We offer a wide range of general dentistry and cosmetic treatments.
Book an appointmentOur team can help repair your teeth with a variety of solutions, from dental fillings to root canal treatment, and our Manchester based clinicians provide only the highest quality of care for our patients. Before any treatment plan, we will provide an initial consultation to take time to understand your needs and tailor treatment to suit you.
Fillings are applied to small and developing cavities to restore your teeth back to health and halt serious decay in its tracks. They can restore decayed and damaged teeth and prevent further deterioration. Tooth coloured or white fillings can be used as an alternative to silver amalgam fillings to maintain a natural appearance in your teeth.
During your routine check-up with our City Centre Dental & Implant Clinic dentist, we will use a small mirror to assess the surface of your teeth, looking for signs of decay or little cracks and fissures. They will let you know as soon as they see anything that might require treatment, and a small filling is a lasting preventative solution that far outweighs a root canal treatment, which can be the result of extensive decay. By closing up the gap, your dentist is preventing bacteria from getting in and preserving your tooth in the least invasive way.
Fillings may be made from a number of different materials depending on the type of fitting your tooth requires. Indirect fillings will be crafted to fit your tooth in a dental laboratory before fitting, and because of their tailormade nature, they require a couple of visits to our Manchester practice. Direct fillings, on the other hand, can be applied in one sitting. White or tooth-coloured options prove to be the most popular of as they are the quickest and most natural-looking – with these, no one will be able to tell that they’re there.
Should you require a filling, your dentist will discuss all of the available options and advise on the most suitable choice for your teeth. The process is straightforward, and often only requires one or two appointments at our local Manchester practice. Once your dentist has assessed the area that requires treatment, they will clear out any decay before filling the clean cavity with a material of your choice.
If decay has already set in and caused damage to your tooth, a filling may not be sufficient to treat it. In this instance, our City Centre Dental & Implant Clinic dentists can fit an inlay or onlay to cover the damage and restore your tooth to its natural looking state.
Dental inlays and onlays bridge the gap between a small filling and a crown, and will stop decay before it develops into something more serious. Porcelain inlays and onlays can be used to restore teeth that require large fillings. They provide excellent cosmetic results, along with increased strength and durability. The inlay and onlay are bonded onto the tooth in order to prevent further deterioration requiring root canal treatment.
You may require an inlay or onlay if a cavity is too large to be treated with a filling. Inlays are very similar to fillings as they sit inside your tooth to close up a gap, while an onlay is fitted to the outside of your tooth and is usually used to build up any area where there is damage, or to mend a fracture. It is often the back teeth that require this kind of attention, as the surfaces of the ‘chewing’ teeth are particularly vulnerable to developing cavities. Your dentist will advise which solution is best for you during your appointment.
Treatments will take two appointments as the carefully moulded part to replace your tooth needs to be crafted in a dental laboratory. On your first visit, your Manchester dentist will take a mould of the tooth, which will be used to create the inlay or onlay. Your finished inlay or onlay will then be carefully fitted during your second appointment. Early detection of decay is the best way to treat it.
If you are experiencing severe tooth pain, you may require root canal treatment. You may also need root canal treatment if your tooth has become damaged or cracked, you have tooth decay, large fillings or have recently had a trauma to the tooth. These scenarios all leave your tooth open to infection. Root canal problems must be treated as soon as possible. Leaving the infection untreated causes a lot of pain and can be dangerous. Your City Centre Dental & Implant Clinic dentist can treat your tooth without the need to remove it, leaving you pain-free and in good oral health.
