Dental Advice Archives

As Wimpole Street Dental Clinic is a centre of excellence for dental implantology, we offer our patients a range of dental implant options for them to consider. The placement of dental implants needs to be very precise to achieve both optimum clinical and esthetical success for the patient. High levels of concentration, planning and practice […]

1.    What is a dental filling? At Wimpole Street Dental Clinic, our clinical priority is always to save teeth whenever it is possible to do so. A dental or tooth filling is designed to save or preserve existing natural teeth. A hole is filled within the tooth enamel. The hole or cavity has developed as

News What’s the difference between silver and white fillings? A tooth filling is designed to save or preserve a tooth experiencing the early onset of tooth decay. This everyday dental treatment fills a hole/cavity present within the affected tooth, protecting it from further infection and so restores your smile. Know that the choice of dental

Your first encounter with a member of our expert team could be when you have been referred by your dentist for a professional teeth cleaning appointment. Our dental hygienists provide the highest standards of clinical dental care as highly trained and experienced dental professionals within their own specialisms, committed to pursuing their continuous professional development.

Dental bridges at Wimpole Street Dental Clinic We offer all-ceramic dental bridges when replacing one or more missing teeth (a fixed dental prothesis). Our dental bridges are bonded on the teeth adjacent to the gap to bridge the gap presented. We deliver a bespoke shape, colour, and fit tailor-made to your exact measurements when we

The modern dental hygienist remit Your dental hygienist is highly trained and experienced dental care professionals within their own specialism, tasked with delivering the highest standards of preventative care. This includes undertaking professional teeth cleaning – both routine and periodontal – for patients, both adults and children. They constantly update their skills at every opportunity

The best way to defend your mouth, teeth and gums against the onset of root canal pain and so the necessity of root canal treatment is to prioritise a set of preventative care principles. Protect both your healthy and beautiful smile, plus your mouth comfort – for life – with these simple steps, going forward.

News Teeth whitening: What is the difference between professional whitening and over-the-counter kits? When we talk about professional home teeth whitening we refer to a cosmetic dentistry treatment involving the application of a bleaching agent (usually one containing a small percentage of hydrogen peroxide using mouthguards. This procedure brightens/whitens the appearance of the teeth by

You have just completed your professional teeth whitening treatment at Wimpole Street Dental Clinic and yet you may be wondering just what foods and drinks you should avoid in order to keep your newly whitened teeth whiter for longer? Tooth discolouration comes from staining so food and drinks darker in colour, and indeed colouring additive

The medical definition of an apicectomy (sometimes referred to as ‘root end surgery’) is the surgical removal of an anatomical apex – the end of the root of the tooth. It is a minor dental surgery to treat cysts or infection which persist after a root canal treatment or root canal re-treatment has already been