Category “Patient Care Co-ordinator”

‘ABB’ Align, Bleach & Bond

July 4th, 2011

Another Top Result Using ABB at Creative Smiles in just 6 Months!

This young lady from Belfast came to see us at Creative Smiles as she hated the prominance of her upper right lateral incisor tooth.  She was also concerned that both of her central incisor teeth looked short in length as opposed to her lateral incisor teeth.  She was not happy with the colour of her teeth.     She was unhappy and aware of  her teeth all of the time especially when looking in the mirror and getting her photograph taken.  This was having a knock-on affect on her confidence.
We carried out an in-depth assessment of our patient and spent time with her discussing all her available options in great detail.  After discussing the options we decided to Align her teeth with a Brace, Bleach then Bond.
The Inman Aligner brace was fitted to align the teeth as this young lady wanted a brace that would work fast and could be removed to eat and clean her teeth.
The Teeth were Whitened on completion of the alignment process using Home Tray Whitening.
The Smile Make-over was completed by using a technique called ‘Cosmetic Bonding’ to reshape, contour and lengthen the front central incisor teeth to create a more balanced smile!
This Treatment took just under 6 months.  How powerful is the concept of ABB!
Resulting in another Happy, Confident individual who no longer dreads having her photograph taken!
Please contact our patient Care Co-ordinator Leanne should you wish to make an enquiry on 028 90 618545 or alternatively you can email her directly to leanne@creativesmiles.co.uk
 
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Dental Implants at Creative Smiles

June 23rd, 2011

Today, losing a tooth or indeed several doesn’t mean that you have to either live with the gap or wear dentures. Advancements within the field of dentistry are giving patients more choice. Dental implants offer a safe, permanent and aesthetically pleasing alternative to simply putting up with second best when it comes to one of your very best assets, your smile.

Dental implants at Creative Smiles are rapidly growing in popularity, and with good reason. They are strong and permanent replacements for missing teeth, and many of our patients are now choosing to have these instead of bridges or dentures.

Four out of five people in the UK are unhappy with the way they smile, and 20% of us are so unhappy that we hide our teeth when being photographed.

Once in position, an implant can hold a single replacement tooth, a bridge or a denture with several replacement teeth. The real benefit is that they are virtually indistinguishable from your own teeth, which means you can enjoy an attractive and natural looking smile once more.

What is a dental implant?  Implants are essentially replacements for the natural roots of teeth which are used to hold a replacement tooth or bridge in place. The bene­fit of using implants is that they don’t rely on neighbouring teeth for support, they are permanent and stable.

If you are missing one or more teeth and wish to eat your favourite foods, increase your chewing ability and improve your appearance, speech and self confidence then you could be a candidate for having dental implants placed here at Creative Smiles.

Implants are a fantastic solution to tooth loss because they look and feel like natural teeth and neither you nor anyone else should be aware of the implant.

Benefits:

Here are some of the reasons patients of Creative Smiles go for dental implants:

They look natural – dental implants look and feel good and with modern technology, dentists can achieve results that look exactly like natural teeth.

Comfort – a dental implant is such a good tooth replacement, that you don’t even remember it’s not real.

Durability – dental implants offer a permanent solution to tooth loss. They bond to the jaw bone and become part of it, this connection is as strong as a natural tooth root. The completed dental implant is as strong and durable as a natural tooth.

Improved oral health - since treatment with dental implants involves placing implants in areas where there are no teeth and does not affect your other healthy teeth, more of your own teeth are left intact, improving your long-term oral health. Additionally, by placing implants in areas with no teeth, you stimulate the bone area again and prevent long term bone loss in that area. (When a tooth is lost, the bone is not stimulated and begins to shrink away).

Improved hygiene - Individual implants allow easier access between teeth, enabling everyday normal dental care, and in that way improve oral hygiene.

So why not contact one of our Creative Smiles Team today to arrange an assessment ? Or alternativley if you would like to know more call and speak to our Patient Care Co-ordinator Leanne Hynes who would be delighted to help!

