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There Are many options for whiten your teeth and which one you choose will clearly depend upon your affordability, the time you want your teeth whitening in and held dark your teeth are to start off with.

To help with your teeth whitening decisions we thought we would do some reviews of the whitening options available. Of course these are the teeth whitening systems and options that we use in our Edinburgh dental practice, there are however other systems available.

A review of the teeth whitening options.

One of the simplest and cheapest way is to whiten your teeth is to use smile strips, these are a takeaway option from just £49. There is no need to have impressions at the dentist and you can start your whitening process instantly. Before you can begin whitening with smile strips you do still need to see a dentist to ensure that you are suitable for this treatment. Typically your new teeth will start to look whiter in around three days.

Before and after teeth whitening. (And Inman Aligner)

The next solution is to opt for natural home teeth whitening. Typically this will allow your teeth to whiten to the lightest possible shade ensuring that you have the most confident white smile. This technique uses a whitening bleach which is applied to your teeth each day and held in place with a clear tray. You need to wear this tray for a few hours each day and you can typically start to see results in a few days time. The results with this technique last for many years and in most cases this is the preferred option for whiten your teeth from our practice in Edinburgh.

Another patient before and after teeth whitening.

The next teeth whitening review we will do is for deep bleaching. This is an in surgery teeth whitening which is then topped up with home whitening, the good thing about deep bleaching is that we guarantee that you will reach the lightest shade all we will refund the cost of the treatment fee.

More information on teeth whitening.

It is also important that you review your tooth whitening treatment over a period of time, as you may find that your teeth slowly drift back to their original colour. The good news is that for our patients who become members of the practice and opt for either the natural home teeth whitening system or deep bleaching we will provide you whiter teeth for life with the free teeth whitening top ups. You will need to remain patient of our practice in Edinburgh and certain other terms and conditions apply.

As with any  business it’s always a good idea to give some background to the people involved, after all the dental practice is about dealing with people and so we thought it would be a good idea to write a blog post to introduce you to the people of Craigentinny dental practice near Portobello and Musselburgh on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Our dental team is made up of three dentists, Dr Fraser Hendry, Dr John Booth and Dr Martin Morley – each dentist has a significant number of years experience. As well as holding our basic degrees in dentistry we also continue to educate ourselves on the most modern and comprehensive cosmetic and dental health related treatment options. This allows us to stay ahead of the game and remain one of the most prominent dentists in Edinburgh.

Fraser Hendrie
BDS(Glasg.) MFGDP (UK)
GDC Reg. 70476

John Booth
BDS(Edin.) MFGDP(UK)
GDC Reg. 63328

Martin Morley BDS LDS (Edin.)
GDC Reg 62062

Find out more about our dentists in Edinburgh.

We also have a team of hygienists and dental therapists, these are an integral part of the dental practice here in Edinburgh as they are the dental health educators. Their role is to work with our patients to help them retain their teeth and ensure that they stay in tiptop and healthy condition.

Our 6 dental nurses then make up the entire clinical dental team here at Craigentinny. The girls work with us is a complete team and enable us to deliver some of the highest quality dentistry in Scotland. As you would expect the clinical team always work within the guidelines and framework set out by the General Dental Council.

Our practice philosophy is to always do the minimum amount of dentistry required to help the patient achieve their desired result. This always involves minimally invasive cosmetic dentistry which not only looks better and feels better but keeps the whole treatment plan much more affordable.

We are privileged to say that patients travel to see us from around the Edinburgh area often travelling from far reaches of Scotland.

The Inman aligner is a revolutionary new way to straighten crooked teeth in a very short period of time compared to conventional orthodontic treatments.

Our dental practice in Edinburgh has been working with the Inman aligner technique for a few years now and has acquired a great deal of knowledge about how to treat patients to help them achieve their perfect smile.

To help with more information about the aligner we’ve made a short video which discusses this treatment and compares it to other forms of cosmetic dentistry.

The Inman aligner technique is able to achieve quite amazing results in a very short period of time, here is one such example of the patients treated with Inman aligner and showing before and after photographs.

In years gone by crooked teeth were often treated with dental veneers, as you can see from the video above these are still an excellent option however do require the reduction of the small amount of tooth surface in most cases. The Inman aligner provides a minimally invasive way to treat crooked or squint front teeth.

So, how about the cost of the Inman aligner?

Inman aligner costs.

