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For a confident new you, we offer a comprehensive treatment plan that includes many cosmetic procedures, such as crowns, bridges, veneers, dental implants, invisible braces and teeth whitening.

Many patients simply want one of these treatments, but for the total smile makeover our doctors can perform multiple treatments for an overall great new smile.

Crowns

Dental crowns are restorations that protect damaged, cracked or broken down teeth. A crown strengthens your existing damaged tooth so as to preserve its functionality. Dental crowns are also commonly known as caps because a crown sits over your existing tooth covering the entire outer surface.

Why may I need a crown?

• If your tooth has undergone significant decay and there is not enough tooth structure remaining to support a filling or an inlay and maintain functionality.
• If a large portion of your tooth has fractured and it cannot be built up using traditional composite bonding techniques.
• If you have a large cavity and want additional protection to your tooth over a large composite filling or an inlay.
• Following root canal treatment, a crown maybe needed to strengthen the tooth.
• If you grind your teeth and have a poor diet, acid erosion may reduce your teeth to a point where the only option available is to crown them.
• For cosmetic reasons to improve the aesthetics of your smile, you may opt for all porcelain cosmetic crowns.

If looked after, crowns can last up to 15 years.

Bridges

Dental bridges, dental implants, and partial dentures are used to replace missing teeth, the loss of which might adversely affect your mouth. The negative effects of one or more missing teeth could include the shifting of other teeth, a change in the bite, a speech impediment and a greater chance of tooth decay.

If you exercise proper oral hygiene, your bridges can last for up to 15 years.

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Veneers

Dental veneers are custom-designed shells of tooth-like ceramic material that, when applied over the surface of a tooth, can cover worn tooth enamel, uneven tooth alignment, or spacing and chips or cracks. Dental veneers fall into the category of cosmetic dentistry because they create a bright, white smile with beautifully aligned, shapely teeth. Even better, the translucent ceramic quality of today's veneers provides a more natural look than what's been available in the past.

Regardless of what causes unattractive teeth, dental veneers may solve most or even all of your cosmetic dental issues, including:

• Worn enamel: Over time, the thin, hard white substance covering your teeth (enamel) may become worn, dulled, and discoloured. Such wear and discoloration may be natural or the result of a genetic predisposition; however, it is often a result of your habits (soft drink, tea, or coffee consumption, smoking, medication use, etc.).
• Wear and tear: Teeth naturally wear down as people age. Aged teeth are more likely to have chips, cracks, or a generally uneven appearance.
• Genetics: Certain people may be born with abnormal spacing between the teeth that grows wider as they age.
• Uneven teeth: Uneven teeth can result from tooth grinding or general wear and tear.

A & L Clinics
Lower Brook Street,
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP4 1AG

Tel: 01473 287762

email: enquiries@aandlclinics.com

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