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• detailed examination with picture documentation
• prophylaxis & professional teeth-cleaning
• dental restoration
• endodontology
• periodontology
• cosmetic dentistry
• in collaboration with specialists located near by: orthodontics, operative dentistry, implantology and periodontology
• therapy for snoring and bruxism
• tooth whitening (bleaching)
• relaxing dental treatment
• childcare during your dental treatment

further information below

Regular teeth cleaning by a dental hygienist is recommended to remove scale that may develop even with careful brushing and flossing, especially in areas that are difficult for a patient to reach on his own at home. 

Professional cleaning in our practice includes tooth scaling, tooth polishing, debridement and fluoridation. This involves the use of various instruments or devices to loosen and remove deposits from the teeth. 

Most dentists recommend having the teeth professionally cleaned at least every four months to avoid dental decay and periodontitis. Professional cleaning care also has a cosmetic effect and leads to a brighter smile. 

However, in between cleanings by a dental hygienist, everyone must maintain good oral hygiene to support the professional care.

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Dental restoration or a dental filling is dental restorative material used to artificially restore the function, integrity and morphology of missing tooth structure. The structural loss typically results from decay or external trauma. It is also lost intentionally during tooth preparation to improve the aesthetics or the physical integrity of the intended restorative material. Dental restoration also refers to the replacement of missing tooth structure by restoring dental implants.

Direct restorations are filled into the tooth in situ, while indirect restorations are created away from the tooth and prepared in our laboratory. Common direct restorative materials include dental glass ionomer cement and composite resins.

Common indirect restorations include inlays and onlays, crowns, bridges, and veneers. They are fabricated out of a variety of materials: Commonly used indirect restorative materials include porcelain, zirconia, gold and other metals. Our dental technician fabricates all these indirect restoration components. When the restoration component has been completed and proper fit and bite have been confirmed, it is usually bonded permanently. 

Ever more stringent requirements are being placed on  dental aesthetics. Fully ceramic white solutions are – also in our practice – the material of choice for inlays, onlays, crowns and bridges.

Endodontics is a specialty of dentistry that deals with the tooth pulp and tissues surrounding the root of a tooth. The pulp (containing nerves, arterioles and venules as well as lymphatic tissue and fibrous tissue) can become diseased or injured and is thus unable to repair itself. The pulp then dies and endodontic treatment is required.

The most common procedure performed in endodontics is root-canal therapy. This procedure is aimed at saving a tooth that would otherwise have to be extracted due to infection caused by decay, a large filling or trauma to the tooth. Root canal therapy involves the removal of diseased pulp tissue inside the tooth. The aim of treatment is to remove irreversibly inflamed, or necrotic pulp tissue before infection sets in or after it has already set in.

Once the diseased pulp tissues have been removed, the body's defence system can then repair the damage created by disease. Usually, this will require 2-3 visits to our practice. We use a local anaesthetic to make the procedure pain-free. In our practice, our standard treatment technique is to use a rubber dam in order to isolate the tooth and provide a clean environment. An opening is made on the top of the tooth. Then the pulp chamber and root canals are cleaned and shaped for filling and sealing. Often, an intra-pulpal medicament to inhibit bacterial growth is placed and the tooth is filled with a temporary filling until the next appointment, when the temporary filling and medicament are removed and the canals are sealed with gutta-percha thus completing the procedure.

Cosmetic dentistry is a discipline within dentistry in which the primary focus is the modification of the appearance of a patient's teeth and surrounding structures, in conjunction with the prevention and treatment of organic, structural, or functional oral disease. Through cosmetic dentistry, the appearance of the mouth can be altered to more closely match the patient's subjective concept of what is visually pleasing.

In the past, dental fillings and other tooth restorations were made of gold, amalgam and other metals - some of which were veneered with porcelain. Now, dental work can be made entirely of porcelain or composite materials that more closely mimic the appearance of natural tooth structure. These tooth-coloured materials are bonded to the underlying tooth structure with resin adhesives.
 

