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New “teeth” grown from mouse cells

March 14th, 2013

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Dentists might be able to replace missing teeth with ones grown from gum cells in the future.

A team from London took cells from adult human gum tissue and combined them with another type of cell from mice to grow a tooth.

This technology is one step closer to providing them for patients but it’s likely to be many years before dentists can use this method.  One problem also being the cost for providing this sort of treatment in clinic

By transplanting the cell combination into mice the team were able to grow hybrid human/mouse teeth that had viable roots.

The research team hope that one day the technology could replace current dental implants but to make it work it would need to be about the same price as a dental implant.

For more info follow this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21718402

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Dental Implants by cosmetic dentist near Fleet

November 1st, 2012

Dental Implants are now part of comprehensive dental care.  Replacing missing teeth with dental implants is now becoming common place.

The fixed options for replacing missing teeth are either dental bridges or dental implants.  The advantages of dental implants are that adjacent teeth to the gap do not need to be ground down which is required for a bridge and the dental implants also help to preserve the bone in place.

A patient came to Time Dental near Fleet having broken his front tooth in an accident.  We discussed the options above and he opted for a dental implant.  The dental implant is a titanium root that replaces the root of the missing tooth.  Once it is integrated a tooth is attached to the implant.  Dental implants have a success rate of 98% and can make a huge difference to your dental health as well as cosmetically.

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cosmetic dentures at Surrey dentist in Farnham

September 19th, 2012

Dentures are not what they used to be.  Now you can have cosmetic dentures that mimic the look of natural teeth so that you can have a confident smile.

A patient came to Time Dental in Farnham, Surrey looking for help to smile confidently.  He had neglected his dental health and only attended when he was in pain.  This had led to a patch up style dentistry and was not beneficial for his overall dental health.  He had a very bad experience as a child and now he was in his mid seventies and was still apprehensive about dental care.  He had finally decided to explore comprehensive dental care and was looking for a dentist that would provide cosmetic dentistry as well as helping him keep his  mouth healthy.

On assessing his mouth the majority of his remaining teeth had severe gum disease and decay.  This had resulted in hiss teeth becoming very loose and gums sore and bleeding.  When gum disease and dental decay has taken hold to this extent there would be no option but to remove the teeth.  Fortunately this did not mean that he would be left with a gummy smile.  Immediate cosmetic dentures can provisionally provide a confident smile and allow him to chew without being in discomfort.  Once healing of the gums had taken place, the options could be to provide a fixed bridge with dental implants, a cosmetic denture retained by dental implants or a new set of stable dentures.

Time Dental provides this service to patients in Surrey as well as surrounding areas of Hampshire, West sussex, and Berkshire.

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How veneers can improve a smile for patients in Farnborough

August 29th, 2012

A patient came to Time Dental looking for a way to improve his smile.  He had a lot of dentistry over the years but this was more remedial care rather than comprehensive dental care.  He had lost his upper front tooth 20 years ago and had a bridge in place which had now chipped due to something he had eaten.  He not only wanted to know his options about the chipped bridge but he also wanted to feel more confident when smiling.  He had changed jobs 2 years ago and was in a more customer facing position.  He was aware that when he smiled he would cover his mouth.

We discussed his options which really depended on what his final goal was. The options for his chipped bridge were either to replace the bridge for a more aesthetic ceramic bridge, or remove the bridge and place a dental implant.  A dental implant is a great way of replacing missing teeth.  The implant replaces the root of the tooth which then holds a post to which a crown is secured in place.  The advantage of a dental implant is that it helps preserve the boney support around that area and there is no need to prepare the teeth on either side of the gap.

To help him with confidence, we also discussed his options of improving the shape and colour of his adjacent teeth with dental porcelain veneers.  Porcelain veneers are thin laminates of ceramic that are bespoke handcrafted to each individual tooth which are bonded to the tooth to improve shape, colour and form.

Time Dental provides this service to patients in Farnborough as well as other areas in Hampshire, Surrey, West sussex and Berkshire.

