Bone Augmentation
In some situations because of infection, gum disease, or following an extraction, insufficient volume of bone remains into which to place dental implants. This can be corrected by a process known as bone augmentation. A bone graft can be taken from a site elsewhere in the mouth but usually the area of the lower wisdom […]
Britain’s Borrowing Problems forcing People to go Abroad for Dental Treatment
Unfortunately, Britain’s bulging budget deficits have helped catapult its citizens to look elsewhere for affordable dentistry services and dental treatment. And as a result of these deficits, people are not able to keep up with the climbing prices for just about everything in life today. Whether it is their mortgages or credit cards interest rising, […]
Dental Implant Prices
Why Are Dental Implants So Expensive in the UK? There are of course a number of factors, but here I’ll give you my thoughts on dental implant prices in the UK… The expert provision of dental implants is a highly skilled dental procedure which requires extensive specialized training (usually around 2 years) in addition to a […]
How long after tooth removal can a bridge be fitted?
Do you need a tooth removed and a tooth bridge fitted? Although a new all-ceramic tooth bridge can be fitted immediately after a tooth has been extracted, because of the swelling and resulting gap in the jawbone that may occur, in some cases, it’s better to wait 8-12 weeks for the jawbone surrounding the position […]
Tooth numbering systems
How do dentists count teeth? Joke: older dentists use their heads, junior dentists use their calculators 🙂 But seriously, there are at least 56 types of tooth numbering systems which are used by dentists all over the world. In the UK, Dentists tend to use the “Palmer System” and chart each quadrant of eight teeth as: UR […]
Marienne’s questionnaire
Marienne came to us in November 2010. She was absolutely happy with her dentistry abroad teeth and Smile Clinic – Dental Holiday’s star dentist, Dr. Marek (Mark).
“Good service, good quality and excellent results”
Linxi and Natalie where here in October 2010. After Dental Holiday they gave us 9/10: Good service, good value, good quality and excellent results“
“Great after care with dental treatment abroad”
Dean came to us in January 2011. He was really happy with his dental treatment results and wrote: “The care, the after care. Very friendly. Run like a big family. Go out of their way to put your mind at peace, whole package. I will be back.“ Here are some before and after photographs with […]
What’s the dental implant procedure like?
Visit 1: You will need to stay at least 1 day. Once you’re ready to go ahead with treatment and a consultation and X-ray has been made, the dentist will set the implant and you will get a temporary crown. This requires a small operation when the dentist makes incision in the gum in order to gain […]
“The work is fabulous”
Angela came to us for cosmetic dentistry. After her Dental Holiday she wrote: Dr. Marek is very thorough in explaining your options. the work is fabulous and almost pain free. Brilliant. Thank you all“