WHITE FILLINGS

If the decay is not too serious, the dentist will remove all the decay and restore the tooth with a white (tooth coloured) filling.The dentist can safely replace silver amalgam fillings with white tooth coloured fillings. Dental decay happens when the enamel and dentine of a tooth become softened by acid attack, producing a cavity (hole).

TOOTH CONTOURING & RESHAPING TEETH

Lengthen the appearance of your teeth or to 'even up' the smile by reshaping your gums. The procedure involves applying a local anesthtic to the gums, and using a laser light to trim away excess gum tissue and reshape the edges of the gums above the six frong teeth that form the smile. The laser seals the blood vessels in the gums so that the tissue can heal quickly with little discomfort to the patient.

Gum contouring is a relatively less expensive and straight forward procedure that can instantly enhance a patient's smile. Shorten, smoothen or level your teeth to improve your smile line. The procedure involves using a polishng instrument to remove small amounts of surface enamel of one or multiple teeth. This is most often perform on the upper central, lateral and canine teeth.

Apart form the appearance benefit, there are often oral health benefits too as moothing the teeth and reparing overlaps can make them easier to clean, reducing he risk of cavities and gum disease. Reshaping can also be used to correct minor problems with bite and function. The procedure usually takes place generally in one visit to the dental practice, although a follow up visit is sometimes necessary.