SMILE MAKEOVER USING ‘ABB’

June 22nd, 2011

ABB ‘Align, Bleach & Bond’

Another Top Result Using ABB at Creative Smiles in just 8 Months!

This lady from Ballinderry, Lisburn has been a longstanding patient at Creative Smiles and on every routine 6 monthly review appointment she has always mentioned that she hates her teeth.  The  alignment, colour and shape of her teeth were all a major concern but she felt she could never take the step to go ahead and do something about it.  She worried about having to wear a brace.   She was unhappy and aware of  her teeth all of the time especially when getting her photograph taken.  This was having a knock-on affect on her confidence. 
We carried out an in-depth assessment of our patient and spent time with her discussing all her available options in great detail.  After discussing the options we decided to Align her teeth with a Brace, Bleach then Bond .
The 6 Month Smile (Fixed Brace) was fitted to align the teeth as this lady wanted a brace that would work fast and the tooth coloured brackets and arch-wires made it more discreet than a conventional fixed brace.
The Teeth were Whitened on completion of the alignment process using Home Tray Whitening.
The Smile Make-over was completed by using a technique called ‘Cosmetic Bonding’ to reshape and contour the front teeth!
This Treatment took approximately 8 months.  How powerful is the concept of ABB!
Resulting in another Happy, Confident individual who no longer dreads having her photograph taken! 
 
Please contact our patient Care Co-ordinator Leanne should you wish to make an enquiry on 028 90 618545 or alternatively you can email her directly to leanne@creativesmiles.co.uk
 

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ABB ‘Align, Bleach & Bond’

June 1st, 2011
Another Top Result Using ABB at Creative Smiles in just 9 Months!
 
This young lady from Belfast came to Creative Smiles concerned about the alignment, colour and shape of her teeth.    She was very unhappy with her smile to the extent that she covered her mouth when speaking.  She was aware of  her teeth all of the time!  This was having a knock-on affect on her confidence. 
We carried out an in-depth assessment of our patient and spent time with her discussing all her available options in great detail.  After discussing the options we decided to Align her teeth with a brace, Bleach then Bond .
Invisalign was fitted to align the teeth as this young lady wanted something very discreet.
The Teeth were Whitened on completion of the alignment process using Home Tray Whitening.
The case was then finished by using a technique called ‘Cosmetic Bonding’ to reshape and contour the front teeth to complete the Smile Makeover!
This Treatment took approximately 9 months.  How powerful is the concept of ABB!
Resulting in another Happy, Confident individual who no longer feels the need to cover her mouth when she smiles!!!
 
Please contact our patient Care Co-ordinator Leanne should you wish to make an enquiry on 028 90 618545 or alternatively you can email her directly to leanne@creativesmiles.co.uk
 

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Leanne’s Great Wall of China Charity Trek

April 20th, 2011

Leanne (Patient Care Co-ordinator) from Creative Smiles along with her friend Emma Bailie completed The Great Wall of China Trek successfully back in October 2010 raising a total of £11,500 for Local Charity Action Cancer.  they also completed 2 Optional Treks in addition to the challenge, one involving a trek to one of the Highest Watchtowers on the Great Wall giving 360 degree panoramic views at the top!

Leanne & Emma would sincerley like to thank all those who supported them to reach this amazing total including all the Creative Smiles Team and Patients as well as 28 other fellow trekkers from all over who completed the challenge while supporting 15 other amazing charities!

”The photographs above can never really fully show the true beauty and sheer capacity of the Great Wall.  Every moment was breathtaking .  We spent a total of 5 days (around 6-9 hours per day) on the wall Trekking on various parts starting at Jinshanling which involved very steep steps which proved a challenge in the heavy wind and rain! We then moved to the Gubeikou Wall where we trekked on unrestored parts of the Wall, this at times was very trying with having no sides to the Wall here we felt very exposed and there were occasions where there were vertical drops on either side of us (not easy for 2 girls who have a fear of heights!) From here to The Black dragon Pool Park  which is a beautiful National Park. On  to the Mitianyu part of the wall.  The final day finished the challenge with a very early start for a Sunrise Trek on the Juyongguan Pass, a sight that we will never forget!  We  then had a choice on how we would exit the wall. Of  course it had to be via’ toboggan’ which was a lot of fun!!”

