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Fear metal braces? They are no longer the only teeth straightening option

If you want straighter teeth but are scared metal braces will ruin your confidence, our Dublin Dental Room can help. There have been massive, rapid advances in the field of orthodontics during the past three decades, which means that there are now a number of discreet teeth straightening solutions available to adult patients. Your ideal treatment will depend on your clinical requirements, along with your personal preferences.

cosmetic-bracesWhen you come into our Dublin Dental Room for an orthodontic consultation, your dentist will perform a thorough clinical examination, and will then talk you through all the relevant methods of straightening your teeth. Whether fixed braces or removable aligners are deemed best for your particular clinical situations, you can rest assured that treatment will be very subtle indeed – in many cases, friends and colleagues won’t even know you are undergoing orthodontic correction unless you actually tell them.

Dublin18 braces and aligners

The orthodontic solutions available from our Dublin Dental Room include both fixed braces and removable aligners. Whichever method you choose, orthodontic treatment will improve your dental health as well as boosting your self-confidence, because straightening your teeth makes it much easier to clean them properly.

Six Month Smiles

One of the most popular systems of cosmetic braces in the world, Six Month Smiles are made up of clear ceramic brackets and tooth-coloured nickel-titanium wires. This means they will blend in with the natural colour of your teeth.

These braces are not designed for cases of major correction of the bite, but instead work in as little as half a year to improve cosmetic issues with the social six teeth in the smile line.

Clear aligners

An alternative to braces, we offer a range of clear aligners at our Dublin Dental Room, including the popular Clear Braces system. Clear Braces aligners fit comfortably over your teeth and nudge them gently into an improved position. Treatment takes place in fortnightly increments, as you change your aligner every two weeks. You can pop them out for cleaning, which is great for maintaining dental hygiene, but should wear them for approximately 22 hours a day in order for you treatment to progress as anticipated.

Dental implants – a long-term way to replace lost teeth

Dental implants restore both aesthetic appeal and natural function to the mouths of patients who have lost natural teeth. Dublin 18 Dental Rooms offers implant solutions to people with one, some, or even all of their teeth missing, providing a second chance at a healthy jaw.

dental-implants-dublinMilk teeth are designed to be temporary, but adult teeth are supposed to be permanent. However, at our Dublin Dental Room we understand that many lifestyle factors can contribute to this second set of natural teeth being lost before their time.

Common reasons for tooth loss include:

Gum disease – If this is allowed to progress from common gingivitis to the more serious form, periodontitis, teeth can become loose and fall out. Good dental hygiene is needed to prevent gum disease, although some people are unfortunately more susceptible to the condition.

Tooth decay – Modern sugary diets are terrible news for the teeth. Tooth decay is preventable, but remains a leading cause of tooth loss.

Accidents and injuries – Blows to the head and face can result in tooth loss. Sometimes, your dentist can re-implant your tooth in the socket if you act promptly, but if not, dental implants are the best long-term solution.

Indeed, at our Dublin Dental Room we believe dental implants are often the solution in all of the above circumstances. If you have periodontal disease, we will treat this first, to ensure that your implants are placed in a healthy mouth to maximise their chances of success.

Dublin dental implants

At our Dublin Dental Room we place dental implants under local anaesthetic. Any post-operative discomfort and swelling should pass quickly, and can be managed with over-the-counter painkillers – your dentist will provide you with further advice on how to manage this at the time of implant surgery.

Depending on your clinical need, you may have a bridge, a crown, or a denture attached to your dental implants. Sometimes we can attach new teeth immediately, while in other cases it is best to wait until the process of osseointegration has taken place before fitting permanent restorations.

Dental implants are designed to be a permanent and fully functional solution to missing teeth.

Braces and aligners to subtly move adult teeth

Modern braces don’t have to be metal, and modern orthodontics needn’t necessarily involve the use of fixed appliances at all. At Dublin 18 Dental Rooms we offer a number of subtler ways to straighten your teeth, whether you require quick cosmetic correction or a more extensive procedure.

Clear-alignersTeeth straightening: the benefits

There are many benefits to be gained from teeth straightening, whatever your age and however you choose to do it. As well as providing a boost to your confidence by improving the appearance of your smile, straightening your teeth can improve your dental health by making your teeth easier to clean, with fewer gaps where plaque can accumulate.

