Patient FAQs

We are a specialist practice, each of the dentists having undergone very extensive postgraduate and specialist-level training, accompanied by many years’ experience in practice. This enables us to perform certain treatments to more sophisticated levels of technique and understanding. As a result, we can achieve greater levels of success and predictability in more complex cases. Some dentists simply do not have the qualifications or experience to be able to offer specific treatments.

It is extremely unlikely that your treatment is available on the NHS, especially in the case of dental implants or adult orthodontics. Within our practice, we can offer more solutions and efficiency of service.

We use the latest techniques and highly effective anaesthetics to make treatment as comfortable as possible for you. We also use sedation in the practice to calm the nerves of patients, although we advise the careful and selective use of these procedures.

We provide 3 levels of pricing for dental implant treatment, whether you are seeking expert specialist care for 10-year guarantees, wonderful clinician care for 5-year guarantees or affordable implant dentistry provided in a teaching environment. Costs do vary according to the exact treatment you receive, and each dental implant case for a patient is bespoke, with no two cases ever the same. Here you can find out more about the cost of undertaking dental implant treatment.

Alternatively, you can find a full list of our treatment prices here.

Each treatment is individual to you, so we can only truly answer this question when we have completed our treatment plan. With complex procedures, we advise that it may take several visits, but also to build in some flexibility where required. It is clearly in everybody’s interest to get the treatment completed as efficiently as possible, but without compromising the quality.

The word ‘periodontal’ literally means ‘around the tooth’. Periodontal (gum) diseases are bacterial gum infections that destroy the gums and supporting bone that hold your teeth in your mouth. Periodontal (gum) diseases can affect one tooth or many teeth. The main cause is a bacterial plaque, a colourless film that forms on your teeth. If the plaque is not removed, it can turn into a hard substance called calculus or tartar. This can only be removed by a dentist or dental hygienist. The bacteria in plaque infect the gums, causing redness and inflammation, which can cause destruction of the tissues that support the teeth, including the bone. The inflammation and the poisons destroy the tissues that support the teeth, including the bone. When this happens, the gums separate microscopically from the teeth, forming pockets that fill with even more plaque, causing further infection.

Periodontal (gum) disease can often go undetected. Symptoms may not materialise until significant bone loss has occurred. That said, common symptoms and signs of periodontal (gum) diseases include:

• Red, swollen or tender gums.
• Bleeding while brushing or flossing.
• Gums pulling away from the teeth, making them appear longer.
• Loose or separating teeth.
• Pus between the gum and tooth
• Persistent bad breath.
• A change in the way your teeth fit together when you bite.
• A change in the fit of partial dentures.

Our team is comprised of highly experienced Dental Specialists, and we bring together expertise in most treatment areas. The breadth of our experience means that we’re the ideal people to take on difficult multidisciplinary cases and provide the best outcome.

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