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Treatments •

Everything we do, explained without the jargon

Dentistry has a vocabulary problem. Below, each treatment is described by what it is for and what it involves, in words you can repeat to your family.

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Dental implants
Face and jaw surgery
Jaw joint and facial pain
Everyday dental care
Facial aesthetics
Missing teeth •

Dental implants and full mouth rebuilds

An implant is a small titanium root placed into the jaw bone. Once the bone grows around it, a crown goes on top. It does not slip, it does not come out at night, and it does not need the neighbouring teeth to be filed down.

When there is not much bone left

Bone needs a tooth root to keep it stimulated. Once a tooth has been missing for a few years the bone underneath quietly shrinks, which is why long term denture wearers are often told implants are impossible.

They are frequently not impossible. A zygomatic implant is longer and anchors into the cheekbone, which does not shrink. A pterygoid implant reaches solid bone at the back of the upper jaw. Both let us skip or reduce the grafting stage, and both are placed here.

Why a longer implant solves a problem that a shorter one cannot. 

Standard implants

The usual route when your jaw bone is healthy. One implant replaces one tooth, and it lasts for decades with normal care.

  • Single tooth replacement
  • Bridges supported by implants
  • Titanium, well tested and body friendly

Zygomatic and pterygoid

For upper jaws where the bone has worn thin. The implant reaches past the thin area into bone that has stayed solid.

  • Zygomatic implants into the cheekbone
  • Pterygoid implants at the back
  • Trans nasal implants in selected cases
  • Often avoids long grafting delays

Full mouth rehabilitation

Rebuilding a complete set of upper or lower teeth, usually on four to six implants rather than one per tooth.

  • Fixed teeth, not removable
  • Immediate loading in suitable cases
  • Implant supported dentures as a lower cost option

Bone grafting and sinus lift

Where bone is only slightly short, we can add to it and then place a normal implant.

  • Bone grafting
  • Sinus lift procedures
  • Pre prosthetic surgery to shape the ridge

Planning and scanning

Every implant case starts with a CT scan so the position, angle and length are decided before surgery, not during it.

  • CT based planning
  • Patient specific implants where needed
  • Written plan and cost before you commit

Aftercare

An implant fails from neglect far more often than from the surgery. You get a clear cleaning routine and scheduled reviews.

  • Cleaning technique taught properly
  • Review appointments built in
  • Direct line if something feels wrong
Bring your old scans. If another clinic has already taken an OPG or CT scan, bring it. It often saves you
the cost of repeating one, and it lets Dr Pathak give you a straight answer on the first visit.
Specialist surgery •

Face and jaw surgery

This is the part of the practice that other clinics refer into. It covers injury, deformity, disease and the surgical problems that a general dentist is not trained for.

Facial injuries

Fractures of the jaw, cheekbone, nose, eye socket and skull, usually after an accident or a fall.

  • Facial, skull and orbital fractures
  • Craniomaxillofacial reconstruction
  • Cuts and soft tissue wounds on the face
  • Severe facial infections

Corrective jaw surgery

Moving the jaw bone itself when the upper and lower jaws do not meet correctly. Braces move teeth, this moves the bone they sit in.

  • Orthognathic surgery for bite and profile
  • Facial asymmetry correction
  • Cleft lip and palate surgery
  • Planned alongside your orthodontist

Oral cancer and lesions

Any ulcer, patch or lump in the mouth that has not settled in two weeks should be examined. Early is everything here.

  • Diagnosis and surgery for oral cancer
  • Precancerous patches and lesions
  • Cysts and tumours of the jaw
  • Salivary gland problems
  • Biopsy with laboratory correlation

Minor oral surgery

The day procedures. Uncomfortable to think about, usually straightforward in practice.

  • Impacted and buried wisdom teeth
  • Tongue tie release in children and adults
  • Frenectomy and frenoplasty
  • Alveoloplasty to smooth the ridge

Anaesthesia options

Small procedures under local anaesthetic, larger ones under sedation or general anaesthetic in a hospital setting.

  • Local anaesthetic given time to work
  • Sedation for anxious patients
  • General anaesthetic for major surgery

Second opinions

If you have been given a surgical plan elsewhere and want it checked, that is a completely reasonable thing to ask for.

  • Bring reports and scans
  • Honest view, including agreeing with the first plan
  • No pressure to switch
PAIN •

Jaw joint problems and facial pain

Pain in the face is often blamed on teeth when the cause is somewhere else entirely. The jaw joint, the nerves and the muscles all deserve examining before anything gets drilled.

Jaw joint disorders

Clicking, locking, grinding or pain in front of the ear. Often worse in the morning or during stress.

  • Examination of the joint itself
  • Bite and muscle assessment
  • Splints, physiotherapy and medication
  • Surgery only where genuinely needed

Facial pain and neuralgia

Sharp electric shock pain across the face, or a deep ache with no obvious dental cause.

  • Trigeminal neuralgia assessment
  • Orofacial pain diagnosis
  • Referral where a neurologist is needed

Sleep apnoea

Loud snoring with pauses in breathing at night. Sometimes the airway can be improved surgically.

  • Airway assessment
  • Surgical options where suitable
  • Joint care with sleep physicians
Everyday care •

General, children's and older adults' dentistry

The routine work that keeps you out of the surgical chair. Same clinic, same sterilisation, same unhurried appointments.

When there is not much bone left

The hard white enamel on the outside has no nerves in it, so early decay does not hurt. Under it sits softer dentine, and in the middle a living nerve.

Once decay passes the enamel it moves quickly, and once it reaches the nerve a simple filling is no longer enough. That is the whole reason six monthly check ups exist: a problem caught in the outer layer costs very little to fix.

A problem caught in the outer enamel costs very little to fix. Left alone it reaches the nerve.

General dentistry

Check ups, cleaning and repairs. Most problems are far cheaper and far easier to fix when caught early.

  • Routine check ups and preventive advice
  • Scaling and polishing
  • Tooth coloured fillings
  • Treatment for sensitive teeth

Root canal treatment

Saving a tooth whose nerve has become infected, instead of removing it. Modern root canals are far more comfortable than their reputation.

  • Root canal treatment
  • Crowns to protect the tooth afterwards
  • Retreatment of failed root canals

Whitening and smile work

Professional whitening and cosmetic dentistry, done in a way that suits your face rather than a template.

  • In clinic teeth whitening
  • Smile design
  • Tooth coloured restorations

Gum treatment

Bleeding gums are not normal. Gum disease is the leading cause of tooth loss in adults and it is treatable.

  • Deep cleaning below the gum line
  • Flap surgery where needed
  • Ongoing gum disease management

Children's dentistry

Making the first visits calm ones, because a child who is not frightened of the dentist becomes an adult who goes.

  • Check ups and cavity treatment
  • Check ups and cavity treatment
  • Habit and growth guidance
  • Care for facial injuries in children

Care for older adults

Dentures, implant supported options, and treatment planned around other medical conditions and medications.

  • Complete and partial dentures
  • Implant supported dentures
  • Dry mouth and age related problems
  • Care for medically complex patients
Next step •

Not sure which of these you need?

That is normal, and it is our job rather than yours. Describe the problem and we will tell you what it sounds like and what a first visit would involve. 

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