09 / 04 / 2021
The importance of oral hygiene
Updated: Apr 9, 2021
Maintaining good oral health is an essential part of our daily routine and this can be enhanced by including regular check ups with your dentist. Here at our dentist in Teddington, we provide quality dental care to help maintain your oral hygiene, in a kind, caring and friendly environment which will give you comfort and ease whilst attending to your personalised needs. Whether you are looking to maintain your healthy teeth, require dental care or would like to hear some friendly prevention advice, we are dedicated to help you maintain excellent oral health.
Emergency Dental Care
An accident or emergency which may have affected your teeth requires that you see a dentist as soon as possible. At our dentist in Teddington we provide emergency dental treatment, and the sooner that you are able to book an appointment and be checked by one of our dentists, the greater chance there is of successful recovery depending on the severity of the injury. We provide treatment for all dental emergencies, ranging from toothache, chipped teeth and trauma to issues with your fillings or crowns, and also abscesses and facial swelling. We understand that these are difficult issues, and it is essential that you see your dentist to be treated for such emergencies to not only help with pain and discomfort but to also prevent further complications and long term or permanent injury. We can examine the extent of the damage and restore the teeth either temporarily or permanently, whilst also preventing infection and improving the overall health of your teeth.
Root canal therapy is a treatment which is required when the dental pulp in the centre of your tooth becomes infected. You may notice sensitivity of the tooth, toothache, or swelling of the gum around the tooth or sometimes there may be no symptoms at all. Regular dental check ups are a way in which such issues may be prevented or diagnosed early as signs of infection can be detected in X-rays. Here at our dentist in Teddington, we will remove the infection, decontaminate the tooth and prevent and protect it from further microbial invasion, whilst making the treatment as comfortable as possible for yourself using our effective rotary system. Root canal therapy can take more than one visit to the dentist and the aim of this treatment is to avoid irreversible damage, prevent further infection and to preserve the longevity and function of the tooth, whilst maintaining comfort and ease in our caring, professional environment.
Tooth extractions are where in some circumstances a tooth, or teeth, may have to be removed. There are two types of tooth extraction, simple extractions and surgical extractions which are according to whether the tooth is easily accessible or not. Tooth extraction may be necessary as a result of many reasons, including irreversible damage due to gingivitis and periodontal disease, to helping an impacted tooth or preventing overcrowding in the mouth. This is usually a last resort and here at our dentist, your comfort and good health is our priority and we can provide a safe and sterile environment for the treatment whilst providing pain relief to help ease the process to the best of our ability. The aim of the treatment is to safely remove the tooth, prevent further damage and sustain and improve the health of the surrounding teeth and improve your oral hygiene overall.
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