ServicesPreventive Dentistry
Almost everything that ends in a crown, a root canal or an extraction was, at some earlier point, something small and cheap.
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It is not only a look for cavities. We examine the gums and measure pocket depths, check old fillings and crowns for leaking margins, look at wear patterns that point to grinding, and screen the soft tissues of the mouth for anything that should not be there.
X-rays go between the teeth and below the gum line, where roughly half of all decay starts and none of it is visible to the eye.
Brushing reaches the surfaces you can see. Hardened calculus under the gum is what drives gum disease, and it can only be removed with instruments. Left alone, it destroys the bone that holds the teeth in — painlessly, until the teeth start to move.
For most patients a cleaning every six months is right. If you have active gum disease, smoke, or are diabetic, we shorten the interval.
Fissure sealants close the deep grooves in children's back teeth where a toothbrush cannot reach. Fluoride strengthens enamel that has started to soften but has not yet cavitated. A night guard protects teeth from the grinding most people do not know they do.
These are the cheapest treatments in dentistry and they prevent the most expensive ones.
A full check of teeth, gums, existing restorations and soft tissues, with imaging where needed.
Removal of plaque and hardened calculus above and below the gum line.
Deep cleaning of the root surfaces and a maintenance plan for patients with periodontal disease.
A protective coating over the grooves of children's molars, applied without drilling.
Professional strength fluoride to remineralise early, non-cavitated decay.
Custom guards that protect teeth and jaw joints from grinding and clenching.
General and family dentistry
Dr. Alexandra has been the constant at Chaptini Smile Clinic. When the clinic lost its founder she chose to keep it open, and she has treated its patients through every year since. She leads the practice today and still takes her own list.
The full teamEvery six months for most people. If you have gum disease, smoke, are pregnant or diabetic, or have a history of frequent decay, we will recommend every three to four months.
No. Ultrasonic and hand instruments remove calculus, not enamel. Teeth can feel briefly sensitive afterwards because the surfaces they were covering are exposed again.
It is common, but it is not normal. Bleeding gums are inflamed gums, and inflammation is the first stage of gum disease. It is also the stage that reverses completely with treatment.
Yes. Decay between teeth and bone loss around them are painless until they are advanced. X-rays are how they are found while they are still small.
