A beautiful smile can do great things for your confidence and happiness, and as it’s often the first thing others notice about you, it can influence a first impression or meeting. Suppose you’re dissatisfied with certain elements of your smile – veneers can...
There are some scenarios where it’s necessary to extract a tooth in the interest of your dental health. But as dentists, we will always endeavour to preserve natural teeth wherever possible. One of the ways we can achieve this is to perform a root canal. In this...
Here at Shields, it’s always our aim to preserve your natural teeth wherever possible. However, in some cases, it’s in the interests of a patient’s oral and general health to perform a tooth extraction. And today, we’re talking specifically about wisdom teeth removal....
Once upon a time, the only braces on offer to patients were clunky, unsightly and uncomfortable, putting many people off addressing issues like misaligned teeth, crowding and bite problems. Fast forward to the present day and there are more people having orthodontic...