A root canal is performed when the soft inner nerve part of a tooth, known as the pulp, is injured or becomes inflamed or infected.

The crown of the tooth — the part you can see above your gums — can remain intact even if the pulp is dead. Removing injured or infected pulp is the best way to preserve the structure of the tooth and increase it’s functional life.

Common causes of damage to the pulp include:

deep decay due to an untreated cavity

multiple dental procedures on the same tooth

a chip or crack in the tooth

an injury to the tooth (you might injure a tooth if you get hit in the mouth; the pulp can still be damaged even if the injury doesn’t crack the tooth)

The most common symptoms of damaged pulp include pain in your tooth, and swelling and a sensation of heat in your gums. Discoloration or graying of the tooth is also a sign.

Dental bridges:
If you are missing numerous teeth, you probably look at old photographs and wish you can have that smile back. This wish can become a reality.

Dental bridges can be an excellent option if you are missing one or more consecutive teeth along your jaw line. Dental bridges are often supported on either side by natural teeth or implants, depending on your specific needs. Ultimately, this effective cosmetic and functional treatment can provide beautiful results while helping to improve speaking, chewing, and a variety of other problems associated with missing teeth.

Advantages:
Unlike dentures, a fixed bridge is never removed. It is stable in the mouth and works very similar to natural teeth.

By filling the gap and stopping the movement of other teeth, a fixed bridge is an effective investment, providing better chewing ability, heading off jaw joint problems and saving money that would otherwise might be spent on future dental treatment.

Dental bridges help you speak properly. During speech, your tongue pushes against the back side of your upper teeth to achieve proper pronunciation. Missing teeth can quickly affect the way you talk.

Potential reasons for full arch rehabilitation might be:

To fulfill the desire to have healthy and beautiful looking teeth Insufficient chewing functionality

Different former dental treatments of variable quality or multiple restorations of different colour.

Severe tooth damages caused by nutrition disorders like bulimia or gastro esophageal reflux disease.

Tooth structure loss due to a lack of information about tooth protection and dental hygiene during childhood.

The desire to correct misalignment or crowding of the natural dentition. finally due to a lack of orthodontic treatment during childhood

Full arch rehabilitations are complex and require meticulous treatment planning and a high expertise in various field of advanced dentistry. It is advised to choose only experienced dentists to ensure a predictable and excellent result.

Modern dentures look like natural teeth and are more comfortable than their predecessors. The denture teeth we use are gender specific and are made from state of the art materials. Whether your denture base is made from gum colored plastic or biocompatible metal alloy, rest assured it will be as resistant to impact and offer the best fit as possible.

Aside from other health concerns, dentures prevent cosmetic changes that occur from tooth loss. Lesser teeth causes a condition called “collapsed bite” which changes a person’s face. Bite collapse causes the hollowing of a person’s cheeks, leading them to look tired or simply older.

The modern day working relationship of our Dental Technicians and Implant Dentists means you can have dentures that stay in place with a fully restored chewing ability and taste sensation and less denture base using various types of attachments.

Dental Veneers allow covering tooth spaces, correct misalignments or length differences. Veneers can be an excellent treatment option for patients seeking to improve the appearance of stains, chips, gaps, and a number of other perceived tooth imperfections

We are able to customize your porcelain veneers to resemble the look and feel of your natural teeth, all while providing you with highly durable and beautiful results.

Uniquely designed to match the shape and color of your natural teeth, porcelain dental veneers can be used to conceal a variety of tooth imperfections including:

Chips, cracks, and breaks
Stains and other discolorations
Gaps and alignment issues
Worn and disproportionate teeth

Veneers are designed to be maintained through routine oral cleaning habits, and they can last for decades!

Lumineers can be used in cases of minor misalignments, mild aesthetic corrections and moderate tooth discoloration. They can be as thin as contact lenses and are translucent. Therefore, they can improve the aesthetic appearance of teeth that look already moderately appealing. Due to this fact in some cases no preparation of the natural tooth is necessary to bond the lumineers permanently. Yet in cases where teeth demonstrate multiple fillings, wide gaps, trauma or severe discoloration, lab-fabricated ceramic veneers are indicated.

Bleaching whitens your teeth gently and in a short amount of time by using active oxygen. It is an effective way to treat tooth staining and tooth discolouration quickly and effectively.

The whitening of your teeth takes about 90 to 120 minutes. During this time you can listen to music and relax.

We include customized smile design, cosmetic recontouring, composite and ceramic veneers or crowns in attractive packages to help you achieve your desired perfect looking teeth as well! These require additional time so make sure you plan an appointment earlier on with us to discuss all your options.

Our patients report no pain during or after the procedure and the discomfort is so minimum that it does not usually interfere in your normal life routine. With today’s technology and evolution of CAD CAM and various biocompatible materials, we are able to use implants in diverse ways to not only restore single teeth but also provide support and retention of larger dentures and other facial structures. Visit us to know more!

To be in control of the atraumatic extraction procedure, one must use instruments and techniques that give you the best overall advantage. Our resident Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon Dr Vikrant Prasad is trained additionally in these techniques and is an expert at alleviating patient anxiety as well during these procedures.

Impacted teeth (partially or completely embedded in bone) are particularly common for most wisdom teeth which no longer have space or function in most of our jaws due to evolutionary shortening of dental jaw arches.

Preventive dental care for children is always our focus over only treatments and we encourage parents to bring their kids for regular dental checkups from an early age to encourage a positive dental attitude and a sense of responsibility for caring for their teeth.

