Rangiora Dental Centre is a dental practice at 25 Percival Street, a few minutes from the Rangiora town centre. The practice describes its facility as new and state of the art, and it aims to make each visit stress free, with appointments timed so they run on schedule. Its focus is on prevention and on keeping a patient's natural teeth. Regular check-ups include digital X-rays, and the dentist then talks through the treatment options. The practice offers fillings, with a choice of materials, crowns, bridges, implants, root canal treatment and tooth extractions, including wisdom teeth.
Several of the treatments are described step by step on the site. For a crown, the dentist removes the weak or decayed part of the tooth and takes an impression, which goes to a laboratory. A temporary crown protects the tooth while the lab works, which the site says can take a few weeks. For root canal treatment, the site says it normally takes two to three visits, with temporary fillings between them. Implants are titanium posts that fuse into the jaw bone and carry a porcelain tooth, and the practice's dentists will advise whether they suit a patient.