The Courtyard Clinic Blog

Why Your Child Should Get An Orthodontic Check-up No Later Than Age 7:

The Courtyard Clinic — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:16:03 +0000

• Dentists who understand early treatment orthodontics can spot subtle problems with jaw growth and emerging teeth while some baby teeth are still present.

• While your child’s teeth may appear to be straight, there could be a problem that only a dentist can detect.

• The check-up may reveal that your child’s bite is fine.

Or, the dentist (or orthodontist) may identify a developing problem but recommend monitoring the child’s growth and development, and then if indicated, begin treatment at the appropriate time for the child. In other cases, there might be a problem that can benefit from early treatment.

• Early treatment may prevent more serious problems from developing and may make treatment at a later age shorter and less complicated.

• In some cases, the orthodontist or dentist will be able to achieve results that may not be possible once the face and jaws have finished growing.

• Early treatment allows the opportunity to:

• guide jaw growth
• lower the risk of trauma to protruded front teeth
• correct harmful oral habits
• improve appearance
• guide permanent teeth into a more favorable position • improve the way lips meet
• Through an early orthodontic evaluation, you’ll be giving your child the best opportunity for a healthy, beautiful smile.

Because patients differ in both physiological development and treatment needs, the orthodontist’s goal is to provide each patient with the most appropriate treatment at the most appropriate time.

Childrens dentistry

The Courtyard Clinic — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:01:52 +0000

Breathe well, sleep well

The Courtyard Clinic — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:18:19 +0000

Did you know that children who snore at night or sleep with their mouth open are often not getting a good night’s rest despite being asleep for 7, 8 or 9 hours a night.? The same applies to adults, who wake up feeling as if they have never been to bed. The reason is that snoring and ‘mouth breathing’ results in sub optimal oxygenation of the blood which in turn delivers lower levels ofoxygen to the cells, organs and muscles around the body.

Hence the person feels tired and fatigued, in a growing child cognitive function is affected, and research has shown that a number of these children are labelled ADHD and prescribed Ritalin.

There is also an increased incidence of ‘nocturnal diuresis’ or bed wetting in mouth breathing/snoring children.

Habitual mouth breathing also has an effect on the growth and development of the jaw whichthen has orthodontic consequences in terms of dental crowding and problem ‘bites’.

We, at The Courtyard Clinic can advise and help make sure that these issues are addressed and dealt with by recognising the signs early and investigating the cause.

Initial consultations for children are free, just call Alison on 01932 582949.

British Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry Annual Meeting

The Courtyard Clinic — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:43:54 +0000

British Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry Annual Meeting Stoke Park January 27,28 2012
Dr Yasmin George from The Courtyard Clinic joined this highly respected group of experienced dentists and participated in an enlightening and educational programme for 2 days this last weekend. An international forum of speakers debated various topics including sleep apnoea, snoring and teeth grinding (bruxism); how they might be related and the implications for our patients and their general health.
Mind blowing stuff!

Nervous Patient!

The Courtyard Clinic — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:49:39 +0000

I developed a fear of going to the dentist and had a filling that needed treatment, which I avoided for a year and it developed into needing root canal treatment. We found Yasmin on the internet and from the begining she and her staff were very understanding and helpful. The work on my tooth needed too be carried out urgently so she recommended sedation. Once the work was completed Yasmin took the time to develop a good relationship with me and help me overcome my fear. The treatment on the tooth was completed and I have been attending this practice for regular check ups without the need for sedation. I now feel much more relaxed about going to the denist.

New dentist at The Courtyard Clinic

The Courtyard Clinic — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:59:25 +0000

We are delighted to tell you that Dr. Deepti Naranbhai joined our team this week and will be working with us on a full time basis. She brings to the clinic a broad skill set and particularly enjoys helping patients understand how best modern dentistry can help them. She has a talent with nervous patients and surgical dentistry and enjoys all aspects of good cosmetic dentistry.
Come and meet her, call Alison on 01932 582949 to arrange a free, no obligation consultation

Patient testimonial

The Courtyard Clinic — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:10:34 +0000

Both myself and my partner are terrified of dentists. My partner especially! She finally realised she must see a dentist, and after extensive research chose Yasmin. She has been nothing but phenomenal. Removing teeth with so little pain, that after having wisdom teeth out, and being heavily sedated she was up and about with our baby going to groups with him and getting on with life completely normally! I had a problem with my wisdom tooth recently, and whilst Yasmin couldn’t see me for a week due to the fact the dental surgeon not being available until then, off her own back on a Sunday night she rang around for me to get me an appointment somewhere else with no profit to herself at all. I would rather live with the pain for a week and wait to see the Courtyard Clinic than go somewhere else any day!

Migraines

The Courtyard Clinic — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:04:56 +0000

Migraines and Dentistry

Tension headaches often accompany migraines and many sufferers accept then as part of the condition.
These individuals often suffer with fatigue (despite getting 7-8 hours sleep).
The reason for this is quite simple. Tooth clenching and grinding stops you from entering deep, restful, refreshing sleep. Additionally, this grinding and clenching fatigues the muscles and causes tension headaches.

You have no control over clenching and grinding of your teeth. It’s pre-programmed into the same part of the brain that deals with breathing and heart rate. However with correct management, we can reduce the intensity at which this occurs, limit the muscle tension and protect the jaw and teeth from damage.

When people clench and grind their teeth, they overload the sensory input part of the brain. They wake up with this part of the brain effectively fatigued and it takes very little to push this over the edge. The result is a full blown migraine.
Other triggers also exist but many sufferers have gained significant benefit from bite splint therapy often combined with cranial and/or osteopathic treatment.

Effective bite splint therapy is provided by dentists who have trained in this area at a postgraduate level and should be a course of treatment (several visits over a few months) rather than a one visit experience. Dr. George at The Courtyard Clinic has had this training in the US and often co treats her patients with local craniosacral osteopaths aswell.

Word of mouth!

The Courtyard Clinic — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:17:10 +0000

We, at The Courtyard Clinic track how all new referrals come to the practice. We want to know how they heard about us, were they recommended by a friend/colleague, did they find us via the Internet or was it some other route.

We are particularly delighted when a new patient comes to see us via WOM..Word Of Mouth referral. Our practice grows by WOM referrals and we are proud to tell you that a significant number of new patients come to us by WOM.

We are never too busy to accommodate a new client so we would like to thank all of our existing patients for their support and please do continue to recommend us.

Something to Smile about!

The Courtyard Clinic — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:22:06 +0000

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