Leanne attained the ‘Dragon Slayer Award’ for showing courage and facing her extreme fear of heights!  She is now training towards an attempt to summit Mount Elbrus (Russia) the highest Point in Europe for the Heartbeat Charity!

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The Art Of Smile Design using Porcelain Veneers

January 31st, 2011

 SMILE DESIGN  MAKE-OVER AT CREATIVE SMILES!

 This lovely lady came to see us at Creative Smiles extremely self conscious about her smile.  She felt that her teeth looked too small and she showed too much gum.  She was mostly aware of her smile when talking to people, so much so she covered her mouth with her hand and would never attempt to smile in a photograph!
We got to work on designing a new smile for our patient!
Porcelain Veneers alone here would not change the Gum Levels that she was so concerned about so we had to organise for a Minor Gum Surgery Procedure to be carried out on the front 6 Teeth to decrease the gum level height to give the teeth more length and character.  While the Gum Surgery was healing, all the teeth were whitened using  our Zoom 2 AP Power Whitening System (completed in one hour). 
Each stage of this Smile Make-over was carefully planned between our Dentist Mr Gilbert and The Technician/Artist at our Dental Laboratory with the use of state of the art Dental Photography, Smile Design Models and Equipment.  This meant that on the day of preparation of the front 6 teeth, our patient was leaving with Temporary Veneers placed that were based on the end result, so she knew EXACTLY what the end result was going to be!!  This in- between stage between preparation and fitting is known as ‘the Trail Smile’ .  It means nothing is left to chance!  We often find a lot of our patient’s wanting to know why they cannot keep their trail smile and do they actually have to have them taken off for the Permanent Veneers to be fitted!! 
Once Mr Gilbert and our patient was happy with her ‘Trial Smile’ we then gave our Technician the go ahead to make the permanent Veneers with High Quality Porcelain.  These were then fitted just over 2 weeks after the teeth were prepared.  We used Cosmetic Bonding on both the Upper 1st Pre-Molar Teeth to bring them into the Smile more to finish off the makeover!
Since the Smile Make-over this lady has given us so much positive feedback.  It has been a life changing experience for her.  She bought her family a portrait seating as a gift and had the confidence to join them in getting a photograph taken (with her mouth open).  She looked, and more importantly felT amazing!  She has also had the confidence to go for a new job (which she was successful at getting) and her boyfriend says he is dating a new woman!
For further information on our Smile Make-overs please contact Leanne our Patient Care Co-ordinator on 028 90 618545 or you can e-mail directly to leanne@creativesmiles.co.uk

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ABB ‘Align Bleach & Bond’

January 28th, 2011
Another Top Result Using ABB at Creative Smiles in just 6 Months!
 
This Young Gentleman from Carryduff came to Creative Smiles concerned about the alignment, colour and shape of his teeth.  He had chipped a few teeth also.   He was generally  unhappy with his smile, and was beginning to become aware of his teeth all the time.  This was having a knock-on affect on his confidence.  He had initially been looking into having Dental Veneers placed.
We examined the patient and spent time with him discussing all his available options in great detail.  Dental Veneers were an option here but after discussing the risks and the benefits to the patient and the other alternatives which were to use his own teeth, Align them with a brace, Bleach then Bond we decided alongside the patient to take a very conservative approach to treating this case by using ABB. 
Initially a removable brace was fitted to align the upper teeth into position.  This patient was suitable for either Fixed Appliances (train tracks) Invisalign (virtually invisible clear brace) or the Inman Aligner.  The Patient liked the idea of the Inman Aligner the most due to it’s speed and the fact that he could remove it for work purposes as he deals with the public a lot with his particular job.
The Teeth were Whitened on completion of the alignment process using Home Tray Whitening.
The case was then finished by using a technique called ‘Cosmetic Bonding’ to repair the unsightly chips and reshape and contour the front teeth to complete the Smile Makeover!
This Treatment took approximately 6 months.  How powerful is the concept of ABB!
Another Happy and More Confident Patient after treatment at Creative Smiles!
Please contact our patient Care Co-ordinator Leanne should you wish to make an enquiry on 028 90 618545 or directly e-mail her to leanne@creativesmiles.co.uk