The associated reduction in risk of dental decay and gum disease can also have benefits for your general health and wellbeing.

Protruding front teeth are more at risk of accidental damage, whilst some cases of bruxism can also be helped by orthodontic treatment.

Dublin braces and aligners

Anyone interested in straightening their teeth should come for a consultation at our Dublin Dental Room. You are never too old to enjoy the benefits of teeth straightening treatment, and we welcome patients of all ages. Your dentist will perform a thorough clinical examination and will talk through whether braces or aligners are the most appropriate treatment to suit your needs.

Six Month Smiles

Six Month Smiles cosmetic braces are designed for rapid, discreet correction of issues affecting the front teeth – those that are visible when you smile. They comprise tooth-coloured nickel-titanium wires and clear brackets, and work in an average of half a year. You will need to attend our Dublin Dental Room for check-ups and adjustments to your braces approximately once a month.

Clear aligners

Unlike braces, which are fixed to your teeth for the duration of treatment, the clear aligners on offer at Dublin 18 Dental are removable at home. Of course, you should wear them for the vast majority of the time – at least 22 hours a day – to ensure that your treatment progresses as planned, but you can take them out for short spells to clean and to brush your teeth – making it easy to maintain your dental hygiene – as well as for meals.

Dental implants: your return ticket to a healthy, happy smile

Dental implants are the only permanent way to replace your missing teeth. At Dublin 18 Dental Rooms, we think that in many cases, implants are the perfect tooth replacement solution. We welcome patients for implant consultations, whether you have lost one, some, or even all of your natural teeth.

dental-implants-dublinThere are many advantages to be gained from choosing dental implants. Unlike a traditional dental bridge, implant-retained bridges require no additional work on surrounding teeth, meaning those teeth stay strong. Implant-retained bridges can also support more teeth than their traditional counterparts; in some cases, just four dental implants can support a full jaw of new teeth in bridge form.

Dental implants are the only way to replace the tooth roots. Missing tooth roots is one of the major causes of bone loss and gum shrinkage, which is one of the main reasons traditional dentures have a tendency to become loose.

Loose dentures may affect your diet, speech, and confidence; dental implants alleviate these problems.

Placed in direct contact with your jaw bone in a minor operation, carried out under local anaesthetic or sedation at our Dublin Dental Room, dental implants don’t just replace the tooth roots, they also support bone growth because they are made from titanium. That means they will hold your teeth firmly in place, help to prevent bone loss, and give you back all the functionality and aesthetic appeal of a healthy jaw full of teeth.

When you come to our Dublin Dental Room for an implant consultation, your dentist will assess the current levels of bone density in your jaw using x-rays and scans as necessary. They will also check your general dental health, because implants should only be placed in a healthy mouth to maximise their chances of success.

Once your implants are in position, they will take a few months to fully integrate with your jaw bone. After this healing period, your Dublin dentist will attach your permanent new teeth, and you can enjoy many benefits including:

  • No more loose dentures
  • Ability to eat a healthy, varied diet
  • Ability to speak clearly
  • New-found smile confidence

How dental implants give you as second chance at a healthy jaw

The use of dental implants is an increasingly popular way for a dentist to replace missing teeth. At Dublin 18 Dental Rooms we can have used implants to successful restore both aesthetic appeal and function to the mouths of many patients who have lost one, some, or even all of their natural teeth. Read on to discover how you, too, could soon be reaping the benefits. .  .

dental-implants-dublinDublin dental implants: the advantages

Missing teeth should always be replaced, for the sake of your general as well as your dental health. For many years, traditional dentures and bridges were the only way a dentist could do this, but the past three decades have seen rapid advances in the field of, and increasing public demand for, dental implants. At our Dublin Room we think they are often the best solution.

A single missing tooth puts immediate strain on remaining teeth, and can ultimately increase your chances of losing more teeth, as remaining teeth often shift into gaps and become misaligned and harder to clean, increasing your chances of tooth decay and gum disease.

When most or all of the teeth are missing in one or both jaws, your diet will likely be severely restricted, making it hard to sustain good nutrition, which can have very serious consequences for your general health. With all the teeth missing, the jaw bone and gum tissue also tend to recede, which can cause problems with standard dentures, making them loose, painful, and impossible to use.

Traditional bridges often need crowns on adjacent teeth for support, which can result in the destruction of healthy tooth structure.

