Dentists Geelong
One of the first practices in Australia to gain National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards accreditation, Wyatt Ryan Dental’s team of Geelong dentists provides professional and caring general dentistry services to all our patients at our local dental clinic.
Please contact us if you have any queries about the treatments and services we offer or to make an appointment with one of our experienced and caring dentists.
At Wyatt Ryan Dental we believe in the prevention of new problems surfacing as well as long-term maintenance of existing dental treatment. Visiting our Geelong dental clinic on a regular basis helps to achieve this – it is the key to ongoing, optimal dental health. This approach also ensures any minor problems can be identified...
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Dental X-rays are sometimes required in order to provide our dentists with information that is otherwise impossible to diagnose just from a visual examination. Several different types of X-rays are available and are used for a variety of purposes. Tooth decay, dental abscesses, fractures and impacted wisdom teeth are all examples of conditions which can...
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Periodontal Disease, or gum disease, is a term that can include gum inflammation and irritation, right through to serious infection involving the tissues and bone surrounding and supporting a tooth or teeth. The latter situation can lead to mobility and eventually to the actual loss of the affected tooth or teeth. In many cases, people...
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Over the years Wyatt Ryan Dental in Geelong has had the pleasure of looking after many children. In fact many of these children have grown up, had families of their own, and now bring in their children! A visit to the Geelong Wyatt Ryan Clinic is a very positive experience for children of all ages....
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A comprehensive dental examination in our Geelong clinic may diagnose decay in your tooth or teeth, or you may need to have an existing filling replaced because it is damaged or causing problems. The role of a filling is to replace the missing and damaged tooth structure. While there are many different options available, there...
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Sports mouthguards are worn to protect the teeth and the jaw during a variety of sporting activities. A mouthguard has the ability to prevent and/or minimise all sorts of injuries to the mouth, including – fractured or lost teeth, cuts and abrasions, and even jaw injuries. A custom-made mouthguard is best able to protect the...
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As we age there are often significant changes to our mouth, gums and teeth. Our teeth have endured years of wear and tear and gradually become brittle, resulting in chips and cracks and even deep decay. Gum disease (periodontitis) can lead to the destruction of the gums and the loss of the supporting bone around the teeth....
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The prospect of having a tooth extracted is not greeted with enthusiasm by anyone, but, unfortunately, there are times when this procedure is necessary. Our dentists will always make every effort to save a tooth from extraction, whether through root canal therapy (endodontics), restorations (fillings, crowns), gum disease treatment, or a number of other dental...
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Wisdom teeth are also known as ‘third molars’. They are usually a set of four molar teeth that erupt in the very back corners of your mouth, often between the ages of 17 and 21. Wisdom teeth often don’t have enough room to erupt correctly and either become stuck or trapped (impacted), or grow at...
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At Wyatt Ryan Dental in Geelong we believe that prevention is always preferable to the cure and, therefore, we encourage our clients to develop effective oral care and hygiene programs. To help you avoid visits to our Geelong dental clinic for fillings or, worse, an extraction, our dentists have compiled a brief guideline to dental care...
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