It is not always possible to say exactly how much and Inman aligner costs, it rather depends on exactly your clinical and tooth situation, however a typical cost for either an upper or lower jaw is in the region of £1350, including all necessary follow-up visits and a final retainer to keep your teeth in their new position.

Comparing this cost or Inman aligner to other treatments such as invisible braces or dental veneers shows that this orthodontic treatment is far more cost effective and affordable, not to mention the speed with which you can have your straighter smile and the fact that your teeth don’t need to be adjusted, as is necessary for dental veneers.

Inman Aligner Information

Craigentinny dental practice is a cosmetic dentist in Edinburgh, Scotland with a keen interest in treating patients with a minimally invasive approach to ensure that their teeth stay as healthy as possible and that the cost is as low as possible. The Inman aligner fits neatly with their minimal and healthy cosmetic approach.

A dental emergency is normally considered to be anything which leaves you in severe pain, this is often through trauma or sometimes a sudden inflammation from an infection.

Dental emergency treatments.

If you are not a tooth out then we recommend that you do not touch the root part of the extracted tooth, try to only touch the Crown (the part of the tooth that you normally would see) this ensures that the tooth stays as clean as possible. Please do not rinse the tooth with bleach or any other form of cleaner, as this could damaged tooth permanently. Simply place the extracted tooth into a container, if you can fill this with milk this is a good way of carrying the tooth.

If your dental emergency has resulted in severe bleeding, then the recommendation is to apply pressure to the. Try rolling up some gauze and placing this over the bleeding area and biting down gently to apply pressure, do not keep replacing because, simply add more and keep the pressure. This will help the blood clot which will stop the bleeding.

If your dental emergency is very severe then we always recommend that you visit the local Edinburgh accident and emergency department.

How does our dental practice in Edinburgh help with emergencies?

We offer a same day rescue and recovery service for the relief of pain and emergency treatment if you have lost a tooth. These same-day emergency dental appointments are normally around 12 o’clock or between 5 and 6 PM. Your fees will not go above £85 and in many instances will be much less than this.

What do we include in our emergency dental service?

• Emergency dentistry to relieve pain.
• Necessary x-rays and other tests as required.
• Full examination and diagnosis of the presenting problem.
• Same day dental appointment for emergencies.
• Detailed dental and medical history.

if you need an emergency dentist in the local Edinburgh area, please call (0131) 669 2114 and ask for our emergency rescue and recovery appointment. We are also pleased offer 20% discount on the cost of any emergency treatment if you decide to become a member of the practice on this day, however this is not required to help you out of pain and your dental emergency.

book an emergency dental appointment here

There are four main things that really impact the cost of dental implants:

1. How many teeth you want to replace.
2. You want something fixed in place.
3. Which location missing teeth are in.
4. The availability of bone.

How many teeth you need replaced affects how much dental implants cost

So, first of all looking at how many teeth you want to replace the cost of dental implant treatments relates quite closely to the number of dental implants used, generally we don’t use a dental implant for every tooth we replace and normally follow this process.

• To replace one tooth we use one dental implant.
• To replace two teeth we use one or sometimes two dental implants.
• to replace three teeth we normally use to implants.
• If we replace all top bottom teeth usually 4 to 6 implants will be perfect.

The next thing is if you want something fixed in place single teeth are generally screwed cemented down on top of the implant and are fixed as close to permanent as we can get in dentistry. For bridges they can be small involving two or three teeth or large and involve all of your upper or lower teeth, again these can be screwed or cemented into place.

There is also a process we use called denture stabilisation this uses a smaller number of implants and helps to steady a denture particularly a lower one which is loose all wobbly and making chewing and eating a little more difficult. This can be a nice dental implant treatment to help your dentures to be a little bit easier to get along with.

The cost of dental implants depends upon the location

The next factor is the location of the missing teeth, on the upper jaw the bow is a little bit softer and so you may need a few more implants, and of course the greater number of dental implants you have increases the cost of the implant treatment.

On the lower jaw the bone tends to be harder and a bit more dense so we need fewer dental implants. The front of the mouth has a few more considerations of its own, if you have got a very high smile line and you show quite a lot of gum above your tooth then it’s quite important it that the gum lines are matching quite closely. This can involve extra treatments, which then has an impact on the cost of the overall implant treatment as well as the time the treatment takes.

Finally there is the availability of bone, the amount of bone that you have to place the dental implant into depends upon how long ago the original tooth was lost, and also how the tooth was lost. Bone shrinks most rapidly within the first six months after extraction, this does not mean that you can’t have a dental implant, it may just mean that you need to have a few extra treatments such as guided bone regeneration in order to have a new dental implant.

