Whilst some wear and tear occurs naturally with increasing age, some people experience accelerated wear leading to shortened, yellower sensitive teeth.
We have multiple solutions to restore worn teeth.
Worn teeth can affect our confidence. Worn or shortened teeth affect the beauty of our smile, that prematurely ages the face.
Worn teeth also cause functional issues. Shorter, flattened teeth make chewing more difficult and can put additional strain the jaw muscles.
Furthermore worn teeth lead to sensitive teeth. As the protective top layer of enamel gets eroded, the underlying dentine layer is exposed, triggering sharp sensitivity to hot or cold foods.
We can offer several solutions to restore worn teeth. These include composite bonding to rebuild shape, porcelain veneers for durable aesthetics, and dental crowns to fully restore severely damaged molars (chewing teeth).
Teeth grinding and teeth clenching wear teeth down over time. This usually happens when we are asleep and during periods of high stress. This leads to wearing down the biting and chewing surfaces of our teeth, and may lead to cracking our teeth
Over time the teeth enamel is dissolved by coming into repeated contact with acid. This may be due to diet (fizzy drinks, wine and citrus fruits) or health issues such as acid reflux and bulimia
This is caused by repeated friction on the teeth, for example, overly aggressive teeth brushing, biting/chewing on hard items such as pens or constant nail-biting etc
We can make your smile beautiful again
Our dentists can offer you a range of solutions to address the problem of Worn Teeth
This gentleman attended the practice with severely worn teeth due to acidic erosion of the enamel of his teeth. He assumed he would have to have all his teeth extracted and wear dentures.
We took a CBCT scan and were able to assess the roots of our patient’s teeth and the surrounding bone levels which were good. Despite the extensive wear we were able to restore his back teeth over a couple of appointments and we performed a “Same Day Transformation” using our in house 3-d printer to restore his front teeth with composite crowns.
The patient was delighted with his result and could smile again!
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At Dentistry on the Grove, we provide a wide range of solutions for Worn Teeth across Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch and the surrounding areas.
Address
Dentistry on the Grove
42 Southbourne Grove
Bournemouth, Dorset
BH6 3RT
Patient Car Park Postcode BH6 5AB
Phone number
01202 443882
Email
hello@dentistryonthegrove.uk
Yes, dental implants are considered a safe and well-established treatment for replacing missing teeth. Modern implant dentistry is supported by extensive clinical research and long-term success rates when treatment is carefully planned and maintained properly.
There are many causes of Worn Teeth, but involuntary Teeth Grinding (also called bruxism) while we sleep, and Acid Erosion (acidic fizzy drinks, energy drinks, acid reflux, bulimia) are the main causes along with nail biting and chewing on hard items such as pens
There are multiple dental treatments available to restore worn teeth, such as composite bonding, veneers and crowns
Yes, worn enamel can cause sensitive teeth, as the top layer of protective enamel is worn down exposing the more sensitive dentine. This can cause sharp sensitivity to hot and cold drinks
