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Tooth Wear

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Emergency Medical Dental Clinic is North Dublin’s Premier Emergency and Aesthetic Dentistry Clinic open 7 Days a week including Saturday and Sundays every weekend.

Tooth wear may indicate that you are grinding your teeth or that there is too much acid in your mouth.

Treatment for teeth grinding is a common choice for many. In order to prevent tooth surface loss, Smile Hub Dental Clinic in Bayside offers wear treatments.

Understanding Tooth Wear

Damage to the enamel, the tooth's outermost covering, leads to tooth wear. The dentine layer, which is composed of tubules attached to the pulp nerve, is revealed when the enamel is worn away. Patients with tooth wear may exhibit signs like sensitivity to cold and hot beverages and air. The tooth's dentine layer, which is considerably softer than the enamel and wears away more quickly, is what causes this. There are several causes of tooth wear, some of them are as follows:

Grinding

Grinding or clenching the teeth is a common cause of tooth wear. People who grind their teeth typically do it while they are sleeping at night and frequently are unaware that they are doing so. Stress and teeth grinding are frequently connected. Unconscious teeth grinding, often known as "bruxism," can develop into a habit and may continue even after the stressor has been resolved. The presence of flat, level teeth that appear somewhat hollowed and darker in the centre is a clear indication that you grind your teeth.

Acid Erosion

Strong acids that come into regular and repeated contact with teeth can also erode and wear away teeth. Acids that contribute to tooth surface loss may be found in citrus fruits, fruit juices, and/or carbonated beverages. Gastric regurgitation or eating problems may also cause tooth erosion in sufferers.


Brushing too hard

Gingival recession and substantial tooth wear can both be brought on by brushing your teeth too vigorously or with a hard toothbrush. Many people accidentally wash their teeth too hard in an attempt to get them sparkling clean when, in reality, the right technique is only a little pressure.

Treatment Options

Tooth wear and tooth surface loss can be avoided, stopped, and resolved in a number of ways. The solutions to the above-mentioned causes of tooth wear are as follows.

Splint

Something that protects the biting surface of your teeth is called a splint. It is fashioned to fit your teeth out of strong acrylic. When you grind your teeth, the splint prevents damage to your natural teeth and instead wears down the acrylic. Although it is a quick and efficient remedy, individuals who grind their teeth frequently may need replacements. Any pain or discomfort in the temporomandibular joint may also be relieved with splints.

Crowns

Teeth that are worn down have an unsightly, flat, and discoloured appearance. White composite filling material, crowns, or veneers can be used to restore worn-down teeth. These restorations are specifically customised with specific colours to fit the rest of your teeth and are fashioned in accordance with the golden ratio. You will have a lovely grin because the best material was utilised to provide a natural result. Crowns can also be utilised to cover and shield a tooth that has had extensive restoration from cracking. There are many distinct materials, each with unique qualities and strengths. Which one is best for you will be discussed with your dentist.

Correct Brushing Techniques

By just using the incorrect brush and method during brushing, many people harm their teeth. A harsh brush will damage the gums and tooth enamel, causing wear and recession of the teeth. Cold sensitivity and poor tooth look with cavitation at the tooth-gum interface are symptoms. It is advised that you use a soft or medium-sized toothbrush and exert light pressure. Some electric toothbrushes are also advantageous since they torque out when you brush too vigorously. Although learning the proper way to clean your teeth can first be challenging, repetition makes perfect. Please go here to learn how to wash your teeth properly.

Our mission is to provide exceptional aesthetic dentistry while also promoting long-term dental wellness.

Our carefully selected team of dental specialists will go above and beyond to ensure that each patient's treatment plan is specifically tailored to their needs.

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Our Treatments

At Emergency Dental Clinic, we welcome all patients and provide a full range of dental, restorative, cosmetic, orthodontic, and surgical treatments that are specifically tailored to your needs.

General Dentistry

Whatever the reason for a patient’s visit, we want them to feel at home when they visit Smile Hub Dental Clinic.

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Our Smile Hub Hygienists have received further training to assist dentists in providing patient care. Hygienists serve a vital part in dental health care, focusing on gum health, teaching individuals how to properly care for their teeth at home, and applying preventative materials to teeth and gums.

