Oral Hygiene
Oral hygiene is paramount to providing your teeth and gums with a long, natural life. Correct brushing and flossing can help prevent many dental problems and can assist in keeping your smile fresh and bright.
Our team includes a full time dental hygienist, ensuring you and your family will be able to conveniently schedule regular oral hygiene check-up appointments at our centre.
CLDC will assess and update your brushing technique during your regular visits and fine tune it to suit your individual requirements and improve your oral hygiene.
Examination
Whether you are visiting CLDC for your regular examination or your first visit, we will perform a comprehensive dental examination.
Your examination will involve:
- Facial Analysis: Symmetry, smile line, aesthetic appearance and posture
- Soft Issues: Cheeks, palate, throat, tongue, floor of the mouth and lips
- Assessment for any signs of pathology: tumours, cysts and oral cancer
- Assessment of the chewing joint (TMJ) and associated muscles: disorders of this joint and the surrounding muscles can often lead to debilitating headaches, earaches, tooth wear and bite collapse
- Periodontal (gum) assessment: gums form a supporting system for our teeth. Undiagnosed gum disease is the most common cause for tooth loss in the adult population
- Hard tissue – teeth: Integrity of teeth, existing restorations, vitality, cracks, position in the mouth etc
- Smile analysis – if requested: How happy you are with your smile, does your smile match your face, does your smile age you, is your smile aesthetically pleasing.
Following the examination, based on your desires and goals, a personalised treatment plan will be designed to suit your specific needs. All the available treatment options will be discussed with you, so that you can make a fully informed decision. If need be, a financial plan can be provided.
Our aim is to fit your care into your lifestyle as smoothly and as comfortably as possible.
Dental Protection
Mouthguards
Having a custom mouthguard will help prevent unnecessary sports injuries in children and adults. With sporting activities being a major part of many Australian’s lives, a well-fitting mouthguard should be an essential part of any sports kit for increased dental protection. Choose a custom mouthguard with CLDC today.
A custom mouthguard that is perfectly fitted offers you the best dental protection available. Created and fitted professionally, this mouthguard mirrors your mouth exactly and therefore protects your teeth and jaw against direct blows, with the best possible cushioning. Here at CLDC, we offer custom mouthguards in Melbourne.
TMJ Protection (Temporomandibular Joint)
To protect your chewing joint, muscles and teeth from damage caused by grinding and clenching, a custom-made protective appliance is provided to ensure that damage is avoided.
Anti Snoring Device/Sleep Apnoea
Snoring can cause several problems. It is annoying to anyone who sleeps in the same bed as you; it disrupts your sleep and can also be a sign of high blood pressure. Also, it could be a warning that you suffer from Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA). Here at CLDC we offer dental night guards and sleep mouthguards.
CLDC provides relief from snoring with the provision of a custom-made dental night guard, which can be worn at night to eliminate this condition and provide dental protection. Assessment is also made for OSA. If required, we refer you to a sleep dentistry for further investigation into your perfect sleep mouthguard.
Preventative Dentistry
Emergency dentistry is expensive and often uncomfortable. Why not take an easier, more comfortable and economical approach and undertake a program of preventive dentistry.
CLDC help create an environment in your mouth that is conducive to oral health.
At CLDC, our approach to prevention involves obtaining a detailed general and dental health history, including lifestyle, diet and stress factors etc. specifically geared to help determine your personal risk of developing tooth decay. We no longer have to accept as inevitable, the consequences of dental decay. We can be proactive and reduce caries development.
Risk factors can be classified in various ways, such as physical, socioeconomic, behavioural, and treatment related.
Physical:
- Variations in the tooth enamel; deep pits and fissures
- Anatomically susceptible areas
- Gastric reflux
- Special health needs
- Previous caries experience
Behavioural:
- Frequent snacking
- Inadequate oral hygiene
- Eating disorders, including bulimia or anorexia
- Occupational Eg. wine tasters
- Smoking
Socio-Environmental:
- Inadequate fluoride
- Poor family oral health
- No access to health care or education
Disease or Treatment Related:
- Radiotherapy
- Chemotherapy
- Various Illness’s e.g. diabetes
- Orthodontic appliances
This detailed assessment will suggest the type and frequency of treatment needed, not only to address disease, but also to monitor progress towards the continued elimination of risk factors and achievement of wellness.
