Please click on the images below to view recent images of Dental Treatments carried out at HDIC;

Tooth coloured Fillings;

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Patient having chipped a front tooth
1a

Same patient after restoring chipped tooth. Note a very old white filling awaiting replacement in the neighbouring tooth. If set properly and polished up well. Modern white fillings should not discolour like they did in the past
1b

 

      
         
This girl broke her front tooth and did not like to show it
2a		 A begrudging smile
2b

The damaged tooth
2c

Built back up in composite
 2d

 Smiling again
 2e
         

This patient has a chipped tooth and wants the gaps closing as well
3a

Using composite the job is done
3b

 The patient leaves smiling and happy
3c		    
         
Black mercury filling
4a		 Same tooth after replacing it with a layered tooth coloured filling
4b		      
         
more tooth coloured fillings
5a		 more tooth coloured fillings
5b		 more tooth coloured fillings
5c		 more tooth coloured fillings
5d		  
         
Very old very discoloured fillings
6a		 New composites in place and polished
6b		      
         
Black
7a		 White
7b		 Smiling
7c		    
         
Central diastema
8a		 Central diastema closed with composite
8b		      
         
This Patient complains of a small discoloured area on her front tooth, as well as slight chipping of the edges
9a		 After careful air abrasion to remove the weak enamel it is restored in composite. Note the slight change in shape of the edges, this was done by sympathetic polishing only
9b		 The smile says it all
9c		    
         
Neck of a baby tooth being worn away
10a		 Easily restored using composite
10b		      

Implants

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Following the extraction of a front tooth the socket was not augmented and the bone has shrunk making it difficult to provide a bridge or implant without some further work
1a		 Following the extraction of a front tooth the socket was not augmented and the bone has shrunk making it difficult to provide a bridge or implant without some further work
1b		      

Veneers

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Patient wanting to improve shape of upper lateral incisors
1a		 After some minor gum recontouring, veneers were fitted
1b		      
         
This patient had two teeth out at the bottom leaving spaces many years ago. It allowed her bottom teeth to slide forwards over closing and wearing away
2a		 One of the gaps at the bottom
2b		 By building up the biting surfaces of the back teeth in composite we could make more room at the front to allow the bottom incisors to be veneered in composite. Note the upper canines have also been built back up along with the spaces at the bottom being bridged in composite
2c		 By building up the biting surfaces of the back teeth in composite we could make more room at the front to allow the bottom incisors to be veneered in composite. Note the upper canines have also been built back up along with the spaces at the bottom being bridged in composite
2d		 Although we do not have a photo before treatment showing this patient over closed (you could barely see the bottom teeth when the teeth were together) you can now clearly see the bottom teeth when clenched
2e
         
This patient has an ill fitting denture and very worn down teeth
3a		 Patient without denture
3b		 Teeth built up in composite now showing how small the denture really was
3c		    
Teeth built up in composite now showing how small the denture really was
3d		 Teeth built up in composite now showing how small the denture really was
3e		 A temporary denture ready for the implant
3f		    

Crowns and Posts

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The problem of porcelain bonded to metal is that the neck of the tooth often looks black. This is due to several reasons i) The metal does not allow light to penetrate the crown and so it looks black ii) Metal ions leach out of the crown or post into the tooth actually discolouring it
1a		 After building up the back teeth, the front teeth could then be placed forwards giving a much more youthful appearance
1b		      
         
There is no point making a non-metal crown if you are going to use a metal post
2a		 Fibre posts not only allow light to pass through them but they ‘give’ a little under stress so the root is less likely to fracture which is a huge problem with metal posts
2b		 Compare this fibre post and core to photo 2a
2c		 Completed bonded porcelain crown in place
2d		  

Crowns and Face Lifts

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Models of patient showing upper teeth biting behind the lower teeth. After building up the back teeth, the front teeth could then be placed forwards giving a much more youthful appearance
1a		 Models of patient showing upper teeth biting behind the lower teeth. After building up the back teeth, the front teeth could then be placed forwards giving a much more youthful appearance
1b		 Models of patient showing upper teeth biting behind the lower teeth. After building up the back teeth, the front teeth could then be placed forwards giving a much more youthful appearance
1c		 After building up the back teeth, the front teeth could then be placed forwards giving a much more youthful appearance
1d		  

Bridges

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This gentlemans bite was totally wrong and he was embarassed to smile
1a		 This is how his previous dentist treated him - please note very small side teeth because of his bite
1b		 Side teeth are now the right size because we have corrected his bit
1c		 After bridging the bite was corrected and the smile restored!
1d		  
         
Patient complains his teeth cannot be seen when he smiles
2a		 Patient not happy with his previous dentist's answer
2b		 Same patient without denture
2c		    
To make sure the result is what the patient wants we do a mock up
2d		 The bridge in place
2e		 Patient now showing his teeth when smiling and delighted
2f