A Veneer is a thin layer of porcelain made to fit over the front surface of a tooth. Veneers can improve the colour, shape and position of teeth. A precise shape and shade of porcelain can be chosen to lighten the upper front teeth or to reshape them. Porcelain veneers can make a chipped tooth look intact again- the porcelain covers the whole of the front of the tooth replacing the broken part.

Veneers are also used to close small gaps, when orthodontics is not suitable or practical. If one tooth is slightly out of position, a veneer can be fitted to bring it into line with the rest of the teeth.

Dental bridges are false teeth, known as a pontics, which are fused between two porcelain crowns to fill in the area left by a missing tooth. The two crowns holding it in place that are attached onto your teeth on each side of the false tooth. This is known as a fixed bridge. This procedure is used to replace one or more missing teeth. Fixed bridges cannot be taken out of your mouth as you might do with removable partial dentures. In areas of your mouth that are under less stress, such as your front teeth, a cantilever bridge may be used.

Cantilever bridges are used when there are teeth on only one side of the open space. Bridges can reduce your risk of gum disease, help correct some bite issues and even improve your speech. Bridges require your commitment to serious oral hygiene, but will last as many ten years or more.

For many years, traditional metal-based crowns have been used to strengthen or rebuild teeth that are heavily worn or have had root canal treatment. But thanks to the latest advancements in cosmetic dentistry,

Porcelain Crowns can now look much better that your original teeth. They look very unbelievably natural and are mostly used on front teeth and on people that do not grind their teeth.

The tooth will be prepared to the ideal shape of the crown. This will involve removing most of the outer surface of the tooth leaving the core. The thickness of the crown will be the same as the amount of tooth that has been removed. An impression is taken of the area, taking into consideration the bite and overall desired look of the tooth, matching it to the surrounding teeth perfectly.