Knowledge Centre · Something wrong?
Start with what you are experiencing.
These pages are for the moment before you have chosen a treatment. Each one helps you understand what may be going on and what the sensible next step is, which is sometimes your own dentist, and sometimes urgent care elsewhere.
01Not enough bone for an implant
Why bone is lost after a tooth goes, how it is measured, the grafting options and the time they add, and when a different restoration is the better answer.
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02Broken tooth or lost crown
What to do in the first hour, what can be reattached, what cannot, and the repair options from bonding to a crown.
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03Failed or loose dental implant
What a loose, painful or infected implant can mean, what can and cannot be saved, when to see the dentist who placed it, and what the options are afterwards.
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04Missing teeth: what the options are
Implant, bridge, denture or nothing — how the four options compare on what they involve, what they cost over time, and what they do to the neighbouring teeth.
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05Receding gums and teeth that feel loose
What recession and looseness usually mean, why they are often painless, what can be stabilised, and what an assessment measures.
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06A root canal that still hurts
Why a root-treated tooth can stay sore or flare up later, what is normal in the first weeks, and how retreatment or a small surgical procedure is decided.
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