To fill a gap would be the main reason for a dental implant. While this is true there are other reasons for implant placement. A missing tooth can have an enormous impact on your life – both medical and psychologically. Whether you start feeling self-conscious about your teeth and start to miss your favourite foods…
Ok, now you have booked your consultation, what to expect next, this is the exciting part and the first step to getting the smile you desire. As part of your consultation we would have booked you in for a CT scan (if you did not already have one). We will ask you to fill in…
This may seem like a simple thing and it is that is why we are writing about it to let all prospective patients know how easy it is to book a consultation with us. First of all there is no obligation to have treatment with us once you have a consultation that is still your…
“Do I need a CT scan?” we get asked this question a lot. What the dentist can see on a CT scan impacts on patient treatment. An OPG is a basic 2D x-ray (a flat image) and is used for general dentistry. A CT scan is a 3D image and provides much more information. This…
It’s very fashionable to have a pearly white smile and you may have wondered how you can achieve this with your own smile. Not everyone has milky white teeth just like the models that appear on toothpaste commercials. The reason for this is people’s individuality, as with eye and skin colour, every individual has a distinct…
If your implantologist has recommended a night guard then the simple answer to this is YES. A dentist can tell that you grind your teeth just by examining them. There will be telling signs on your back teeth. We know that movement of implants is one of the biggest contributors to them failing and to…
At MIC, we use two kinds of implants Astra Tech Dental and Implant Direct Sybron Solutions. Both companies have done extensive research on their implants over a number of years and now other implant companies use this research to help produce their own implants. We want to use only the best and feel with their…
It’s good for patients to know what to do in certain situations and whether they should contact us. Sometimes problems can be sorted out over the phone and a patient may be reassured. In other cases we will need a patient to come in to be seen. This can vary from case to case and…
We’ve all done it, not cancelled an appointment or not given enough notice when having to cancel an appointment. At the time we do not give it much thought, but the effect it has on the service we have just cancelled is quite substantial. We do require patients to give us 48 hours cancellation notice, this is so…
We will advise you to be careful about what you eat after your implant placement. And will recommend cool food that is soft in texture. Patients do regularly ask us what combinations of food they can eat, so I will be outing together a new recipe once a month for you to try out. Today’s…