Our cosmetic dental treatment options include:

• Enamel shaping removes parts of the contouring enamel to improve the appearance of the tooth. It may be used to correct a very small chip. The removed enamel is irreplaceable. It is also known as enameloplasty, odontoplasty, recontouring, reshaping, slenderizing, and stripping.
• Bonding is an option for chipped or cracked teeth. It is a process in which an enamel-like dental composite material is applied to a tooth's surface, sculpted into shape, hardened, and then polished.
• Veneers, ultra-thin, custom-made laminates that are bonded directly to the teeth, are an increasingly popular procedure. They are an option for closing gaps or disguising discoloured teeth.
• Whitening, or "tooth bleaching", see below

Part of  the philosophy of our practice is to combine dental and medical knowledge and by doing so to provide optimal treatment to our patients. To guarantee a high standard of treatment we make use of synergy effects by working together with specialists in the areas of orthodontics, operative dentistry, implantology and periodontology.

Bruxism is teeth grinding, which is typically accompanied by  clenching of the jaw. It is an oral parafunctional activity that occurs in most humans. Bruxism is caused by the activation of reflex chewing activity; it is not a learned habit. Chewing is a complex neuromuscular activity that is controlled by reflex nerve pathways, with higher control by the brain. During sleep, the reflex part is active while higher control is inactive, resulting in bruxism. In most people, bruxism is so mild enough that it does not constitute a health problem; however, some people suffer from significant bruxism that can become symptomatic.

The aetiology of bruxism is unknown, but may include asymmetrical occlusion, anxiety, digestive problems, a disturbed sleep pattern, or hypersensitivity of the dopamine receptors in the brain.

Bruxism can cause indentations in the teeth, wear off the biting surface, abfractions and cracks in the teeth and headache as a result of muscle hardening.

Dental treatment of bruxism is based on minimizing the abrasion of tooth surfaces by wearing an acrylic dental guard, designed to the shape of an individual's upper or lower teeth from a bite mould.

Snoring is the vibration of respiratory structures and the resulting sound due to obstructed air movement during breathing while sleeping. The sound may be soft or loud and unpleasant. The structures are usually the uvula and soft palate. The irregular airflow is caused by a blockage due to causes including:

• Throat weakness causing the throat to close during sleep
• Mispositioned jaw, often caused by tension in muscles  
• Obstruction in the nasal passageway

Ordinarily, snoring is recognised by a person who observes the patient sleeping. Besides the 'noise' of snoring, more complex conditions such as "sleep apnea" can be consistent with the symptom of snoring. Specially made dental appliances such as a mandibular advancement splint, which advance the lower jaw slightly, and thereby pull the tongue forward, are a preferred mode of treatment.

Tooth bleaching, also known as tooth whitening, is a common procedure in cosmetic dentistry. People consider white teeth to be an attractive feature of a smile. A child's deciduous teeth are generally whiter than the adult teeth that follow. As a person ages the adult teeth often become darker. This darkening is due to changes in the mineral structure of the tooth, as the enamel becomes less porous. Teeth can also become stained by bacterial pigments, foodstuffs and tobacco.

As white teeth are subconsciously associated with youth, they have become desirable. This has been made more apparent through the spread of American culture worldwide, where an especially white smile is coined a "Hollywood smile". The procedure to bleach teeth uses oxidising agents such as hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide to lighten the shade of the tooth. The oxidising agent penetrates the porosities in the rod-like crystal structure of enamel and oxidises interprismatic stain deposits; over a period of time, the dentine layer, lying underneath the enamel, is also bleached. Tooth bleaching will generally last from 5 to 7 years but this is subjective depending on if you are a smoker and drink tea, coffee, etc.

Parents with babies often do not have time to care about their own health. 

Therefore, in the mornings we offer free childcare during your dental treatment.