Over the winter months at Westlands Dental studio we have been offering half price tooth whitening. The offer has been very popular with new and existing patients.
The treatment involved having impressions taken and custom made trays were made from these. We supply 2 weeks of gel which is applyed to the trays every night before going to bed.
Below are some before and after pictures of patients who had the home whitening treatment.
Before After
Before After
This patient was interested having adult braces to improve his smile as the teeth were slightly overcrowded. He spoke to Mr Somal at the practice and discussed the different options available to him.
The patient decided to go ahead with 6 months smile for the upper and lower teeth. The treatment took around 8 months from having the brace fitted to it been removed.
Below are pictures of before, during and after treatment.
“The 6 Months Smile treatment has given me more confidence in life, I smile on all photo’s which I did’nt do before.
The treatment I recieved from Mr Somal has been 1st class from start to finish. I would recommend this practice and treatment to anyone. Thank you.”
Before treatment
I had wanted something done with my teeth for a long time and had discussed different options with the dentists at the practice to correct my problem. The options that was given to me were braces or cosmetic veneers.
After discussing my options with Mr Somal I found that 6 Months Smile was my best option because of the length of time the treatment takes.
I had the brace fitted in April 2010, the first week was a little sore and difficult to get used to. After the first week I became a lot more comfortable with them. I had to keep coming in once a month to have the wires changed.
The braces were taken off in September 2010 and i was amazed at the end result even though I could see the teeth moving throughout the treatment. Lots of people have noticed a difference in my smile. I feel much more confident about smiling now.
After the treatment I decided to do the home teeth whitening. That involved getting whitening trays made and applying the whitening gel to the trays every night for 2 weeks and sleeping with the trays in overnight. I experienced a little bit of sensitivity but once I finished the treatment my smile was extremely white.
The service has been fantastic, Mr Somal was really helpful and put me at ease throughout the treatment.
After treatment
I was having problems with one of my lower left molar teeth, the tooth was broken and it was slightly loose. Mr Ghai went through the various options with me. I decided to go ahead with an implant as I did not want a bridge or denture. Mr Ghai and other staff at the practice was very informative about the procedure as to what would happen and when. I was reassured at each stage and found the whole process quite smooth.
During the treatment there was some discomfort after the tooth was extracted and when the implant was first placed. However this was minimal and soon settled down.
Appointments were made to suit me around work and did’nt need to take time off after treatment.
The whole process took around 12 months. I am so pleased I made the decision to have an implant as I am really happy with the result.
The practice recently had a home whitening offer called ‘Brighter in July’. It was a 50% off the rrp price of the home whitening system which involves having custom made trays and then using syringes of whitening gel at home for 2 weeks overnight. The promotion was very successful and extremely popular with existing and new patients.
Have a look at some of the before and after pictures taken.
Before
Picture 1 Picture 2
After
Picture 1 Picture 2
Can you find the fillings in the picture’s below?
Picture 1 Picture 2
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Now have a look at the following picture’s, did you guess where the fillings were?
Picture 1 Picture 2
These second picture illustrates the patients teeth before the fillings were replaced. In picture 1 the patient has had direct composite fillings placed on the upper left lateral and canine teeth to improve the appearance. As you can see the fillings have made a large improvement to the individuals smile.
As you can see in picture 2 the patients upper right lateral tooth was darker than the rest of the teeth so a direct composite filling was placed over the tooth.
Before
After
I came to the Village Dental Practice wanting an improvement made to my smile.
The treatment I had included veneers on my lower teeth, an upper denture and partial lower denture made. I went to the laboratory while the dentures were being made to speak to the techician to explain how I wanted the teeth to be aligned. On the day of the veneer preparations Westlands dental studio provided me with a complimentary relaxation therapy before going home. This helped me feel rejuvanated after a long treatment session.
After a couple of extractions, veneers and excellent dentures, I am extremely pleased with the results. I have recommended this practice to 3 of my friends.
I have recieved a professional and friendly service all round. I no longer feel apprehensive at the thought of coming to the dentist.
When I first got the braces on my teeth for the first few days it was difficult to get used to. After the first week I became comfortable with them.
I’ve had the braces on for 9 weeks now and already seen a dramatic change.
I’m very pleased with how the treatment is working so far. Many people have commented noticing a difference in my teeth.
Hair Extension on teeth!
Recently a patient came to me with worn down teeth and asked if anything could be done to improve his smile.
I was able to start building up some of his front teeth, allowing his teeth to be better protected but also it improved the smile.
Worn down teeth make your smile look older and one way of actually creating a more youthful smile is to lengthen teeth to their original length.
Hence the pts comment that this was similar to getting hair extensions on his teeth!
Just remember like hair extensions there has to be something there to fix the extension too so don’t delay act now before its too late!
Deep Somal
How techniques are evolving
Up until 15 yrs ago dental implants were available but not a routine treatment option. Over the recent years however they are becoming a more popular option for replacing missing teeth.
Last week I placed an immediate implant to replace an upper central incisor (Front tooth). The tooth needed extracting as a result of failing root canal treatment. After careful planning our decision was to carefully extract the tooth and place the implant on the same day. By doing this we hope to maintain the gum levels as they are to provide us with a natural aesthetic final result.
Careful extraction of the tooth using an atraumatic technique allows for bone preservation, allowing an implant to be fixed directly into the extraction site. If we waited for bone healing (6-8 weeks) in this case, the risk would have been shrinkage of the gum resulting in a considerably longer implant tooth compared to the neighbouring natural tooth. By using this relatively new and advanced technique the gum shrinkage can be kept to a minimum’
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