Dental implants are different. They are the only way your dentist can replace the roots of missing teeth, not only holding a bridge, denture, or crown securely in place, but also actively preventing bone loss. With regular follow-up appointments at our Dublin clinic, your implants could last for the rest of your life.

If you are interested in finding out more about how dental implants could restore your jaw and your confidence, join us at our Dublin clinic for a consultation.

21st Century braces: not a glint of metal to be seen

When you think of braces, what do you envisage? If it’s traditional metal appliances, we invite you to think again. At Dublin 18 Dental we offer a number of more discreet ways to straighten your teeth. These may be fixed braces, or removable aligners.

metal-braces-dublinIf you are interested in finding out more about how modern orthodontics can straighten your teeth without a glint of metal in sight, why not come in for an orthodontic consultation at our Dublin Dental Room?

The benefits of teeth straightening treatment

Whether you use braces or aligners, there are numerous benefits to be gained from straightening your teeth – and it’s not all about aesthetics. Although some of the appliances we use at our Dublin Dental Room are known as cosmetic braces, they bring with them additional health benefits.

Straighter teeth are easier to keep clean. With fewer gaps in which food particles can get stuck and plaque or tartar can amass, you will reduce your risk of both gum disease and tooth decay, so long as you have a good oral care routine at home and visit your dentist and hygienist on a regular basis. Some studies have linked gum disease to conditions including heart disease and diabetes, so your general health will also benefit from tooth straightening treatment.

If your front teeth currently protrude, a device such as the Inman Aligner could reduce your chances of injury to these teeth by improving their position. Patients who suffer from bruxism (night-time tooth grinding) and associated headaches also sometimes benefit from orthodontic treatment.

Dublin braces and aligners

When you come into our Dublin dental clinic for an orthodontic consultation, we will perform a thorough clinical examination before talking you through all the appropriate methods of treatment.

Among the devices on offer at our Dublin Dental Room are:

Inman Aligner – A single-use aligner good for treating protruding teeth and adult relapse.

Six Month Smiles – Tooth-coloured cosmetic braces that work quickly by realigning the front teeth.

Clear Aligners – A series of clear aligners can be used to treat more complex orthodontic problems. You change them every fortnight as your teeth move.

Dental implants: the perfect, permanent way to restore your smile

With dental implants, your dentist has a permanent way to replace your missing teeth. At Dublin 18 Dental we have treated many patients successfully with the help of implants. Thanks to their nature, implants can restore more than just your beautiful smile – they can also give you back the full functionality of a healthy jaw of teeth.

dental-implants-dublinThe benefits to be gained from dental implants

Dental implants have many benefits over standard bridges or dentures. At our Dublin clinic we are always keen to stress the importance of replacing any lost teeth one way or another, and sooner rather than later, or you run the risk of encountering further dental health problems.

Teeth comprise roots and crowns, and there is only one way to replace the tooth roots – dental implants. When the roots of the teeth are lost, the jaw bone begins to resorb or shrink back, which not only makes future implant placement more complicated (although by no means impossible), but also causes sagging of the skin around the face, which can make you look old before your time.

Made from titanium, dental implants are bionic tooth roots that your dentist places directly in your jaw bone. They mesh with the bone and provide a strong anchor for new teeth – dentures, a bridge, or crowns. Sometimes, for patients who require all the teeth replacing in one jaw, we can use a technique known as All-on-4 at our Dublin clinic.

All-on-4 involves the placement of four dental implants at precise angles so that they can support a full arch (jaw) of new teeth. Your new teeth will be attached immediately – you really can walk into our Dublin Dental Room with a jaw full of missing or failing teeth and walk out again later the same day with a brand new set of teeth.

Because they are surgically attached to your jaw bone, your new teeth will not encounter any of the problems associated with traditional dentures, such as slippage and difficulty in eating and/or speaking.

Dental implants are far all intents and purposes a second chance at healthy teeth. Book your consultation in Dublin today.

Dental implants: what you need to know

With dental implants, your dentist can do more than just replace your missing teeth. They can also give you back the full functionality of a healthy jaw, which has a positive impact on your oral and general health, not to mention your self-esteem, personal and professional interactions. At Dublin 18 Dental Rooms, we think that in many cases implants are the ultimate solution to tooth loss – a second chance, as it were, at a mouth full of teeth.

dental-implants-dublinThe many advantages of dental implants

There are numerous advantage of dental implants when compared with other tooth replacement options. Implants are the only permanent way for a dentist to replace your missing teeth – with good care they have a success rate upwards of 90%, and can last you for the rest of your life.

