The Wessex Dental Specialist Centre

An adult check-up is an appointment for a dentist to assess your oral health by examining the mouth, teeth and gums. Your dentist will also assess your mouth for any signs of oral cancer. Regular check-ups are essential to help you maintain a healthy smile.

A child check-up is an appointment for a dentist to assess a child’s oral health by examining their mouth, teeth and gums. Regular check-ups are essential for a child to maintain healthy teeth.

An urgent appointment to relieve dental pain or treat unexpected dental injuries is well known as an emergency appointment.

A simple X-ray is a digital image taken of the inside of your mouth, to help dentists diagnose any underlying problems with your teeth.

A complex X-ray is a panoramic image taken of the entire mouth, including the teeth, gums, jaw and surrounding tissue.

The removal of a tooth.

A hygienist appointment is a session with a dental hygienist involves thoroughly assessing your oral hygiene. Appointments include a scale and polish to remove any plaque build-up or any stains, and tailored advice on how you can maintain good oral health at home.

A tooth filling is a treatment used to fill cavities, where decay is cleared and replaced with a tooth coloured material to restore damage discreetly.

Invisalign treatment discreetly and comfortably straightens your smile using transparent, custom-made, removable aligners to gradually move the teeth.

Teeth whitening (at home kit) is a cosmetic treatment carried out at home to brighten teeth and remove stains using an approved at-home teeth-whitening kit.

Teeth whitening (in practice) is a cosmetic treatment carried out in practice which whitens your teeth to make them brighter and remove stains.

Root canal is a procedure used to treat inflammation or infection inside the centre of a tooth. If your tooth is damaged it can cause pain or swelling of the blood vessels and nerves (known as pulp) inside your teeth. Root canal is used to clean out the infected pulp to prevent your tooth being removed.

Dentures is a set of acrylic false teeth which sit over your gums to replace missing teeth. They are removable and made to look as natural as possible.

Dental implants are a long-term, fixed solution for replacing missing teeth. An implant is a titanium screw, which is surgically placed into your jawbone, replacing your missing tooth root. A false tooth is then placed on top of the implant to give you a natural looking tooth.

A tooth crown is an artificial tooth-shaped cap which fits over the tooth to protect or improve the appearance of the tooth. Once a crown is fixed in place, it will look, feel and function like any other tooth making it a long-term solution for a damaged tooth.

Dental bridges are a long-term, fixed solution to replace missing teeth by connecting teeth either side of the gap to support a false tooth.