The total cost of dental implants.

The initial consultation at our dental practice in Edinburgh is free, from then on our dental implant costs are as follows.

• Single teeth dental implants from £1650
• Denture stabilisation from £3600

To book a free dental implant assessment please visit our website.

Teeth grinding (known as bruxism) can result in headaches, worn down teeth, and jaw and bite problems. On the face of it grinding teeth simply wears away your natural tooth enamel and doesn’t seem to cause much harm, however on further inspection it can often be found that the teeth grinding has caused further dental problems.

Teeth grinding can cause yellow areas on  teeth.

When we are born we have a natural protective barrier over the outside of teeth called enamel, this protects the dentine and tooth pulp underneath. The enamel tends to be a translucent grey-ish colour with the underlying dentine being much and darker and often more yellow/orange.

As you grind your teeth the outer enamel is worn away, and the truth then reacts to this as it wants to protect the underlying dentine and tooth pulp, however the secondary dentine that the tooth develops as a protection mechanism is much darker and yellow than the original enamel that was worn away.

Enamel is also a very hard material, and once it is worn away the underlying dentine is much more liable to pick up stains from what you eat, drink and smoke.

This overall affect means that grinding your teeth can result in yellow teeth.

Grinding your teeth can result in headaches.

Generally your teeth are in a harmonious position within your mouth, as you grind your teeth your jaw comes closer together. Imagine the distance between the tip of your nose and the tip of your chin, this distance gets less and less as you grind your teeth.

This can put pressure and tension on the muscles around your face as they adjust to cope with this new dimension. This can sometimes result in headaches.

Tooth grinding can look unattractive.

Thinking about the distance between the tip of your nose and the tip of your chin, when this distance gets less it has the tendency to make us look older. So preventing teeth grinding can maintain this distance and keep you looking younger. What also happens is that as this dimension gets less and less the wrinkles around your face become more obvious, so ensuring that your teeth do not wear a way through grinding really can keep you looking younger.

Grinding your teeth also affects the shape of your tooth. Younger people have more rounded tips to their teeth, and we have a tendency to view this as a youthful feature, however when you grind your teeth you wear away this rounded tip and the edges of your teeth become much square. This looks unattractive and also has a more aged look.

There are a range of treatments for patients who grind their teeth, ranging from a simple soft bite guard which you wear at night through to more complex rehabilitation cases where we completely rebuild your bite.  If you live in the local Edinburgh area then please do call our dental practice where we can arrange for an assessment of your tooth grinding and advise you on the best treatment.

In this blog post we want to talk about the problem of bleeding gums. If your gums bleed when you brush your teeth then this may be a sign of gum disease, so it’s important that you treat this condition early and as soon as you recognise it.

Bleeding gums and gum disease can be influenced and affected by a range of factors such as your family history, genes passed down to you, your diet, your overall health and your smoking habits.

Sometimes these factors restrict your body’s ability to recover as quickly as would otherwise be the case, so it’s important to look at your bleeding gums from a full-bodied perspective and ask if there is anything you can do with your diet, overall health or smoking habits that would assist your gums to recover.

What happens if bleeding gums or not treated?

As mentioned bleeding gums are a sign of gum disease, if this is left untreated it can turn into periodontal disease which is far more serious. This can affect the bone which supports your tooth, and if this becomes affected teeth can become loose and you may even lose them altogether.

What causes gum disease?

If small amounts of calculus are left to build up around the junction between your gum and tooth then this irritates the gum and causes it to become inflamed. If left unchecked this can then progress to periodontal disease, and loss of bone can occur.

How can bleeding gums be treated?

As mentioned earlier there are a number of factors that affect gum disease, so the first thing you can do at home is to look at your diet, health and smoking habits to see if these can be altered.

After this, your local dental hygienist in Edinburgh will be able to work with you to reduce the gum disease, slow it down or eradicated completely. This will be over an extended period where you will be shown exactly how to manage your oral health care.

Craigentinny dental practice is a family dentist in Edinburgh that is able to help the local people with their bleeding gums and gum disease problems.

There there are many websites and blogs around talking about treatments with Inman Aligner, so in this blog we thought we would give some reviews of the Inman Aligner from some of our local Edinburgh patients (indeed some of our patients come from further afield in Scotland).

Our dental practice does not believe in using stock photographs or reviews from other people’s websites, rather we preferred to show you actual Inman Aligner reviews and treatments from our own patients.