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Patients near Winchester feel confident with dental implants at Time Dental

August 22nd, 2012

Missing teeth need not end in wearing dentures.  A patient came to Time Dental near Winchester having broken his upper front teeth.  One tooth was broken badly and the other front upper tooth was completely lost in his accident.  He was looking for a fixed option as he wanted to feel confident and did not want to end up with dentures.

We discussed his options for a fixed solution which was either a bridge or a dental implant to replace his missing tooth.  Bridges are a great option to replace missing teeth.  They involve preparing the teeth on either side of the gap to replace the missing tooth.  They are fixed in place and can last many years.

The other option was an implant.  An implant is a titanium root which replaces the missing root of the tooth.  The dental implant is precisely and carefully placed by an implant surgeon.  Once the dental implant has integrated which normally takes 3-6 months the implant is exposed so that a post can be placed to hold a crown on the post.  There is no need to touch the teeth on either side of the gap, and implants also help to preserve the bone where the root of the tooth used to be.  This helps in stabilising and maintaining support.

Time Dental provides this implant service for patients in Winchester as well as the surrounding areas in Hampshire, Surrey, West sussex and Berkshire.

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Why replace missing teeth with dental implants at dentist near Guildford?

June 28th, 2012

A patient near Guildford came to Time Dental with a swelling at the gum line on one of her teeth.  She had no pain from it but she noticed the swelling was now getting bigger.

On assessing the tooth in question, it had already been root canal treated and had a crown on top.  The swelling origin was from midway up the root of the tooth.  On further investigation the root had a horizontal break thorough it which rendered the tooth unrestorable.  The only option for the tooth was extraction.

This particular tooth was a molar chewing tooth and so the chewing function for the patient would have been decreased after extraction. The other problem that may occur when losing a tooth is teeth drifting and tilting into the space.  This can result in a change of the bite and also cause gum problems as food would now get stuck between the open spaces of the teeth that have tilted.  The patient was keen on replacing the missing tooth and we discussed her options for filling the gap.

One fixed option would be to have a bridge.  This uses the teeth on either side for support.  A good option for replacing the missing tooth, but it does require shaping the teeth on either side of the gap to fit the bridge.  The other option is a dental implant and crown. 

The dental implant is essentially a titanium root that is inserted into the jaw.  Once the dental implant has been integrated a post is fitted to the implant with a crown which fits on the post.  This is a great option for replacing missing teeth as they do not require any preparation of other teeth and the dental impants last many years.  Dental implants have success rates of higher than 95% and are an excellent option for gappy smiles, as well as heping to provide chewing function for back teeth.

Time Dental provides this service for patients from Guildford, and surrounding areas in Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire and West sussex.

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Gum disease causes tooth loss at Dentist near Fleet

June 7th, 2012

A patient came to see us at Time Dental with loose teeth.  He had not been to see a dentist in eight years as he had a bad experience where he could feel the treatment being carried out.  He was now concerned that he would lose his teeth.

On further discussion of why he had not been to see a dentist, the local anaesthetic that was used by his previous dentist had not worked.  So we assured him that any treatment that was to be carried out we would make sure he was anaesthetised and we would test the tooth being treated before we started.

On examination he had advanced gum disease on specific teeth, and unfortunately some of these teeth could not be saved.  Gum disease results in the boney support being destroyed making the tooth loose.  But its not all and news.  Even though he had lost his natural tooth, missing teeth can still be replaced.

The gold standard being dental implants.  Once his gum disease is under control and stabilised, dental implants can be inserted to replace the missing teeth and restore his bite.

Dental implants are titanium roots that replace a tooth root.  The implant then holds a post (abutment) which in turns holds a crown.

Time Dental provides this service to patients not only in the Fleet, Farnborough, Guildford, Alton and Godalming areas but also surrounding areas in Surrey, Berkshire and Hampshire.

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Cosmetic dentistry with dental implants at dentist near Farnborough

May 30th, 2012

A patient came to Time Dental to see how we could help him to smile again.  He had a number of crowns and bridges placed many years ago and a few of his crowns had fallen out.  His bridge also felt loose.  He wanted to know his options and how we could help him.  On further discussion we found that his previous diet was that of drinking lots of cola and eating sugary sweets. This lifetyle diet had now changed and he was looking to smile again with confidence.

