Hygienist Session New Zealand

Crowns or caps are used when a decayed or cracked tooth cannot be saved with a filling. We use the best materials which enable us to keep as much natural tooth structure as possible whilst giving a beautiful natural appearance. A lot of older crowns on front teeth can look dull and lifeless. We create modern full ceramic crowns which let light travel through the tooth and look natural.There are lots of options too! –  we can use gold which is very popular and is best suited to the back of the mouth where biting forces are highest and it’s not visible in the smile. Come and talk to us and we can help you choose the most appropriate option. We use highly skilled technicians based right here in Auckland to make all our crowns and never outsource to foreign countries.

Root canal treatment is used to save teeth that would otherwise need to be removed. The dental pulp (nerve and blood supply in the centre of the tooth and root canal) can become infected due to decay, cracks in the tooth or injury. Root canal treatment is the process of cleaning the root canals of all infection and sealing them so they can’t become infected again. Historically, root canal treatment has had a bad reputation, and everyone’s heard horror stories about them. Modern root canal treatments using advanced equipment and state of the art techniques are predictable and generally pain free. The tooth to be treated is completely numbed and then isolated using a sheet of latex called a rubber dam. This helps us to sterilise inside the tooth and enables the patient to remain relaxed during the entire procedure. Electronic devices allow us to accurately measure the length of the tooth, minimising the number of X-Rays required during treatment. At Symonds Street Dental Centre, we’re passionate about saving teeth and regularly attend training courses to keep up to date with the best techniques. If you have a Tooth Ache or think you may need a root canal filling, call us now on 09 379 7380.

For a New Patient Examination, we book you a 45-minute appointment with one of our dentists, so that they have time to fully assess your oral health, record the current condition of your teeth and gums and discuss any treatment that may be required. As part of this service, we will provide a detailed written treatment plan with associated costs. If you have lots of fillings or crowns, gum disease or wisdom teeth, it might be a good idea to take a Panoramic x-ray scan. This type of x-ray provides us with an excellent overview of both jaws and costs an additional $110 if required.