Toorak Dental Group

How we deliver
High Quality Care

Quality
We make sure we use only the highest quality materials and keep up to date with the latest techniques to deliver for our patients.

Experience
We have been delivering top quality dental care in Toorak for over 40 years. You can rest assured you are in great hands.

Teamwork
Dr David and Dr Matthew Clarke work closely together to deliver the best outcomes to our patients.

Patient Focused
We have a laser focus on your dental needs. We take care to listen to what you want to achieve with your dental health.

Technology
We have invested in the latest technology like digital X-rays and intraoral cameras, that both help us diagnose issues and explain them to you.

Gentle
We put lots of thought and effort in to making your treatment as easy and gentle as possible. We strive for you to have a pain free experience.

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Treatments We Offer

Our Treatments

CHECK-UP & CLEAN
A regular dental check-up is a cornerstone of maintaining good oral health, it enables us to monitor your teeth for signs of decay, wear, cracks and other problems as well as monitoring the health of your gums and other tissue that supports your teeth for signs of disease. It is important that this is done regularly and not just when pain or problems present. As often when dental pain presents such as with a toothache the problem has become serious and may require extensive treatment. However had this problem been identified at a check-up before symptoms were present it would require much simpler treatment.

IMPLANTS
Implants have revolutionised modern dentistry by giving us an option to replace lost teeth, in a way that very closely replicates a natural tooth. Implants are a two step process , initially we should assess a space where a tooth is missing to make sure there is enough bone and for various other factors. Then we team up with leading oral surgeons and periodontists who place a titanium implant into the bone in that area, this is left to heal and at this point does not rise above the gum height.
The placement of the implant although it may sound daunting is quite a controlled and comfortable process, it is all completed in the chair with local anaesthetic and most people would consider it on par with having a filling. Once the implant is placed you may have some tenderness in the area for a few days while the implant heals. It takes 6-8 weeks usually for an implant to heal completely and be ready to take a crown.
Once the titanium implant is healed, we take impressions (moulds) to begin construction of a porcelain tooth to sit upon the titanium implant in the bone. Once constructed we connect the two together in your mouth, restoring your smile with a tooth that is virtually indistinguishable from a natural tooth and also restoring your bite.
Implants have a very high success rate in patients who don’t smoke and who don’t suffer from diabetes. They are essentially a one to one replacement for your lost tooth.