CASE STUDY · IMPLANT, CROWNS AND INVISALIGN WITH SEDATION
A corporate finance professional came to us with severely worn, sensitive teeth from grinding at night. His teeth had worn so short that they barely showed when he smiled, and a fear of needles had kept him away.
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He came to us with severely worn, sensitive teeth from grinding at night. His teeth had worn so short that they barely showed when he smiled.
He was very anxious about needles, and that anxiety had kept him from getting treatment.
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One tooth that had previously had root canal treatment was cracked and couldn’t be saved. The rest of the front teeth needed rebuilding, and the bite needed adjusting first so the new work would last.
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The biggest barrier was anxiety, so we planned the treatment under IV sedation with an anaesthetist. That let him have the work done comfortably instead of continuing to put it off.
Putting treatment off tends to make it more complex and more costly. Correcting the bite first with Invisalign meant the new crowns and implant would be protected from the forces that wore the teeth down.
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IV sedation
Treatment stages were carried out under intravenous sedation, so he could have the work done comfortably.
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Invisalign
Nine to twelve months of Invisalign positioned the teeth and balanced the bite.
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Extraction, bone graft and implant
The cracked tooth was removed, the site was bone grafted, and an implant was placed.
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Front crowns and whitening
The front teeth were restored with crowns, and the other teeth were whitened to match.
About 12 months · Several stages, with IV sedation
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His front teeth are visible again when he smiles, the sensitivity has settled, and the missing tooth has been replaced with an implant. He completed treatment without the anxiety that had held him back.
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Wearing a night guard to protect the crowns and implant from grinding
Regular reviews of the implant
Wearing retainers as advised after Invisalign
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A combined plan is priced stage by stage, so you can see what each part costs. After your consultation you get a written treatment plan with costs, before anything starts. Payment plans are available for orthodontic and cosmetic treatment, so the cost can be spread out.
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You have put off treatment because of anxiety or a fear of needles
Teeth that have worn short from grinding
Sensitive teeth when eating or drinking
A cracked or failing root-canal tooth
If a few of these sound familiar, a consultation is the best next step. We explain your options, including the smallest treatment that will do the job.
This summary is based on the treating dentist’s account of the case. Every mouth is different, so your options, timing and costs depend on your own assessment.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Sedation medicine given through a drip in your arm, so you are deeply relaxed and remember little of the procedure. At our practice it is given with an anaesthetist. Lighter options, such as nitrous oxide (happy gas), suit milder anxiety.
Problems usually grow. Delay can turn a small repair into a larger one, raise the cost, and sometimes mean losing a tooth that could have been saved. Seeing us early keeps treatment as simple as possible.
If the bite stays unbalanced, the same forces that wore the teeth down will act on the new crowns. Balancing the bite first helps the new work last.
TREATMENTS IN THIS CASE
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Book a consultation. We’ll assess your teeth, explain the options and give you a written plan with costs.
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