Bent Street Dental Clinic

Bentleigh’s local dentist clinic
Bent Street Dentists has been operating since 2000 in it’s current location and proudly stands as one of the Bentleigh community’s longest standing dentists. The clinic has two rooms to see clients, both with modern facilities and equipment that enables the best customer care to be provided. The waiting room has plenty of books and magazines and a television for children and adults of all ages.

Preventative, Restorative, Cosmetic & Emergency Dental
We provide a full range of dentistry services to the local community and are able to provide referrals for highly complex and advanced dental requirments.

Preventive Dentistry

Clean teeth and gums are essential to oral health and general well-being. Oral hygiene begins at home, and good habits should start early in life. This includes daily brushing and flossing, and having a healthy diet. Regular check-ups are important for the maintenance of good oral health. At your regular check-up appointment, we will thoroughly examine your teeth to check for tooth decay, oral hygiene, gum disease and other diseases and abnormalities visible in the mouth. Radiographic examinations (dental X-rays) are important in the diagnosis and management of many dental conditions. Using radiographs your dentist can detect problems that may not be seen during a routine examination, and sometimes before symptoms appear. Dental plaque is responsible for most tooth decay, gum disease and tooth loss. Plaque can be removed by thorough daily brushing and flossing. Once plaque hardens, it becomes tartar, which cannot be removed by normal brushing. At your regular exam and clean appointments we will remove these build-ups and develop an individual care plan to help you care for your teeth and keep good oral health.

Cosmetic dentistry

Tooth whitening is a non-invasive procedure which uses bleaching agents to lighten the colour of teeth.

The normal colour of tooth enamel varies from person to person, however it can be discoloured by various factors including:

surface stains due to lifestyle (smoking, coffee, tea or red wine) age
poor oral hygiene (irregular brushing and flossing)
certain medications (for example tetracycline)
dental problems such as tooth decay, tooth injuries, thin enamel, tartar and old fillings which turned yellowish, brown, grey or black
excessive fluoride, which can discolour and mottle teeth if taken during early childhood.
Teeth discoloured by surface stains or age usually respond best to whitening treatment.

After a careful examination we can recommend a treatment to ensure the best results for you.

At our practice, we use a take home bleaching system. We take a mould of your teeth to make plastic trays that fit closely the contours of your teeth. We then give you tubes of bleaching gel and instructions. You may wear the gel-filled trays at home at your convenience, usually for only half an hour per day. The normal course of whitening can take from 10 days to 4 weeks.

Occasionally, some sensitivity develops during the course of treatment. In that case, we recommend to stop the treatment for a couple of days, and use sensitive toothpaste or a GC Tooth Mousse Plus. The sensitivity usually resolves in a day and treatment can be resumed at your convenience.

Although it is not possible to predict the level of whiteness at the end of treatment, teeth are usually noticeably whiter by 2-3 shades. You may use your custom made trays to top up the whitening once or twice a year, for one or two days. The gel can also be easily purchased over the counter at our surgery.