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Gum infections are more common than people realise, as is tooth decay leading to gum infection. Although easily prevented gum infection may lead to severe discomfort and tooth loss if untreated, as the teeth and gums are destroyed by the oral infection.

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If you need a tooth removed one of our highly skilled dentists will take a history of your dental and medical health followed by a comprehensive extraoral and intraoral dental examination.

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When a tooth has decay or accidental damage your dentist may recommend a dental filling. This simple operative procedure ensures that all decay and the affected tooth structure will be cleanly removed and replaced with a durable filling material.

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Sensitive teeth feel sore when exposed to changes in temperature, as experienced when eating hot or cold foods and when breathing in air.

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Orthodontics

Imagine being able to straighten your teeth without anyone knowing! Invisalign is a clever system which uses extremely thin clear aligners enabling you to straighten your teeth discreetly.

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Here at Smile Hub Dental Clinic in Bayside Medical Centre, one of our great orthodontic options is the Inman Aligner. The Inman aligner is a great option for patients with crowding or protruding front teeth.

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Here at Smile Hub Dental Clinic in Bayside Medical Centre, we provide bonded retainers after orthodontic treatment and to prevent teeth from moving out of place.

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SureSmile is a novel approach to creating custom braces that enables precise and effective outcomes.

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Orthodontics corrects misaligned teeth in your mouth improving your smile’s appearance, function and the health of your teeth and gums. At Smile Hub Dental

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Cosmetic Dentistry

A dental ceramic crown or dental cap is a tooth-shaped shell which encompasses a broken down tooth to reinforce it and provide structural strength to your damaged tooth.

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At Smile Hub Dental Clinic, we offer Inlays and Onlays to restore teeth towards the back of the mouth that have decay or damage. Inlays and Onlays are stronger and last longer than tooth coloured fillings

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At Smile Hub Dental Clinic in Bayside Medical Centre your dentist can provide you with a dental bridge for a tooth replacement or gap in your mouth.

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Dentures are prosthetic appliances created to replace missing teeth. Dentures are held in or supported by the surrounding soft and hard tissues in the mouth

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At Smile Hub Dental Clinic in Bayside Medical Centre we provide veneers which are thin pieces of porcelain which are custom-made and bonded to the front of your natural teeth to improve your tooth’s shape, shade and alignment.

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Composite bonding or cosmetic bonding is a procedure where the dentist adds a special coloured resin to your teeth to improve their appearance. It is absolutely pain free, no anaesthesia is needed and there is no permanent alteration to the natural tooth structure, as no drilling is necessary.

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At Smile Hub Dental Clinic in Bayside Medical Centre our highly skilled dentists pride ourselves in being teeth whitening experts. Smile Hub Dental Clinic is North Dublin’s Premier Cosmetic Dental Clinic.

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At Smile Hub Dental Clinic in Bayside Medical Centre our highly skilled dentists treat decayed, fractured, discoloured, worn, chipped and cracked teeth in adults. A lot of our patients attend for our cosmetic smile solutions as they’re unhappy with the shape or colour of their teeth.

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Emergency Dentistry

At Smile Dental Clinic in Bayside Medical Centre our highly skilled dentists provide emergency treatment to fix broken teeth, broken fillings and crowns or bridges.

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At Smile Hub Dental Clinic in Bayside Medical Centre our highly experienced dentists know that no tooth replacement is ever as good as your natural tooth. Saving your own tooth should always be your principal objective when a dental emergency arises.

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At Smile Hub Dental Clinic in Bayside Medical Centre our highly skilled dentists prioritise the extraction of infected or painful wisdom teeth. Wisdom teeth can be painful due to impaction, tooth decay or a gum infection.

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Gum disease or periodontal disease is an inflammatory disease which affects tissues surrounding the teeth. When plaque accumulates on the teeth it causes this type of bacterial infection.

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Here at Smile Hub Dental Clinic in Bayside Medical Centre we recommend booking an emergency appointment if you have busted your lip. Lips are made up of three layers of skin muscle and oral mucosa which is on the inside of the mouth.

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When we eat food debris can become trapped between teeth and are difficult to remove by flossing or brushing teeth. While eating unforeseen objects such as a piece of metal may also be present and become stuck in the gum tissue or tongue.

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