Visiting the dentist regularly will not only help keep your teeth and mouth healthy, but will also help keep the rest of your body healthy. Dental care is important because it:

• Helps prevent tooth decay
• Protects against periodontal (gum) disease, which can lead to tooth and bone loss
• Prevents bad breath – brushing, flossing, and seeing the dentist regularly will help reduce the amount of bacteria in your mouth that causes bad breath
• Gives you a more attractive smile and increases your self-confidence
• Helps keep teeth looking bright by preventing them from becoming stained by food, drinks, and tobacco
• Strengthens your teeth so that you can enjoy healthy, beautiful smiles for the rest of your life!

Wisdom teeth cramping your style? No need to worry, at Bedford and Greenstone Dental we are experts at removing wisdom teeth – from simple extractions to complex impacted wisdom tooth cases requiring surgery, we’ve got you covered.

It is quite normal for these teeth to become wedged into the jaw and gum, or what we call impacted. Normal yes, but so uncomfortable!

Using the latest technology, smart sedation, and having done hundreds of cases over the years, we are fully equipped to make your wisdom teeth removal as quick, bearable, and informative as possible.

When the pulp of a tooth becomes infected or dies, root canal treatment is necessary to save the tooth. It is generally a comfortable treatment that can save your tooth and keep your mouth healthy.

Symptoms of infection you may realize that you have an infected tooth when:

• • The tooth is sensitive to hot or cold.
  • The tooth hurts with biting or pressure.
  • There is throbbing, severe tooth pain.
  • The area is swollen.
  • You have a bad taste in your mouth.

Your smile is the first thing that someone notices about you. Teeth whitening or bleaching is an easy, affordable way to enhance your overall appearance, by removing enamel stains and by whitening the overall colour of teeth that have darkened with age. Our practice offers in the chair and convenient at-home teeth whitening kits to suit your requirements.

Clear Aligner (clear braces) therapy is the latest, most affordable way to straighten your smile in an average of 6 months. Whether you’re in the school classroom or the boardroom, nobody will even know you’re straightening your teeth!

Depending on whether you are replacing one or a number teeth, we may recommend a crown, a bridge, or a set of dentures to attach to your implant post. We also carefully consider the size, shape, and color of your replacement teeth to ensure that the new implants compliment your natural teeth.

Our dentists will work with you to determine if you are a good candidate for dental implants, and which type of replacement teeth is ideal for your smile.

Dentures (false teeth) are synthetic replacements for missing natural teeth. Tooth decay, gum disease, and facial injuries can lead to tooth loss.

Some dentures replace a few missing teeth. Others replace all teeth, gums, and surrounding tissues.

Missing teeth can cause facial muscles to sag over time. Dentures are designed to help fill out your facial profile and improve your appearance. They also make it easier to eat, chew, and speak regularly.

The different types of dentures include:

•  Complete (full) dentures replace all missing teeth, gums, and tissues.
•  Partial removable dentures replace some missing teeth. They can be removed at any time.
•  Partial fixed dentures replace some missing teeth. They can’t be removed by the wearer.
•  Implant retained dentures add retention from bone loss. They provide an anchorage for the teeth to connect to when in the mouth. These dentures are removable.
•  Immediate (same day) dentures allow for tooth extractions and denture installation in the same day.