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A warm welcome to the new web site for 57 Friar Gate Dental Practice in Derby. Our team of Derby Dentists are dedicated to achieving the following:-To serve our patients obssesively.To provide the highest quality of dentistry.To outdo our competitors.To have fun! Sathyan Thambirajah:
Sathyan qualified at the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1998. Sathyan worked in Birmingham for the next four and a half years before purchasing 57 Friar Gate. He has placed a great deal of time and effort in modernising the practice. But not even the success of 57 Friar Gate has shaddowed his love of dentistry.Sathyan is a member of the British Dental Association (BDA) and the American Association of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD). He has completed a One-Year Course in Implantology in London and has held the postion of President of the Birmingham Young Dentist's Association in 2000. As an advocate of Continuing Professional Development (CPD), he attends many courses around the world to keep ahead of the changes in modern thinking in Dentistry. His has a special interest in cosmetic dentistry and crown and bridge work. He is currently a full-time dentist at the practice. In his spare time you can catch him either repairing equipment or planning the next phase for modernisation and design for the practice ! He is a big science-fiction fan and as such many of his friends try not to talk about the topic in fear of having to tolerate him going on about it !Matthew Angrave:
Matthew qualified from Birmingham Dental School in 2001. He worked in Birmingham for much of his career after gaining his Vocational Training. He has worked for over 3 years with nervous and 'phobic' patients and as such has great skill in dealing with their problems. He has attended courses in sedation (Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry) and provides it in practice when necessary.Matthew has been known to have an interest in motorsports. His technical knowledge, although sound, does often have the nurses running for a coffee break !Khushvinder Bola:
Khushvinder qualified from Liverpool University in 2003. His learning in dentistry has been a continuing process with participation in numerous
courses to keep him ahead of the changes in modern dentistry. He is currently persuing a post graduate qualifacation in general dental practice
(MFGDP).His special interests include restorative dentistry; crown and bridge work in particular. In his spare time he enjoys reading, going to the gym and playing football. His only down side is that he is a Derby County supporter!Mari Morris
Mari qualified from The Charles Clifford Dental Hospital, Sheffield, in 1995. She has worked in Derby for most of her career. She has been an active member of the British Dental Hygienist Association and the British Society of Periodontology. She regularly attends local and national courses to keep her knowledge and skill up to date. Hygienists are trained in all aspects of preventative dentistry. As such Mari is able to offer advice and support regarding dietary advice and oral hygiene instructions. Mari has many outdoor interestes including skiing, running, cycling, swimming and yoga. She enjoys participating in classic car motorsports and loves to travel.Louise Nelson:
Louise qualified at the Royal Liverpool University Dental School in June 2000. She joined the practice later the same year and has been with us ever since! Louise's primary goal is to provide a relaxed and caring environment for her patients, in which she is able to offer the care and support her job demands. She places great importance in continuing professional development and regularly attends courses on the latest treatments and techniques in periodontology.In her spare time, Louise is a keen hillwalker. At weekends she can be found high in the moutains of Snowdonia. She has a keen interest in history and loves to travel and experience new sights and cultures.57 Friar Gate Dental Practice can offer you a full range of treatments to create the smile you've always dreamed.
We can offer :Silver fillings replaced with white fillings or porcelain inlays? Veneers to straighten your teeth or fill a small gap? A bridge to fill a larger gap? An implant to replace missing teeth? Why not click on the links for more information, or book an appointment with one of our dentists to discuss your requirements.WHITE FILLINGS or PORCELAIN INLAYS
We can use tooth-coloured (white) fillings to replace your silver fillings. More informationVENEERS
These are thin shells of porcelain, like false fingernails, which are glued onto your teeth to cover poor fillings, stains, chipped or crooked teeth. More information GAPS
If you have any gaps between your teeth which cause you to hate smiling, then we can reduce the gap and enhance your appearance! More information TOOTH JEWELLERY
Small gold semi-permanent jewels called twinkles can be bonded onto the teeth. Or, if you'd like a more permanent option this can also be offered. Porcelain and gold crowns with diamond inlays can also be supplied. 1. Horizontal Symmetry:
Draw an imaginary horizontal line through the centre of both your pupils and another horizontal line between the tips of your canine teeth. Ideally, these two horizontal lines should be parallel. Often, one side slopes down. 2. Vertical Symmetry:
Draw an imaginary vertical line through the centre of your face. This mid-line should run through the centre of your eyes, nose and chin. Ideally, the mid-line should also run through your two central incisors thus making the central incisors a mirror image of each other.3. Smile Width:
Ideally, a wide smile will show your first molar to first molar tooth. Although if you have a narrow smile you may only see the front six teeth from canine to canine. 4. Smile Line:
Draw an imaginary curve along the bottom of your upper teeth and compare it to an imaginary curve of your lower lip. Ideally, your smile should be curved in order to look younger. 5. Gum Line:
Draw an imaginary curve along the top of your upper teeth. Ideally, only the pink triangular parts of gum between the teeth show. However, some people show a lot more gum or the gum that shows is uneven giving an irregular gum line. 6. The Golden Proportion:
This special proportion was discovered by the Greeks and is found in many areas of nature. Ideally, the widths of each of the front teeth compared to the next follows this special proportion. 7. Tooth Proportion:
Ideally the width of a tooth should be approximately 80% of the length. However for patients that wear/grind their teeth, this ration is closer to 1:1 as the teeth have shortened and become squarer. This is a way to measure exactly how much tooth has been lost over the years and is often used to rebuild edges of teeth to their ideal proportions and perfect smile. 8. Embrasure Space:
These are the little triangular like spaces between the tips of the front teeth. Without embrasure spaces, the teeth would look like flat piano keys with no character to them. Ideally, the embrasure spaces should be smallest between the two central incisors and gradually become larger as you examine teeth further into the mouth. An ideal feminine smile tends to have more definite round embrasures. At home - A special plastic tray containing the bleach gel is worn at night for approximately 6-8 weeks. The teeth are whitened up to 5 shades with this methodIn surgery - Britesmile. A revolutionary technique where the bleaching gel is painted onto the teeth in the surgery and activated by a special light. It takes approximately 1 hour and the teeth are lightened by up to 10 shades using this method.Mercury is continuously released from amalgam fillings, and numerous research investigations have clearly shown that mercury from this source provides the major contribution to body burden of mercury. The vapour has a direct pathway to the brain. It is inhaled into the lungs, oxidized to ionic mercury and binds to cell proteins.Due to the danger of releasing mercury by removing amalgam fillings the following is a priority order for the removal: Root canal-treated teeth with pins or screw-posts of non-precious metals and metal crowns with amalgam cores should be treated first. Next are amalgams in direct constant contact with gold. Often the amalgam can be removed while the gold inlays, the crown or the bridge, can be left. What to do with the fold can be decided later. Where there is direct intermittent biting contact between amalgam and gold in opposing teeth. Where there is direct contact between amalgam and other metals like partial chromium-cobalt dentures. Most patients have several different types of amalgam fillings, and the ones containing the newer types of amalgam high in copper (non-gamma-2 amalgam) should be removed first. The priority order between different filings can be based on the patient's own opinions or visible signs of corrosion and discoloration. Amalgam fillings in contact with gum tissue. It might be necessary to remove metal-impregnated gum tissue surgically. At 57 Friar Gate, we like our patients to visit the laboratory so that the technician making the crowns, bridges or veneers can actually see you the patient and perfectly match the shade for your new smile.
The technician, by seeing you personally, can also get an idea of the shape of your face and of your lip lines which all affect the final outcome of your new smile.
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