Cape Town Dentist's Blog
CEREC VENEERS (via mobile)
Click the photosto enlarge Cerec veneers were done on the front 4 teeth to change our patient’s smile! With CEREC it is now possible to do veneers or crowns in just 1 visit. To learn more about cerec, follow this link. With these veneers we achieved the following: 1. close the gaps 2....
Implant or Bridge?
This is a very popular question, but more specific information about the situation is needed. Let’s first make sure we all know what these 2 options are: 1. a dental bridge 2. a dental implant To make things simple, let’s look at a case where only 1 tooth is missing with teeth...
GUM DISEASE
My dentist saysI have gum disease. Should this concern me? Gum disease is a serious and real thread to society today and is the biggest cause for tooth loss in adults world wide. All my patients get a complete report on the health of their teeth and gumsat their 6 monthly visits. Gum disease...
The Video: Computerized Crowns/Fillings
AMAZING NEW TECHNOLOGY! Crowns and ceramic Fillings can now be done in just 1 visit. With the latest software updates this technology creates the most beautiful dentistry you have ever seen all in just 1 visit. * only 1 visit needed for crowns and ceramic fillings * No gaggy impressions *...
Whoopi Goldberg on Gum Disease
My dentist saysI have gum disease. Should this concern me? Gum disease is a serious and real thread to society today and is the biggest cause for tooth loss in adults world wide. All my patients get a complete report on the health of their teeth and gumsat their 6 monthly visits. Gum disease...
No Metal Please!
For many people today white fillings and whiter teeth are what they expect when going to the dentist. Many of us also still have 1 or 2 big metal fillings that was placed many years ago and for some even dates back to primary school dentistry. Why don’t dentists like doing these...
Finally, the ideal Dental Filling!
First, it was Amalgam. Yes, that is right! The old silver metal filling many of us still have in our mouths and that many dentists are still placing today. Then came gold and finally a new era of … WHITE FILLINGS! ‘White’ was always going to be the obvious colour for the ideal filling, but...
Extreme Make-over’s Dr Bill Dorfman
Wow! What an awesome weekend. I had the privilage of meeting Dr Bill Dorfman of Extreme Make-over this weekend. I attended a course on cosmetic dentistry which was held by Dr Dorfman. It is great to know that dentistry in South Africa compares well with our American colleagues. Dr Dorfman is...
Which crown should you choose?
Dental crowns are dental restorations otherwise known as “caps” that fit over the visible tooth structure. Dental Crowns are amazing in that they have many uses and benefits to us. Dental Crowns can: *change the colour of a tooth *restore a broken down tooth *alter the shape of...
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