Family Dentist | Oxfordshire & Hampshire
At Imogen Dental, we believe prevention is better than cure.
We help you maintain a healthy mouth so you can avoid dental problems from arising in the first place. Preventative dentistry aims to reduce the need for fillings and extractions wherever possible. It means our patients benefit from improved dental health, reduced dental costs and a more positive dental experience.
We prevent and treat gum disease; provide mouth cancer screening; detect decay at an early stage; prevent bad breath; and encourage our patients to bring their children to the practice from an early age.
Our professional dentists in Benson and Kingsclere can provide the required treatment needed for your whole family to stay happy and healthy. Whether it’s regular exams, teeth cleanings, or more involved periodontal maintenance, Imogen Dental Dental will keep you smiling!
Dental Exams and Check-ups
Dental exams give us the opportunity to evaluate your current methods of dental care and provide suggestions for future care in order to protect you from complications such as cavities and gum disease. A good dental care routine and regular checkups will keep your mouth healthy and prevent inflammation, infection, decay, and tooth loss.
Oral Hygiene
Adults over 35 lose more teeth to gum diseases (periodontal disease) than from cavities. Our Dental Hygienists not only carry out scale and polish treatments to ensure teeth are thoroughly cleaned, but also apply preventative materials to the teeth and gums, and advise on diet and individual home care regimes.
Child Dentistry
We strongly recommend that parents and guardians introduce children to the experience of going to the dentist at an early age – and then continue to bring them along to the practice as they grow for regular check-ups. This enables us to monitor the progress of their teeth as they grow and take prompt action where necessary.
Teeth Cleaning
Dental cleaning is a simple procedure performed by our Hygienists to reinforce good oral hygiene, tartar and plaque removal as well as teeth scaling. A basic hygiene appointment, or scale and polish, is used as a preventive method by our dental team in both Benson and Kingsclere.
Dental Sealants
Tooth Fissure Sealants or dental sealants coat and protect your teeth from surface attack. They are applied to all the little grooves and fissures often present in teeth, usually on the biting surface where decay starts first.
Tooth Extractions
There are a number of reasons why tooth extraction may be needed. A common reason involves a tooth that is too badly damaged, from trauma or decay, to be repaired. Other causes include A crowded mouth, wisdom teeth or periodontal disease.
Gum Disease Treatment
Gum disease or periodontal disease is the infection of the tissue that surrounds and holds your teeth in place. The first stage, gingivitis, involves swelling and reddening of the gum tissue. The second, periodontitis, can mean the gums actually pulling away from teeth, bones deteriorating, and teeth loosening and potentially falling out.
Oral Cancer Screening
There are, on average, over 4,400 new cases of mouth cancer diagnosed in the UK each year. This figure is still increasing. Whilst research has shown that mouth cancers are more common among people over 40.