Inman aligner review 1:

Click here to find out more about the Inman aligner

This patient disliked the lower front teeth which were crooked and an even. After treatment with the Inman aligner and some teeth whitening you can see the extraordinary result.

Inman Aligner Review 2.

This patient again this the fact that her teeth were crooked and an even. You can clearly see that the canines (or eye teeth) seemed too high and that the tips of the teeth did not line up. After treatment with the Inman aligner and some resin bonding the smile was even again.

Inman aligner review 3:

” Thank you for everything. I love my smile and feel a lot more confident in myself.” Mrs L B from Edinburgh

Inman Aligner review 4:

This patient has a combination of Inman aligner treatment and dental veneers to straighten her smile. As you can see in this review, the results are once again quite amazing.

Inman Aligner Review 5:

“Quite remarkable transformation… Now I can’t get the grin off my face! The treatment has been a phenomenal success.” Mrs C from Aberdeen

As you can see from the above reviews of this amazing treatment, our dental practice in Edinburgh sees patients from around Scotland. Our reviews are based upon our three certified providers and having treated more than 200 patients with this  orthodontic technique.

Many people are enjoying living a life with dental implants, and problems with this form of treatment are very rare.

This blog post is dedicated to helping you avoid many of the problems associated with dental implants, and if you follow these instructions you are sure to enjoy your dental implants for many years to come.

Broken dental implants.

Dental implants themselves very rarely break, the most common element which has any form of problem is usually the dental crown, which is the part of the dental implant that you see in your mouth every day.

A dental implant is generally made up of four components, the implant itself which goes into your bone, the implant abutment which attaches to the top of the implant and forms a stump upon which we make dental crown, the implant screw which attaches the abutment to the implant and finally the dental crown which is often placed over the top.

Modern dental crowns are very strong indeed, however you do need to be aware that they are not your natural teeth and can fracture. Whilst the material, in some cases, may actually be stronger than natural teeth, dental implants do not have any nerves. This means that you do not get the same sensation when biting with dental implants, the result of this is that your muscles are not quite so aware of how hard you are biting down on something.

With natural teeth your muscles would relax and you would stop, however with dental implants and without this feedback from the nerves your muscles tend to bite down much harder than they would with natural teeth.

So long as you are aware of this you can avoid biting too hard and your dental crown will last many years.

Dental implant infection.

This is caused by poor oral hygiene and not looking after your gums properly. Red, puffy, swollen or bleeding gums are a sign of gum disease. If this is allowed to continue the inflammation can spread to the bone, if this happens on natural teeth the resulting condition is called periodontitis and if it is around an implant it is called peri-implantitis.

This is an infection of the bone surrounding your implant, and if not treated can result in the implant becoming unstable and finally lost. The good news is that this is extremely rare as most patients that have dental implants are routinely seen by their dentist who can help them maintain their oral hygiene.

Craigentinny dental practice in Edinburgh have many years experience looking after the local people and helping them replace their missing teeth with dental implants. This helps avoid the common problems associated with dental implants.

Do you have crooked teeth?

Are you embarrassed about your smile?

Many people nowadays are looking for ways to have a more attractive and healthy smile? The problem is that many people no longer wish to wear train track orthodontic braces, which have always been the traditional form of treatment for crooked teeth. However, there is now an alternative for straighter teeth in a matter of weeks, and that is with the Inman Aligner.

Our dental practice in Edinburgh provides the Inman Aligner to help people straighten their teeth in as little as 12 weeks.

How does the Inman Aligner work?

The Inman Aligner is a removable orthodontic brace which has a revolutionary push and pull technique. This pushing and pulling on various parts of your teeth allows this orthodontic brace to work in a revolutionary new way which means that teeth move much faster than with conventional braces.

The aligner is a plastic brace, with a series of wires and springs which pull or push on clear plastic braces which go over the surface of your teeth. This means that the Inman Aligner is more on obtrusive than conventional train track braces.

What are the advantages of the Inman aligner?

There are many advantages including.

1. Rapid tooth movement in around 12 weeks
2. Comfortable orthodontics.
3. Predictable results.
4. Lower in cost than other forms of orthodontics

Who can have the Inman aligner?

If you have any of the following, then this treatment from our dental practice in Edinburgh could be right for you.

• overcrowded front 6 teeth
• adults wanting an affordable orthodontic treatment
• adults who had orthodontics as children, but whose teeth have now moved again
• adults who do not want conventional train track braces