Ridgeway Dental Surgery

Dental Treatments

IMPLANTS

Do you have missing teeth?

Are your missing teeth a social embarrassment?

Do you have dentures?

Are your dentures loose?

Do have problems eating?

If the answers to these questions are yes, then implants may be the answer to your dental problems for closing gaps, improving function and enhancing the appearance of your smile.

Dental implants are the state-of-the-art treatment for replacing missing teeth. A dental implant is made of titanium, which integrates with your bone and can later be resorted with crowns or bridges. Implant supported restorations are fixed, and unlike dentures, do not need to be removed. As well as allowing you to eat better, they are visually pleasing, allowing you to smile with confidence. Research over the last four decades has made this treatment modality both successful and predictable.

Anther application of dental implants is stabilising loose dentures so that they are firm and allow better function. The added retention with implants also prevents dentures from dislodging while talking and eating.

COSMETIC/AESTHETIC

A radiant smile enhances beauty, improves confidence and is a depiction of health. Cosmetic, or aesthetic dental treatment is primarily related to your front teeth, their shape, colour, alignment and relationship to adjacent and opposing teeth. Contemporary dentistry offers a myriad of options for enhancing your smile and improving the way you look and feel.

A UNIQUE SMILE

A smile is one of those things that universally signifies joy, welcome and pleasure. However, a radiant smile is often marred for many reasons such as missing, misaligned or stained teeth, discoloured fillings and unsightly black lines around old crowns. In addition, bad breath is a personal embarrassment, as well as a social turn-off. All these unwanted anomalies can readily be resolved with contemporary dental care. Whether the treatment involves simply polishing superficial stains, or complex and advanced dental implant therapy, we are here to help. The Ridgeway Dental Surgery (TRDS), established 20 years ago, has a range of treatment possibilities, individually tailored to your needs. 

You smile is as unique as your fingerprints. Therefore, we personalise your smile that is as unique as you are. This avoids having identical ‘conveyor belt’ smiles, which are easily detected as artificial. Our emphasis is to enhance your smile with minimally invasive treatment. This approach preserves as many of your natural teeth as possible, and avoids unnecessary, irreversible treatment. Furthermore, contemporary dental technique and materials employed at our practice create restorations that are virtually indistinguishable from surrounding natural teeth, and integrate harmoniously with your gums, We are happy to show you ample examples of treatment carried out at our practice.

IMPROVING MY SMILE

A smile can simply be improved by a thorough cleaning combined with bleaching, or involve provision of veneers, crowns or implants. Whatever is necessary, your teeth should not only match your face, but complement your personality. 

Whether you wish your teeth to be brighter, whiter, straighter or cleaner, we can help fulfil your desires. The key to a unique smile is that your teeth are customised to your face and personality, rather than having a ‘one sizes fits all’ manufactured smile.

Many methods are available to simulate the proposed changes before starting treatment, so that you can assess the outcome and make any changes. These include computer graphics, photography and simulation in wax of the anticipated form, colour and alignment of your teeth.

Our ethos at The Ridgeway Dental Surgery is to personalise your dental care by discussing options, showing you ample clinical case studies, and carrying out simulations before arriving at a definitive treatment plan. Why not make an appointment and see for yourself the possibilities that modern dental care offers?

 CROWNS & VENEERS

Crowns (caps) and veneers are indicated for worn, broken, chipped, discoloured, misaligned and unsightly teeth. Both crowns and veneers are fabricated in a dental laboratory and then fitted onto your existing teeth. Contemporary crowns have a lifelike appearance, devoid of metal, and many are made using the latest computer CAD/CAM technology.

The ugly ‘black lines’, often seen around older types of metal crowns, are totally eliminated with newer all-ceramic porcelain crowns, allowing them to be virtually indistinguishable from your natural dentition.

BLEACHING IMAGES

Tooth whitening or bleaching is a minimally invasive method for brightening discoloured teeth. This usually involves making a custom tray that is worn periodically with the appropriate bleaching gel. Photographs are taken with reference shade tabs before and after treatment to monitor and gauge the extent of whitening.

CLEANING & POLISHING

There are numerous ways to prevent dental decay and gum disease, which both impact on, and jeopardise, the longevity of your teeth. For example, fissure sealing for children, and oral hygiene procedures for adults are preventative methods for avoiding dental diseases.

Gum disease affects the majority of adults, resulting in mobile teeth, bad breath, and is a major cause of tooth loss. Because gum disease is chronic, you may not be aware of its presence until the inevitable outcome of loose teeth, abscesses and pain. Therefore, it is prudent to seek dental advice regularly, implement prevention, and avoid future expensive and protracted treatment. At The Ridgeway Dental Surgery, prior to commencing any restorative treatment, we ensure that your gums are in optimal health. This helps to maintain your teeth for life, and ensures long-term success of dental treatment such as filling, crown and implants.

 

WHITE FILLINGS

The 'black' amalgam fillings date back to technology of over a century ago. Amalgam fillings are a concoction of metals, including mercury, which by contemporary standards are antiquated and obsolete. Compared to newer 'white', or tooth coloured fillings, made of composite or ceramic materials, amalgam fillings are brittle, weaken the remaining teeth and are, off course, unsightly.

Material science and technique advances have developed tooth coloured fillings that strengthen existing teeth, and are virtually indistinguishable from the surrounding tooth substrate. Also, because these newer filling require less tooth removal for placement, there is less damage to your natural teeth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 All treatments are carried out in the comfort of our North Harrow practice.