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A great smile says it all. It’s the very first thing people notice. Just as yellowing, chipped, uneven teeth or ill-fitting dentures is the greatest confidence breaker there is. Who feels great about themselves without a good smile? Who feels confident when they daren’t even open their mouth? And who feels on top of the world when they can just throw their head back carelessly and laugh out loud?
At the Kensington Dental & Smile Spa in Kensington, London, we understand. That’s why we don’t just deliver white teeth, we believe in whole mouth beauty and radiant dental health. We’ve seen everything, and we can fix anything. No, really. Anything. No smile is beyond our repair. We practise surgical dentistry as well as cosmetic dentistry, because while we believe that looks count, so does health and that may mean restoring missing teeth, stopping gum disease or rebuilding lost bone.
A periodontist is a dentist who specializes in gum disease and degeneration. The periodontist is considered to be a specialist because he or she trains for an additional two to three years after completing dental school, specifically in the recognition and treatment of diseases of the gum. Since it’s common for gum disease to occur, especially as we age, many people are referred to a periodontist if gum disease is detected.
About 75% of tooth loss is due to periodontal disease. Formations of bacterial plaque that infect and begin to cause gum deterioration, loose teeth, receding gums, red or swollen gums, frequent bleeding of the gums, and spaces between the teeth. During normal check-ups with a family dentist, periodontal disease will usually be noticed. If you notice these symptoms in between dental check-ups, you can usually see your dentist and ask for a referral to a periodontist.
If periodontal disease has been caught early, there are many non-surgical ways to treat it. Most commonly a periodontist can employ dental scaling and root-planing during early onset periodontal disease. This involves removing plaque from roots of teeth, and smoothing the roots of the tooth to prevent additional growth of bacteria.
When periodontal disease is more advanced, the periodontist is trained in several surgical techniques, which can help restore the teeth. These include bone grafting to replace lost bone due to severe bacterial infection, crown lengthening, which can help restructure a tooth so that it better supports a crown, and tooth and gum contouring, which can help reshape teeth and gums affected by gum disease.
Many people routinely seek out a dentist for emergency tooth repair services. Most of the time the damage can be fixed by filling the cracked enamel or recreating the missing portions of a healthy tooth. Other times, however, the damage goes past the outer portion of the tooth, also called the enamel, and inside the tooth to the tooth pulp. When the inside of the tooth is infected or inflamed it may require the often dreaded root canal procedure, otherwise known as endodontic treatment. Endodontic treatment can be performed by a general dentist or may require the expertise of an endodontist—a dentist who specializes in matters concerning the inside of the tooth, namely the tooth pulp which is comprised of nerve tissue and blood vessels.
We can take care of everything for you, no matter how big or how small the problem. And we never let you walk out with gaps in your teeth or a less than perfect appearance. We can do same day teeth or immediate implants or even just a great freshen up, if that’s what you want.
We are passionate about our craft but passionate about people too so we discuss every single procedure with you until you are happy. And we’re pleased to say that we make people cry too – in sheer relief and pleasure at having their smile restored. The very same people who hadn’t dated for years or dreaded business meetings or lunches in case their dentures slipped or fell out. We’ve given a teenager back her radiant smile after her teeth were knocked out in an accident and rebuilt whole mouths using Ankylos Implants, the latest technology in tooth implants.
We’ve transformed crooked, yellow, chipped teeth into a dazzling smile using the latest porcelain veneers or simply used teeth whitening to notch a set of near perfect but stained teeth up to dazzling perfection. Most of all, we like to keep it natural. When we practise smile creation, we don’t just look at your teeth or go whiter than white. We match your smile to your face. We work with you, every step of the way.
Does it hurt? No because we use the latest state of the art technology as well as advanced pain relief. We like our patients to feel happy and confident so whether you’re coming in for teeth whitening, a root canal treatment or implants, we make you feel completely comfortable.