On assessing his dental health.  All of his upper teeth had decay underneath the crowns and bridges.  Where the crowns had fallen out remained only stumps of decayed teeth.  Completely unrestorable.  We discussed his options:

1. The gold standard would be a dental implant fixed bridge.  This uses 6 dental implants and holds a fixed bridge in place that would help restore his bite and help him to smile with confidence.

2. An implant retained cosmetic denture.  This is a removable appliance that is supported by 4 implants that help to retain the cosmetic denture securely.

3. A cosmetic denture.  This is a removable appliance and aesthetically looks like normal teeth.

The first step would be to remove his decayed teeth and provide a temporary cosmetic denture while his gums healed.  Following that step the descision would need to be made as to whether the patient wanted something fixed or removable in the mouth.

Time Dental provides this dental implant service for patients in Farnborough, Camberley, Fleet, and Alton as well as the surrounding areas in Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire and West Sussex.

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Tooth decay causing broken tooth at dentist near Aldershot

May 3rd, 2012

A patient came to Time Dental having broken a tooth and she wanted to know what the options were for replacing it.  On discussion she had a regular diet of sticky hard sweets.  Strawberry bonbons were her favourite.  Sitcky hard foods are a nightmare for your teeth.  They can regularly break yur teeth as they are very hard.  Once they become soft and chewy they have a suction effect on your teeth and can pull off fillings and crowns.  The third thing is that they are loaded with sugar which will result in tooth decay.  All in all not a good idea to eat them!

The tooth that had broken due to the sweet had completely broken at the gum line and the root of the toth was left.  Unfortunately there is no way in saving the remainder of this tooth so it will have to be removed.  However ther are excellent fixed options to place a tooth in the gap.

One option is a dental implant.  An implant is a titanium root that replaces the missing root of your tooth.  It then holds a crown which is attached via an abutment which fits into the dental implant.  Imaplnts have 95% success rates and are an excellent choice for gaps in the mouth.  This will help to restore your function of your mouth and allow you to chew confidently again.

Another option is a dental bridge.  This uses teeth on either side of the gap for support.  The teeth on either side are prepared and impressions are then taken of the prepared teeth.  This is sent to our master ceramist where they provide a bespoke handcrafted bridge that is tooth coloured and which is very strong.  Another great choice for replacing missing teeth.

Time Dental services many patients from Aldershot as well as Fleet, Farnborough, Winchester, Alton and Guildford, and the surrounding areas in Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire and West Sussex.

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Loose Porcelain crown at dentist near Fleet

April 20th, 2012

A very nervous patient came to Time Dental having eaten an apple which caused her front porcelain crown to become loose.  She had a bad experience at a dentist 3 years ago where she had a tooth extracted and she was still in discomfort during the procedure.  That’s enough to put anyone off going to see the dentist, so it was understandable that she was apprehensive this time round.

After assessing the porcelain crown, the x ray showed that the crown also had a post in it.  A number of years ago a horse had hit her in the face which resulted in the tooth breaking.  The tooth had to be root canal treated and as there was not enough tooth left, a post was fitted with a porcelain crown that covered the post.  Post crowns are very vulnerable to hard foods as the sharp hard pressure can result in the tooth snapping by the tip of the post.  This is what happened in this case.  Part of the tooth was still attached to the crown.

When a tooth breaks with an oblique fracture under the gum line the outlook is not good.  The tooth often needs to be extracted.  The good news is that it can be replaced by either a dental implant or a fixed bridge.

A dental implant is a titanium root that is inserted into the jaw. Our specialist implant dentist at Time Dental, Farnham can even in certain cases place an implant the same time an extraction is carried out.  A temporary bridge or denture is placed while the site heals.  In certain cases the temporary crown can be placed immediately onto the implant.  So you would leave smiling and no one would know that you have an implant in place.

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