
have their blood pressure tested. Several
patients have been referred to see their GP’s
following our screening, as they were unaware
of any problems with high BP previously.
Air abrasion
A fine stream of granular particles is fired
at great speed at the tooth to remove early
decay out of the fine grooves, fissures and
pits on the top surfaces of the teeth. For
early decay, no local anaesthesia (injections)
will be required. For deeper decay, local
is necessary.
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Diagnodent
Early decay in teeth cannot often be
detected by oral examination, ie; (viewing
and probing or radiographic (X-ray)
examination. The advent of fluorides
in toothpaste and rinses, have led to
early decay in fissures hardening up,
leaving softer decay beneath undetectable.
The diagnodent uses a laser light that
can detect this softer decay which might
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Halimeter
This is a machine which measures
the levels of chemicals in the breath from
various areas. These are some of the compounds
responsible for bad breath. This machine is
useful in assisting our treatment in our fresh
breath clinic.
Fresh Breath
Many patients are concerned about what
they perceive to be bad breath.
90% of cases are in fact of dental origin.
Careful assessment of patients can alleviate
the problems and embarrassment that bad
breath can bring.
Bad breath can be down to a number
of reasons
1 Decay
2 Overhanging fillings
3 Poorly fitting crowns
4 Tartar
5 Plaque
6 General gum disease.
Using our halimeter we can detect areas
of the mouth which are responsible for areas
of malodour.
Smoking, alcohol consumption which dries
out the mouth, spicy foods, are all factors
which don't help having fresh breath.
Treatment of Bad Breath
In 90% of cases the following treatment
regime will help alleviate the problems.
- Removal of any decay.
- Correct restoration of any poorly fitting
crowns.
- Correction of any poorly fitting fillings:
- To make sure decay is removed.
- To ensure the contacts with the
adjacent teeth are good, so no food
traps exist. Poor contacts can lead
to further decay and pocketing (an
area of gum which is difficult to
clean and traps food) - then further
bad breath.
- Periodontal treatment - removal of tartar
(deposits of hardened plaque) from the
teeth.
- The treatment of general gum disease.
This involves the removal of plaque, tartar
above and below the gums, aiming to reduce
pocketing. Once this is done, we enforce
good oral hygiene techniques:
- Use of RetarDEX
This contains a product called
chlorine dioxide. This is very
good at eliminating the substance
which causes bad breath.
- Use of flossing sticks
A great many people find using
floss extremely difficult and
give up on it. Using flossettes,
which are small plastic sticks
with a small piece of floss
between the prongs, flossing
is easy.
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