Can a Cosmetic Dental Treatment Also Improve Your Bite?
A smile can look better and work better after the same treatment, but those two outcomes aren’t automatic partners. Whitening changes colour, for example, yet does not move teeth. Clear aligners can straighten teeth and may also correct the way opposing teeth meet....
What is Smile Designing? All about Smile Designing
Smile designing is a multi-step cosmetic dental process that uses digital imaging, facial proportion analysis, and treatment planning to reshape the appearance of a smile using veneers, dental bonding, teeth whitening, gum contouring, or a combination of these. It...My Root Canal Still Hurts: When Is It Normal and When Is Retreatment Needed?
A root canal is supposed to end tooth pain so it can be unsettling when the tooth still aches days later. The good news? A little tenderness afterward is usually part of normal healing. The trick is knowing which aches settle on their own and which ones are the...
What causes Calculus? Removal and Preventive measures
Dental calculus is hardened plaque that forms when bacterial deposits on teeth aren’t cleared away and go on to mineralize. It starts as a soft, sticky film that thickens with sugar and starch residue, then pulls calcium and phosphate out of saliva until it sets...
Single-Tooth Implant vs. Dental Bridge: Which Wins?
A single tooth implant replaces a missing tooth with a titanium root placed into the jawbone, topped with a crown leaving adjacent teeth untouched. A bridge spans the gap by crowning the two neighbouring teeth and suspending a false tooth between them no surgery, but...Medically Reviewed by
Dr. Jaydev Matapathi
BDS, MDS (Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics)
MFD RCSI (UK), MFDS RCPS (Glasgow, UK)
Member Faculty of Dentistry — Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Member Faculty of Dental Surgery — Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow Dual Super-Specialisation: Microscopic Endodontics & Smile Designing
Member Faculty of Dental Surgery — Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow Dual Super-Specialisation: Microscopic Endodontics & Smile Designing