Archive for May, 2010
Implant Dentist – Golders Green, North West London
Monday, May 17th, 2010
Dental implants offer a permanent solution for your missing teeth.
Losing a tooth can be a devastating experience especially if it is located in the smile zone. It can be very embarrassing and make you hide your smile. If it is a back tooth it can also be very upsetting. Often one can’t enjoy ones food properly. Did you realise that by not replacing the missing tooth it can detrimentally affect all your teeth.
Here are some good reasons to choose implants
Give you confidence – no more dentures glued into place – they make you feel and look good.
You can eat and smile properly again
Are they expensive and why do they vary so much in cost?
First there are many different brands. Make sure you are choosing is proven and well used. One could expect a larger fee if the procedure was carried out by specialists. Perhaps as this is such an important procedure that might be an option you would choose.
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Harris Sidelsky has an article published in the BDJ
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Harris Sidelsky has just had an article published in the May 8th issue of the BDJ on resin composite contours.
You may indeed ask what it is all about?
One of Harris’s special interest is in Minimal Invasive dentistry. An example of this would be, if you had a hole in a tooth, the aim would be to remove the decayed part of the tooth without removing healthy tooth substance. In an ideal world, you would also want the end product to look like an undamaged natural tooth.
Believe it or not, this is not easy to achieve. In many of the existing techniques healthy tooth tissue would be destroyed to get to the decay and it is often very difficult to recreate the orignal shape of the tooth.
Harris article describes his filling technique which reproduces the exact shape of the original tooth at the same time preserving the maximum amount of your tooth when removing the decay. The technique is so amazing you would not be able to tell that a filling has been placed.
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Polish German Hebrew & Romanian speaking dental practice in Golders Green – North West London
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
When choosing a practice or dentist you should consider their ability. The practice should keep up to date with the latest techniques, and the equipment should be modern and clean.
All of the above requirements are very important but you may feel it is just as important to be able to communicate to the dentist in your own language. We find that the patients are more relaxed when communicating in their mother tongue, the patients have a better understanding of treatment required and the proceedures involved.
All our dentists speak Hebrew as well as Rachel our hygienist, we also have dental nurses who speak Polish (Polski), German (Deutsch) & Romanian.
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How to choose a dentist – specialist, cosmetic or general dentistry
Monday, May 17th, 2010
Choosing and entrusting someone with your dental health is a big decision.
When choosing a dentist regardless of whether you are looking for a specialist, cosmetic or general dentist, it is important to consider all aspects of care, including their standards of care, experience, services offered, financing options, personal attention, technology and location.
You can do this by looking at their website, seeing if there are testimonials written by existing patients, another good way of choosing a dentist is by personal recommendation, you could ask friends and colleagues if they would recommend their practice.
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Ian Davis – Toothville images added to the Wellcome collection library
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Ian Davis has had a selection of his Toothville images added to the Wellcome Image library.
Wellcome Images is one of the world’s richest and most unique collections, with themes ranging from medical and social history to contemporary healthcare and biomedical science.
enter Toothville or Ian Davis in the search field on the right hand side of screen.
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knocked out or broken tooth?
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Knocked out tooth – If a tooth is completely knocked out of your mouth, carefully rinse the tooth in warm water if it is dirty. Be careful not to scrub the tooth or remove any tissue that is still attached to the tooth. If possible, gently replace the tooth in its socket in your gum and hold it there. If this isn’t possible, place the tooth in a cup of milk. Get to the dentist as quickly as possible and make sure to take the tooth with you. It may be possible for the dentist to restore the tooth in your gum if the root is intact.
Broken tooth – The most common cause of a broken tooth is a blow to the face or biting down on something hard. Children may break a tooth falling off a bicycle or during other active play. If you have a broken tooth, you will need to see the dentist as soon as possible. Rinse your mouth with warm water. If your gum is bleeding, press a piece of gauze on the area until the bleeding stops. If you are able to save the pieces of the tooth, again put the pieces in some milk and take them to the dentist. Depending on how the tooth was broken, it may be possible for the dentist to glue the tooth back together.
Place a cold compress over the cheek or lips to control swelling and take an over-the-counter pain reliever if needed. Your dentist will determine whether or not you need a root canal as well as the best method to repair the tooth.
Teeth can be damaged in a variety of ways, and you may not immediately know how bad the damage is. The important thing to remember is that if something happens to damage or break a tooth, get it checked by your dentist as soon as possible.
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Ellie Bergin teaches final year dental students!
Monday, May 17th, 2010
Some of our patients have asked why I don’t work on a Monday. Contrary to popular misconception it isn’t because (as one patient recently remarked) I’m out playing golf!
I spend my Monday’s teaching final year dental students. I find it incredibly rewarding. Not only do I have the opportunity to impart my knowledge and experience helping train tommorrow’s young dentists, but I also find it keeps me up to date!
Bart’s and the Royal London school of medicine and dentistry (like all dental schools) ensures that all students are taught to a gold standard of clinical techniques so being involved with teaching the 4th and 5th year students really keeps me on my toes!
But there’s another secret. Unlike the main site of Barts and London, which is in smoky central London. The facility I teach in is in Southend, so the teaching is not only rewarding it’s by the seaside!
Now thats better than playing golf.
Ellie
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Dental Implants – North West London by a registered specialist oral surgeon
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Dental implants offer a permanent solution for your missing teeth.
Losing a tooth can be a devastating experience especially if it is located in the smile zone. It can be very embarrassing and make you hide your smile. If it is a back tooth it can also be very upsetting. Often one can’t enjoy ones food properly. Did you realise that by not replacing the missing tooth it can detrimentally affect all your teeth.
You can so easily put a new tooth in by placing a dental implant.
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