Dental implants are also the only way in which the roots of teeth can be replaced. Every tooth comprises a crown part and a root part, and standard bridges and dentures only replace the crowns. Whilst it’s true that these will provide adequate function for a time, traditional dentures have a nasty habit of becoming loose, unwieldy, and uncomfortable as time passes, whilst bridges usually need to be replaced, and require work on supporting teeth which can weaken them.

With dental implants, it’s a different story. They are best thought of as bionic tooth roots. Made from titanium, these small posts or screws are placed straight into your jaw bone in a small operation, carried out here at our Dublin Dental Room. Most patients only need local anaesthetic for this procedure, because implant placement is carefully planned in advance.

After the required healing period, which is usually between two and three months, you will be called back to our Dublin clinic so that your dentist can attach your permanent new teeth to the abutments on top of your implants.

At our Dublin Room we can replace one missing tooth with a single implant and a crown, several or even all of your natural teeth with the necessary number of dental implants and an implant-retained bridge or denture.

Braces no longer need to be made from obvious metal

When you hear “braces” do you picture obvious metal “train-track” appliances? You are not alone; this is still what many people equate with orthodontic treatment. However, at our Dublin Dental Room we offer a number of more discreet solutions, designed to straighten your teeth without you having to endure a mouth full of metal for months on end.

metal-braces-dublinDiscreet orthodontics in Dublin

We use both discreet braces and clear, removable aligners at our Dublin Dental Room to straighten patients’ teeth. The best option for you will depend upon a number of factors, including the type and amount of correction required, your lifestyle, and your own personal preference.

Braces

At our Dublin centre, we offer treatment with Six Month Smiles cosmetic braces, which are ideal for mild to moderate correction involving the front teeth – those that show when you smile.

As the name indicates, average treatment time with these braces is just six months. Some cases are complete in half that time, where correction is very mild, and most patients complete treatment within a nine month time frame.

Comprising tooth-coloured nickel-titanium wires and clear ceramic brackets, Six Month Smiles blend in to the natural colour of your teeth far better than metal appliances do.

Invisible aligners

Invisible aligners is an alternative to braces; a system of clear, removable aligners, this treatment is practically invisible to the untrained eye. Your dentist will prescribe you the required number of aligners, and you need to change them every fortnight as your teeth move position. Invisible aligners can be removed for short periods for eating, brushing your teeth, and cleaning. They should be worn for at least 22 hours a day.

Inman Aligner

The Inman Aligner is a single-use removable device that is designed to correct protrusion issues with the front teeth, as well as cases of adult relapse. So long as you wear it most of the time, treatment should take just a few weeks.

Why choosing dental implants could be the best decision you make

Dental implants are an excellent treatment option for patients who have suffered tooth loss. At Dublin 18 Dental Rooms, we have a skilled and experienced implant team who can help you restore both the aesthetic appearance of your smile and full functionality to your jaw with the help of implants.

dental-implants-dublinThe numerous advantages of dental implants

Implants have many advantages over traditional methods of replacing teeth – standard dentures or bridges. One of the most important things to remember is that dental implants are the only permanent solution to tooth loss. They are in effect bionic tooth roots, and with prudent aftercare and regular visits to our Dublin dental Room, they could last you the rest of your life.

Dental implants are also the only tooth replacement option that help to prevent bone loss, which is a very common side-effect of losing teeth and is commonly seen in patients who have worn standard dentures for a number of years. They do this because they are made from titanium, which is very compatible with the body, and because they are in direct contact with the jaw bone, stimulating bone growth.

Bone loss is a common reason that standard dentures become loose and difficult to live with over time, and it can also result in a prematurely aged appearance thanks to sagging of the facial skin.

With dental implants your new teeth will stay firmly in position and won’t come loose. This means that you can once again eat a full and balanced diet, and there is no danger of the embarrassment of your teeth falling out in public.

We place dental implants under local anaesthetic here at our Dublin dental clinic, and will usually leave them to heal for a few months before your permanent new teeth are attached.