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Cosmetic Bonding

January 27th, 2011

Cosmetic Bonding is becoming more and more used in the art of Modern Cosmetic Dentistry!  We use it on a daily basis here on suitable Cases at Creative Smiles!

The procedure is very simple.  It involves adding a material which acts as enamel onto your own tooth enamel so there is no preparation of your  healthy tooth structure involved.  It can be used on any aspect of a tooth.  It can greatly improve the appearance of your teeth by repairing a damaged or defect in a tooth, reshaping crooked teeth or filling unsightly gaps!

It is a low cost, non-invasive procedure which can be carried out in one simple visit, generally requiring no Local Anesthetic!

The case photographs below show an example of the use of the Cosmetic Bonding Technique.  This lady hated the unsightly gaps in her front teeth.  Bonding was carried out here on 3 of her teeth (the patient’s upper right central tooth, and upper Left central and lateral incisor teeth).  The Treatment was completed in one visit within an hour!

The Results speak for themselves!! Another happy Patient at Creative Smiles!

Please contact our Patient Care Co-ordinator Leanne on 028 90 618545 for further information or email leanne@creativesmiles.co.uk

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ABB Case ‘Align, Bleach & Bond’

January 26th, 2011

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                                                                                                        Fabulous Results once again at Creative Smiles using modern state of the art Cosmetic Dentistry!

Another ABB Case Completed at Creative Smiles!

This lady from Belfast was concerned that when she smiled she could see a cross- over on her  2 front teeth . She was not happy with the Colour of her teeth nor the shape of her 2nd tooth on the upper left hand side of the photo (patient’s right)  This tooth actually is her canine tooth as she is missing a lateral incisor tooth here.

ABB was the Perfect Treatment choice here for this lady using a conservative approach to Cosmetic Dentistry.

The Invisalign ‘virtually invisible brace’ was used here initially to align the teeth into position and correct the cross-over on the 2 front teeth.  The teeth were then whitened during the alignment process.

This case was then finished using a ‘Cosmetic Bonding’  Technique which reshaped the Canine  tooth (2nd along on the left hand side of photograph) to make it more like what a lateral incisor tooth should be.

This case tooth 9 Months in total to complete.

 A Smile Make-over complete and another happy patient leaving Creative Smiles with a confident smile!

Contact our Patient Care Co-ordinator Leanne for Further Details on 028 90 618545

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Invisalign Tooth Straightening!

January 25th, 2011
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This young lady came to see us at Creative Smiles wishing to have a Smile Makeover.  She was very self consious about her teeth and a lot of the time had her hand positioned across her mouth so that people could not see her teeth.  We presented her with all her available options and she decided to wear our Virtually Invisalible Brace ‘Invisalign’ .  This was the ideal choice for this patient’s individual needs as she wished to have a discreet brace fitted so that no-one could see and one that would not effect her speech for work purposes.
This individual case took 1 year and 5 months to complete.  The invisalign Aligners using state of the art technology from the States moved the teeth gently into alignment until they were in the perfect position.
We also provided the patient with a Complimentary Whitening Kit * This offer applies to all our Patient’s here at Creative Smiles*
To finish off we replaced some old discoloured white fillings on the front teeth using a technique called ’cosmetic bonding’ to improve tooth proportions!
A fantastic result as you can see and a very happy young lady who is now very confident with her smile so much so that she is now wearing lipstick for the first time ever!
Contact our Patient Care Co-ordinator Leanne on 028 90618545 for further details on Invisalign!
 
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