Cosmetic Dentistry

There are many benefits of having white fillings over traditional ‘silver’ (amalgam) fillings:

• Metal free
• Less noticeable than silver fillings, which turn black in the mouth
• Available in a range of shades that can be matched to the colour of your own teeth
• Needs less preparation than silver fillings, which means you keep more healthy tooth tissue for longer

Teeth whitening

An increasingly popular treatment for restoring the sparkle to your smile, teeth whitening is a quick, effective and safe procedure for removing stubborn stains on the teeth that cannot be removed by brushing alone. With a choice of treatments available to suit your individual needs, a brighter, whiter smile can leave you feeling rejuvenated and more confident.

Tooth whitening procedure

Visiting the surgery, an impression will be taken of your teeth, and two custom-made trays will be made to contain the teeth whitening gel. Patients take the trays and teeth whitening gel home and are advised to wear the trays overnight for a period of 2 - 4 weeks, depending on tooth structure.

Advantages:

• A tried and tested way of removing stubborn stains on your teeth
• Numerous studies over the past fifteen years have proven it to be safe and effective
• Quick and simple, with immediate results achieved in just one visit
• Beautiful, Guaranteed natural-looking results - you choose the level of whiteness
• With the right maintenance, the effects can last for years

Prices start from as little as £330 (Terms and Conditions apply); consultation required £20

Today however with the advances in modern dentistry, they can now also be made completely out of porcelain or ceramic. With precision fit, thanks to CAD CAM technology and suitable for all areas of the mouth, all-ceramic crowns and bridges provide a metal-free option which provides unrivalled performance. With superior strength and aesthetics, long-lasting and beautifully natural looking restorations can be achieved.

Although metal crowns do still have their uses in the back of the mouth for durability, each all-ceramic crown is hand crafted by a dental technician to match the colour, shape and translucency of your other teeth for a natural looking restoration and a healthy, attractive smile that no-one may ever need to know you've had help with!

An all-ceramic crown may be an option for you when a tooth:

• Is badly broken down, following lots of decay and increasingly large old fillings
• Has gradually weakened and cracked over time
• Is badly misshapen or unsightly

A popular treatment with celebrities and makeover TV programs, veneers are handcrafted by a technician to improve the colour, shape and position of your teeth. A precise shade of porcelain can be chosen to give the right colour to improve a single discoloured or stained tooth or to lighten your front teeth.

A veneer can make a chipped tooth look intact again. The porcelain covers the whole of the front of the tooth with a thicker section replacing the broken part. Veneers can also be used to close small gaps when orthodontic treatment is not suitable. If one tooth is slightly out of position, a veneer can sometimes be fitted to bring it into alignment with the rest of the teeth, subject to patient suitability.

Veneers are handcrafted to match your other teeth and can dramatically improve the colour and shape of your smile by:

• Covering up cracked, chipped or heavily stained or discoloured teeth
• Correcting the appearance of misshapen or small teeth
• Closing unsightly gaps

Dentures

We believe that wearing dentures should not prevent you from having the confidence of a natural, healthy-looking smile. If you have suffered the loss of more or all of your natural teeth, we understand how important it is to you to regain a natural-looking smile which feels comfortable and helps to restore confidence. Working closely with the dental technician, our specially trained dentist will use high-quality materials and new techniques to create natural-looking dentures that fit and work comfortably.

Clear braces

From only £245.00 per aligner, teeth are straightened painlessly and easily using a set of custom-made, removable aligners which gradually move the teeth until they reach their optimum position. Clear Aligners from Millennium Dentistry are:

• Discreet, comfortable and virtually invisible
• Suitable for mild to moderate cases
• Available in a choice of materials to suit you
• Flexible – you can end the treatment at any time
• Reviewed on a regular basis and tweaked if necessary to ensure the treatment stays on course

We will work with you to identify the right number of stages to achieve your optimum result. Instructions will be given regarding how long each aligner should be worn. Impressions may be required during the course of treatment, at agreed intervals, giving you, your dentist total control over the course of treatment.

Aligners are available in:

• Soft – this thinner aligner has more flexibility, making it ideal to start off with. It may also suit patients who are particularly sensitive to treatment
• Medium – an ideal starting point for patients with mild to moderate crowding
• Hard – when a patient is accustomed to wearing aligners, this thickness exerts a firm and constant pressure that will take them through the remaining stages
• Dual laminate – this aligner is hard on the outside and soft on the inside. It can be worn at night only for the first 3 weeks, before moving on to the medium and hard aligners. It is also useful for patients with a grinding habit

For more severe cases, a pre-treatment appliance may be used to kick-start movement before Clear Aligner therapy begins. Our pre-treatment appliances are as discreet and comfortable as Clear Aligners and can reduce the overall treatment time significantly.