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ImplantsTold you don’t have enough bone for implants?
It usually means the jaw needs preparing first — not that implants are impossible. Bone grafting, sinus lift and soft-tissue augmentation rebuild the site so an implant can be placed safely. Our centre specialises in these advanced procedures. If you were turned away without grafting being discussed, it is worth a second opinion.
Read the full article →Root canalIs a root canal painful? No — the infection is.
Root canal treatment has the worst reputation in dentistry, and it belongs to the toothache rather than the treatment. The procedure itself is completely painless; it is what stops the pain you arrived with. Using rotary endodontics we clean the canal precisely and efficiently, saving a natural tooth that would otherwise have to be removed.
Read the full article →ChildrenA child’s first orthodontic check should be at six
Not thirteen. At six the permanent teeth are about to erupt and the jaws are still growing, so problems can be guided rather than corrected. We look for over-retained milk teeth, inadequate space, jaw growth discrepancy, and habits such as thumb sucking — which push the upper front teeth forward and affect speech and breathing.
Read the full article →Wisdom teethFrightened of wisdom tooth surgery?
It is done under local anaesthesia with a laser, under professional standard asepsis. Pain-free procedure, uneventful recovery. Four separate patients have written that they arrived extremely anxious and were walked through every step — one said the procedure was over before she knew it. Tell us you are nervous when you book; it changes how the appointment runs.
Read the full article →InternationalTravelling to Mumbai for dental treatment?
Treatment is sequenced before you land and finished inside the window you are here for, including the paperwork your insurer asks for. Send your X-rays on WhatsApp and we will plan around your travel dates before you fly. Two long-standing patients living outside India describe exactly this arrangement in their reviews.
Read the full article →GumsGums should not bleed when you brush
Bleeding is the earliest visible sign of gum disease, and at that stage a simple scaling reverses it. Left alone it reaches the bone — and bone that is lost does not grow back. Scaling twice a year prevents most of it. Where it has progressed, LANAP laser therapy treats it while saving gum tissue traditional surgery removes.
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