Accessing dental treatments can be a minefield for the less abled. More traditional dental practices are often in old houses that have narrow stairs.
We have identified two of the best dental practices on a single level with a high degree of disabled access.
Chapel Dental Practice
25 Heath End Road, Flackwell Heath, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP10 9DT
Tel: 01628 810024
Email: [email protected]|
www.chapeldentalpractice.co.uk
Wigginton Dental Practice
18 Mill Lane Wigginton York Y032 2PU
Phone: 01904 764 539
www.wiggintondentalpractice.co.uk.
They can all help you with the following treatments
Gum disease:
For those disabled individuals who need further help with their cleaning methods or who want to be updated, they provide a 30-minute oral hygiene instruction (o.h.i.) session. In this, we show you how to remove dental plaque (the cause of gum disease), examine your brushing technique, and discuss various aids.
For individuals with advanced gum disease, a more lengthy PERIODONTAL PREVENTIVE PROGRAMME (P.P.P.) that lasts for some 7 weeks is recommended.
Disabled Children’s Dentistry:
Your child’s first experience at the dentist is so important. It will set a precedent for whether he /she will accept a visit to the dentist as acceptable or a complete nightmare in the future.
By gently introducing your child to the techniques in dentistry in a way that is fun, and by introducing preventive advice at the same time we will make their visits for the future a pleasure. Tooth brushing ; dietary advice; fluoride supplements; and fissure sealants are the 4 main areas to controlling dental caries.
Cosmetic Treatment:
1. Filling materials:-
With recent advancements in dental material technology white fillings have many advantages over old amalgam silver fillings. White fillings are really a ‘restoration’ in the true sense by restoring the tooth back to its original natural looking state. These materials allow us to perform dental artistry on your teeth. They are held in place by an adhesive technique which actually bond to and strengthen the remaining tooth structure preventing tooth fracture more commonly seen with amalgam fillings. Also since the material bonds to the tooth structure it means no additional tooth structure need be removed to allow the filling to stay in.
2. Crown / Bridges :-
These are available in a whole range of materials to suit your needs and produced by experienced dental technicians to ensure we achieve that natural look.
3. Tooth Whitening for the disabled:-
All practices can now whiten teeth without the need to cut teeth down to make room for artificial crowns or veneers. The whitening process can be done in the surgery setting, fast, effectively and safely carried our using the LUMAR ARCH equipment.
The first session will involve taking photos to remind you of how the teeth looked before treatment. I will then give the teeth a gentle polish to remove debris and the saliva film from the surface of the teeth. This is not a scale and polish and I recommend this is carried out one week before you are due to have your teeth whitened. Next, we will place a cheek, lip and tongue retractor so as to prevent the whitening paste containing peroxide from coming into contact. I will then apply a paste around the neck of the teeth on the gums. This is set hard with the blue light to form a hard layer to avoid the whitening paste spilling on to the gums. The whitening paste is then mixed with the peroxide and carefully applied to the outside surfaces of the teeth.
Next the LUMAR ARCH light is directed at both the upper and lower teeth simultaneously fo 10 minutes. After 10 minutes the whitening paste is removed and I then show in front of the mirror, to you the patient, the change in whiteness that has taken place.
The change in whiteness will vary for each patient. The procedure is then repeated with a fresh application of whiteness paste, up to a total of 30 minutes. The teeth are finally repolished and a final photo is taken to show the end result.
For the next 48 hours, it is important not to consume food or drinks that may darken teeth. Also to avoid is anything that may discolour a white kitchen cloth.
Food and drinks to avoid are:- tomatoes, coffee, tea, beetroot, cherries, indian curries and spices and red wine.
- The food and drinks allowed are pasta, rice, potatoes, white wine, milk, bread, and vegetables, but carrots and broccoli are not allowed.
Sometimes it is not unusual to experience a little hot/cold sensitivity during the procedure and afterwards. If your teeth are generally a little sensitive anyway and as a precaution it is advised to take a dosage of neurofen or paracetamol before you arrive for your session and when you get home afterwards. At home you can use some sensodyne toothpaste as well.
The whitening process is long-lasting, and all practices now have our first patients who have returned after more than a year and whose teeth have maintained their brightness. The longevity, however, depends on the type of food you consume, whether you smoke or not and how often teeth are cleaned after surgery. The process of course, will not affect artificial crowns or fillings, which will remain their own colour and so this process may not be suitable for everyone. Any pre-existing dental diseases should be remedied first, before embarking on tooth whitening. It is not possible to predict the degree of whitening that takes place for each individual.
More information can be found here.