River Road Dental Centre

Invisalign treatment completed in 9 months.

I love diastema (gaps) cases! They are so much fun to treat and you get amazing results with Invisalign in such short period of time.

Invisalign + whitening done to achieve this bright gorgeous smile.

Responsible Dentistry!

💫4 composite veneers done to enhance this beautiful smile. She was super happy and was very thankful for the treatment and care she received.

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Let’s just say this case took a long time. The photography skills give it away…🤪

Hey at least it’s good to reflect back on old photos to see how far you have come.

Happy Friday everyone!

ABC - Align, Bleach, Composite bond

Teeth alignment performed with Invisalign, teeth whitened with Pola Rapid 38% HP, composite veneers done on teeth 11,21 with renamel.

Patient was absolutely certain she only wanted to treat teeth 11,21 despite knowing proportion of teeth wont be ideal.

Another Invisalign comprehensive case that took 3 yrs to complete, but we got there at the end.

Wonderful results achieved using Invisalign aligners. Swipe right to see close up of teeth alignment.

A conservative approach - 4 composite veneers to enhance this smile.

Invisalign treatment done to achieve this beautiful smile.

Trying to mimic God’s beautiful artistry 🫠

Non Invasive composite veneers done on the upper front 4 teeth to replace worn down tooth structure.

Bite was not ideal (see photo #3), hence Invisalign performed to position upper teeth in the correct position to facilitate composite veneers.

Zoom out!

As dentists we sometimes get so focused on the teeth that we kind of forget about the person behind it.

I like to remind myself to start each case in a ZOOM OUT mode. Assess patient’s face and smile first before jumping onto their teeth.

This case was a good example of it. You can see the midline has shifted to the patient’s left (3rd photo). There is a cant in the smile, left upper teeth are lower than the right upper teeth (2nd photo). These are the issues that patient hadn’t even noticed, but it is important to address them.

Invisalign 💫

This is so devastating to Revive a Smile - NZ dental charity. We hope the criminals are caught soon and the items returned. 💔

Spot the veneers!

Harmony can be achieved without veneering every single tooth.

Can you spot which teeth have been veneered ?

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Gorgeous smile with beautiful teeth, just needed a little help of Invisalign to place teeth in proper position to enhance it even further.

Swipe right to see the before & after of position of teeth.

Eid Mubarak 🌙 ⭐️ from our family to yours! Also a very happy birthday to our lovely nurse Carla who is celebrating tomorrow! Carla your smile is contagious, you are so kind, caring and beautiful. You always go the extra mile for patients and you look after all your colleagues too. We are absolutely blessed to have you at the practice. Have a very happy birthday Carla 🎂 🎉 Carla Gabriela Erazo Bartesaghui Assil Russell

We had a great time attending the Waikato Bay of Plenty New Zealand Dental Association meeting recently where .assilrussell from Waikato Endodontics was the guest speaker. The topic was Vertical Root fractures in root canal treated teeth and was both entertaining and very informative. It was great to see our friends from and the venue was superb with breathtaking views! Wishing everyone a Happy Easter long weekend, please note we will be closed on Monday.

One year ago today we lost our beloved Dr. Hanan Russell to a short battle with cancer. She was a well respected doctor in Hamilton for over 30 years working as a GP and also at Waikato Hospital where she delivered many babies and worked in the ED. Her smile at the practice has been greatly missed by all of us. She was a great humanitarian cofounding a volunteering for charity and today we honored her by sponsoring orphans and food parcels in Iraq in her name. We thank all our lovely patients and colleagues for the flowers and cards and messages. We truly appreciate your support and kindness. Please recite a prayer for Hanan and may she rest in peace. الفاتحه على روح الدكتوره حنان حسن كاشف الغطاء

Happy World Oral Health Day! Dr. Assil Russell from Waikato Endodontics recently hosted an educational fun session at our local kindergarten teaching our Tamariki all about teeth and how to keep them healthy and clean. The kids learnt that a happy mouth is a happy body (the theme of this year’s oral health day) and got to play and practice how to brush & floss and were great at categorizing foods based on if they are “bad” or “good” for our teeth! Each child also received a certificate and a fun oral health pack with a tooth brush, floss, paste, stickers and a tooth pencil & sharpener! We love supporting charity to continue raising awareness about the importance of oral health and giving back to the community!
NZDA Healthy Smiles New Zealand Dental Association Revive a Smile - NZ dental charity

Smile upgrade 💫

Compromised upper two teeth replaced with a fixed 4 unit porcelain bridge drastically enhanced this patient’s smile.

Swipe 👉 to see his transformed smile.

Here is the completed version of the multidisciplinary case that I posted few months back.

Patient presented with malocclusion: missing teeth, misaligned teeth, improper arch form, and uneven bite.

After thorough discussion of multiple treatment options, we decided to create space for one missing lower front tooth to achieve better arch form and better bite. Once space was created, missing tooth was restored by an implant.

**Implant placed and restored by a colleague.

No caption need. Just a beautiful smile 😊

Simple (yet methodical) edge bonding replacing what’s chipped.

Invisalign case completed to improve bite, arch form and alignment of teeth. Can you spot the changes made?

Another Invisalign case completed to achieve beautiful results. I would have liked to have corrected few more things, but patient was very happy with the result and wanted to stop. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Happy New Year 2024 from our family to yours! We wish that 2024 brings you and your loved ones happiness, good health and peace to all.

Merry Christmas & happy holidays from our family to yours! We are closed for holidays and will be back on 8th January 2024. Thank you to all our lovely clients, colleagues and friends for your kind support in 2023.