Cosmetic Dentists Ipswich

If you’re looking to make that smile of yours ultra white, or maybe polish up the old veneers there are a number of cosmetic dental practices in Ipswich. Fortunately, prices of cosmetic dental procedures in Ipswich are less expensive than in London, so an hour’s train journey may be worthwhile to save a few extra pounds. Here are some of the services offered in and around the Ipswich area:

Tooth whitening

This has become a very popular procedure of late. With the modern day diet including things like coffee, red wine and smoking, more and more people are seeing it a worthwhile investment to get a more aesthetically pleasing smile.

The actual procedure of cosmetic tooth whitening is very simple. A mould of your teeth is taken and a custom tray is made. Oxidising agents, e.g. hydrogen peroxide, are put in the tray, then over your teeth and left to work its magic. The result is visibly whiter teeth.

Crowning

After the structure of the tooth has been significantly compromised, there really aren’t any other options other than crowning. Your dentist could put a filling in, but there has to be enough tooth left that the filling can stick to it and stay put. If not, the pressure of biting can and will break your tooth. The tooth could be extracted, but teeth support each other. If one tooth disappears, surrounding teeth will move into the gap left behind by the extracted tooth, causing a bad bite, receding jaw bone and a plethora of other problems. The only solution to this problem is to have a crown fitted. A mould of the affected tooth is taken, then worn down so when the custom made crown arrives, it can be fitted on the tooth “stump”, rather than a broken tooth.

If the damaged tooth is just left, it can crack down the depth of the tooth, leading to the need for a root canal procedure or sometimes extraction.