Various preventive in office care like fluoride treatments and sealants are highly effective at preventing tooth decay before it starts and continues to pain and infection as well. Well planned dental care and awareness can help children develop good habits for the future. Visit us to know more!

Teenagers and adults can also undergo alignment of teeth via various less visible and invisible options to achieve not only a perfect look, but a functional and effective bite that prevents premature tooth damage due to malalignment of teeth that was ignored before.

Braces are a type of dental appliance that gradually move teeth into the correct position. They are usually made of metal or ceramic, and are attached to the front or back of the teeth with brackets. Newer technology allows the use of Invisible aligner options as well, always under the treatment plan and supervision of a certified invisible braces specialist.

Ignoring periodontal health and avoiding requisite treatments can lead to premature tooth loss and future problems with any planned prosthetic replacement as well due to a compromise in the jawbone.

Gum specialists use a variety of treatments to prevent and treat periodontal disease. These treatments include scaling and root planning, periodontal surgery, bone grafting, and laser flap surgeries. They have received additional training in recognizing and treating various periodontal issues and are instrumental in restoring and saving remaining tooth and bone structure.

We understand many people are afraid of the dentist and provide special therapy concepts for patients who are afraid of having dental treatment. We focus on your individual needs and offer you a detailed consultation. Together we will find the best treatment strategy for your needs.

Minimally invasive dentistry
Improvements in biomaterials (specially composites and ceramics) as well as dental adhesive technology allow long-term restorations with only minor preparation of teeth. Minimally invasive restorative methods require a high-level competence in treatment strategies and techniques.

Thanks to modern anesthetic methods and medication, treatment under general anesthesia is also a very safe option today and can be performed ambulant. Normally, the patient can go home accompanied approximately one hour after surgery.

When is a treatment under general anesthetic indicated?
A treatment under general anesthetic is recommended when a patient has great fear of the dental treatments or in cases of extended surgical inter-ventions. An advantage of treatment under general anesthetic is that different treatment steps can be combined. Therefore, the number of necessary appointments can be reduced.

However, more severe cases may require prescription medications, appliances fabricated by a prosthodontist or surgery. Since joint disorders of the mouth are usually approached conservatively at first, it is important to visit your dentist as soon as possible before the condition worsens.

Removal of extensive segments of the tongue, floor of mouth, mandible, and hard and soft palate as well as the regional lymphatics usually mandates extensive rehabilitative management. Generally, maxillofacial prosthodontists restore maxillary resections with obturator prostheses.

However, in many instances a soft palate speech bulb-obturator retained in the maxillae (for restoration of velopharyngeal function) or a palatal augmentation prosthesis (if tongue function is lost) is required for optimal rehabilitation. Currently, rehabilitation of a maxillectomy and/or soft palate defect via an obturator prosthesis is most effective in restoring function.

Recent advances in microsvascular free flap tissue transfers have been used successfully to reconstruct composite defects of the mandible, buccal mucosa, and tongue.

Current rehabilitative practice is centered in five principles:

The process of rehabilitation begins at time of initial diagnosis and interdisciplinary treatment planning with the oncologists and head and neck surgeons.

The dentition should be preserved if possible.

Rehabilitative treatment plans are based on fundamental principles of prosthodontics, including a philosophy of preventive dentistry and conservative restorative dentistry.

Surgery before prosthetic rehabilitation may be indicated to improve the existing anatomic configuration after ablative cancer surgery, reconstructive surgery, and/or radiation therapy.

Multidisciplinary cancer care is required to achieve the best functional, physical, and psychologic outcomes.

The need to treat tumors expediently often delays planning for rehabilitation. However, without a highly interactive and dynamic dialogue among health care providers during the initial treatment planning process, efforts to provide optimal rehabilitative care are impaired.

Other health professionals-including social workers, vocational rehabilitation counselors, nurses, nutritionists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech pathologists, maxilo facial surgeons and prosthodontists -are also vital members of the team. Comprehensive rehabilitation is usually best managed in a medical center venue.

Maxillofacial surgeons play a key role in initial stabilization of fractures, control of local hemorrhage to facial areas and establishment of definitive airway in special situations. Definitive treatment is usually done after stabilization of the patient and systematic evaluation of all systemic injuries. Pan facial fractures demand a lot more planning towards their management.

The main specialists involved in orthognathic surgery:

Plastic surgeon

Orthodontist

Maxillo facial surgeon

Speech pathologist

Common reasons to undergo Orthognathic surgery:

1. To correct malocclusion of teeth – There are many types of malocclusion. It could be where the upper teeth are far ahead of lower teeth which are commonly referred to as ‘Overbite’. It could be where the lower teeth are far ahead of upper teeth which are commonly referred to as ‘Underbite’. There could be a gap between the upper and lower teeth which is commonly referred to as ‘Open bite’. When these are due to jaw misalignments and cannot be corrected by braces alone, they require surgical intervention.

2. To improve the appearance of face – Most commonly people seek orthognathic surgery for facial deformities like ‘Dish face’ where the upper jaw is far behind the lower jaw, ‘Weak chin’ where the lower jaw is far behind the upper jaw, ‘Strong chin’ where the lower jaw is far ahead of the upper jaw causing a masculine appearance in a female patient etc.

3. To improve the smile – People who have ‘Gummy smile’, ‘Excessive teeth show’ etc. also benefit from orthognathic surgery.

4. Cleft lip and palate deformities – People with cleft lip and palate usually have a ‘Dish face’ deformity and benefit tremendously from orthognathic surgery.

5. To improve snoring and sleep apnoea – People with snoring and sleep apnoea issues who have failed all previous medical and surgical management can potentially benefit from orthognathic surgery.