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Preventative Dental Services Emergency Dental Jaw Problems Oral Surgery Pregnancy Root Canal

Shildon Smile Care Dental & Implant Centre caters for all your general dentistry requirements.  
 
It is our pleasure to look after your dental health so that you can be confident smiling, eating and talking throughout your day.

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General Dental Services

Emergency dental

Should you have an accident and damage a tooth leaving it chipped or broken, or if you have a tooth or teeth knocked out, you need to see your dentist as soon as possible. If you have treatment from a dental professional immediately you have a better chance of having the tooth re-implanted depending on how severe the injury is.
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jaw problems

Your ‘bite’ is the term used for how your teeth meet when your top and bottom jaw close. A malocclusion or ‘bad bite’ occurs when your teeth don’t fit together correctly and this can cause issues with your teeth, gums, temporo-mandibular joint and your facial muscles.
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This is known as TMJ disorder and can lead to people grinding their teeth and clenching their jaw at night. Syptoms as a result of this are facial pain, headaches, discomfort and clicking when biting and chewing, migraines, neck & shoulder pain and possibly back pain.

Treatment of jaw pain

  • A custom plastic type of mouth guard can be created from impressions of your teeth for you to wear over your teeth during the night.
  • This 'mouth guard', puts your teeth in a position that allows your facial muscles to relax, taking pressure off your TMJ and prevents you from grinding your teeth.
  • The 'mouth guard' also protects the teeth from being worn down from grinding.
  • Depending on how the problem developed or how severe it is will depend on whether you may need orthodontics or maxillofacial surgery.
  • You may require adjustment to badly fitting bridges you have or missing teeth may need to be replaced.

benefits of jaw treatment

  • Better quality of sleep
  • Ceasing of facial pain.
  • Reduction of head aches
  • Prevention of tooth erosion
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms or suffer with these daily, come and see your
dentist to treat your jaw pain.
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oral surgery

At Shildon Smile Care we encourage our patients to bring their children from an early age. As we believe in preventative dental care, by attending regular check-ups we can help children avoid dental decay and damage to their growing teeth.
If yours is a case where there is tooth decay and advanced gum disease your tooth may have to be removed.
You may also experience abnormal pain from the development of impacted wisdom teeth and need to have them removed.

Oral Surgery referrals

As a trusted and experienced practice, Shildon Smile Care -Dental & Implant Centre are able to accept referrals from other dental practices, which allows patients to benefit from a wider range of dental treatments, without having to leave their current dental practice.
We accept a wide range of dental referrals, including:
  • Routine Extractions
  • Restorations (fillings) (private patients only)
  • Cases with a previous history of difficult extractions
  • Cases where local anaesthesia could not be achieved
  • Second Opinions
  • Dental Implants

Emergency Dental Treatments

An emergency dental appointment may include:
  • The injured area will be examined and dental x-rays may be needed to determine the extent of the damage.
  • The damaged area may need to be numbed with local anaesthetic.
  • The injured area will be sterilised to minimise infection
  • The damaged teeth will be restored either permanently or temporarily restored depending on the severity of the injury or the type of injury.
  • If the damage is very severe the teeth or tooth in question may need to be removed and dental implants my be necessary.
We advise seeking the opinion of a dental professional if you are concerned about any of your teeth. Never attempt to pull out your own tooth at home as this could cause a more serious problem for you.
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pregnancy

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It is very important that you do not neglect your teeth during your pregnancy. This time can be hectic, exciting and stressful and a lot of other things all at once and oral health may not end up at the top of your list of priorities.

Reasons for good teeth during pregnancy

  • During your pregnancy your hormone levels can be much, much higher than usual, up to 10 times higher in fact. One of these hormones, progesterone, can affect your body's response to toxins making you more prone to developing pregnancy gingivitis or gum disease.
  • You may develop pregnancy granuloma, which are red nodules usually found on the upper gums. These are no dangerous, but can cause oral discomfort.
  • You might experience a dry mouth or tooth erosion due to regular contact with acid due to bad morning sickness.

benefits of good pregnant oral health

  • Healthy gums during your pregnancy
  • Better health whilst pregnant
  • Better health for your unborn baby.
To help with a healthy & happy pregnancy, we would love for you to come in for a check up to keep your oral health in good shape during this time.
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General Dental Services

root canal

Endontics, or Root Canal, becomes necessary when the substance inside your tooth gets infected because of tooth decay or an injury to your teeth. If the infection spreads through your tooth’s roots you may develop an abscess, which is very sore. If root canal cannot fix the problem you may end up having to have the tooth removed.

Root canal involves

  • Local Aneasthetic
  • The tooth is drilled to gain access to the root canal system
  • All infected pulp is removed & the area cleaned out.
  • The affected area is filled and sealed with a temporary crown
  • At a later appointment the tooth will be check & if clear of infection will be permanently filled.

Benefits of root canal

  • Remaining healthy tooth structure will be maintained
  • The infection will be prevented from spreading
  • Your tooth will be restored to it's normal look and feel
Root canal is a time consuming treatment and will take usually 2 or more appointments with your dentist.
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