An introduction to
Tooth Decay
Tooth decay is most often caused by a combination of sugary food and neglected oral hygiene. It occurs when bacteria feeds on the sugar on your teeth and forms a film of plaque. This plaque, if left unchecked, eats away first at the enamel of your teeth, then the dentin and finally the dental pulp inside. Once this has occurred the tooth will become infected, which is often incredibly painful.
Symptoms
Symptoms:
- Holes in the teeth: this is the most common indication of tooth decay and occurs when the bacteria eats away at the enamel of your tooth.
- Toothache: Once the decay has passed the enamel and entered the tooth, pulp pain is usually the norm and will become hard to ignore.
- Broken teeth: This occurs when the decay has been left untreated and the tooth has been literally eaten away by the bacteria.
Treatment
- Fillings: if your decay is in the very early stages, when only the outer enamel and some dentin is damaged, your dentist can clean the area and then seal it up with a dental filling.
- Root canal treatment: if the decay has progressed into the dental pulp your dentist may have to perform root canal treatment, which involves removing all the infected pulp from inside your tooth and putting a protective crown over the top of your tooth.
- Broken teeth: If your tooth has reached the broken stage it will most likely have to be removed to prevent the spread of infection to your other teeth. However, once it has been removed there are a number of options to replace your tooth, including dentures, bridges and dental implants.
- Affordable dental membership schemes
- Same day emergency appointments
- Evening and weekend appointments
- Convenient, free on-site parking
- Disabled Access
- Privately owned independent clinic
- General dentistry, cosmetic dentistry and aesthetic services
FAQs
We have a range of membership plans designed to fit patients needs. View our dental plans for more information.
For all the treatments we prescribe we generate a bespoke treatment plan for the patient with costs outlined. A summary of our general charges can be found on our treatment prices page.
We are a fully independent practice and only accept private patients. We do offer affordable dental membership plans to help spread with the cost of
your dental care.
You can find us in the heart of the south Derbyshire Village of Repton. We are located at the crossroads of Well Lane, Pinfold Lane, High Street and Main Street.
