Smile Design Say Cheese!
Do you want to transform your smile and enhance your confidence? Well you have come to the right place- Dr. Tijo Alex’s Orthodontic centre assures to bring back your colourful smile of youth and return you to your glorious past with utmost confidence. Their ‘Smile Design’ approaches involve creating a harmony between teeth and associated structures through dental treatment procedures such as restoring the missing teeth, enhancing the shape of the teeth, changing their position as desired and enhancing their appearances.

Teeth Whitening
Looking for a Celebrity- like smile? Then, this is it. There's nothing that radiates health, happiness and even success like a sparkling white smile. So it's no wonder many people choose whitening to improve the appearance of their teeth. In fact, whitening is one of the least expensive cosmetic remedies available to enhance a faded smile. It is done through a short duration procedure; where-in, medically approved agents are used to improve the shade of the stained or discoloured teeth. They are of the following types
1. In-Office Whitening Systems — The dentist will apply a gel to your teeth and leave it on for about an hour to bleach. A heat or light source may be used during the process to increase the bleaching action.
2. Take-Home Whitening — In this case, the dentist will give you custom-made mouth trays made of thin, flexible plastic that you will fill with the whitening gel and then leave on your teeth for a prescribed period of time.

Cosmetic Dentistry
Completing your transition towards a celebrity look! Cosmetic dentistry primarily focuses on improvement of dental aesthetics in color, position, shape, size, alignment and overall smile appearance, without compromising the functionality of the teeth. It includes the addition of a dental material to teeth or gums like bonding, porcelain laminates, crowns (caps), gum grafts etc., removal of unnecessary structures in the oral cavity, improving the appearance of teeth and gums by neither adding nor removing dental materials as for example: teeth and gum de-pigmentation, mild correction of tooth-spacing or teeth-crowding by straightening of teeth etc. All these will be accompanied by improvement in facial appearance. The confident team of doctors here in Dr. Tijo Alex's Orthodontic centre assure you this improvement in appearance and hence a return with confidence and self esteem.

Root Canal Treatment (RCT)
Why extracting an infected tooth when we can save and restore it in the form as gifted by God? RCT is a completely painless and atraumatic procedure done in a single sitting to save such tooth without compromising any of your planned activities.

Child Dentistry
Your child won't keep his or her first teeth forever, but that doesn't mean those tiny pearly whites don't need conscientious care. Maintaining your child's dental health from the beginning will provide health benefits well into adulthood, as primary (baby) teeth serve as guides for the eruption of permanent (adult) teeth by holding the spaces for the new teeth to erupt, while also helping your child to bite, chew and speak. At Dr. Tijo Alex’s Orthodontic Centre, your child's dental health will be in the safe hands of experienced doctors who perform procedures such as tooth coloured fillings, dental cleaning, tooth extraction, fluoride application to prevent decay, child's habit breaking treatments to prevent and intercept malaligned tooth in future, treatments to save infected teeth etc.

Orthodontics
Orthodontics is the speciality of Dr. Tijo Alex’s Orthodontic Centre. Orthodontic treatments correct the teeth and jaws that are positioned improperly. Crooked teeth and teeth that do not fit together correctly are harder to keep clean, are at risk of being lost early due to tooth decay and gum infections and cause extra stress on the chewing muscles that can lead to headaches, neck, shoulder, back pains etc. Besides, such teeth can also affect one's appearance and confidence. Give all your misaligned teeth concerns a full stop. At Dr. Tijo Alex's Orthodontic centre, your teeth shape and alignment will be taken care with utmost care. The benefits of their orthodontic treatments include a healthier mouth, a more pleasing appearance and shaped & aligned teeth that are more likely to last a lifetime.

Dental Implants - Your second permanent set of teeth! Imagine a condition when you have difficulty in speaking or chewing due to absence of teeth. Your solution is dental implants. Dental implants are metal posts or frames that are surgically fused to the jaw bone beneath your gums for mounting the artificial replacement teeth. As the placement is rigid, the patient need not worry about slipping of teeth while chewing or speaking, which gives him a natural feel during these activities. Such implants can be laid for any number and position of the missing teeth without preparing or grounding the nearby ones. The expert and specialized panel of dentists at Dr. Tijo Alex’s Dental Care Centre will fix you the right implant to restore your lost speech clarity as well as enable you to have your most favourite foods with ease.

Periodontal Treatment (gum treatment)
Healthy gums are the foundation for your teeth, much like the foundation for your house. Healthy gums provide the support needed for your teeth to function as they should. Gum disease (Periodontitis) is the leading cause of tooth loss among adults. It is known as a "silent" disease because it is rarely painful, especially in the early stages. Bleeding Gums is often the first warning sign most people have of gum Disease.

A Healthy Heart Starts with a Healthy Smile!!! Gum disease can kill more than just your smile! Recent research has identified a link between gum disease and heart diseases, and other health problems. The bacteria associated with gum disease can enter your bloodstream and threaten your overall health. Gums are made of a soft tissues designed to cover the bones of the teeth. These tissues form a tight seal around the teeth to support the bones and provide a barrier to bacteria. Hence it is important to take good care of your gums and to prevent the formation of plaque on tooth surfaces. If plaque is not removed, it can release toxins that irritate and inflame the gum, causing a condition called gingivitis. If not treated, gingivitis can progress into periodontal disease, a low-grade infection of the gums that can slowly and painlessly destroy the gums and bones around your teeth. With periodontal disease, the patient is at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease and respiratory infections. Therefore such patients require specialized treatment. At Dr. Tijo Alex’s Dental Care Centre, specific treatment approaches are carried out according to the case by the dentists who also guide the patients for early detection and prevention of gum disease.

Laser dentistry
Application of Lasers in dentistry has been a breakthrough in surgical dental procedure because of the unique painless and non bleeding aspects. Lasers are used in treatment of tooth decay (to remove the decay from within a tooth and prepare the surrounding enamel for receipt of the filling), gum disease (to reshape gums), during root canal procedures to remove bacteria, for biopsy or lesion removal (to remove a small piece of tissue for cancer examination, to remove lesions in the mouth and relieve the pain of canker sores and teeth whitening (to speed up of the whitening process). The benefits of laser dentistry are – it is minimally painful, reducing the need for anesthesia, reduces the anxiety in patients uncomfortable with the use of the dental drill, minimizes bleeding and swelling during soft tissue treatments and preserve more healthy tooth during cavity removal. This advanced technology in dentistry is very well performed in Dr. Tijo Alex’s Orthodontic Centre to serve its patients as per their needs.

Clear Aligners
Orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) with clear aligners involves the fabrication of a series of incrementally different aligners for top and bottom teeth that are similar in appearance to whitening trays or an athletic mouthguard. The first pair of aligners may be no different from the patients’ normal dentition, so they can get used to wearing them. Aligners are typically changed every two to four weeks, and each new set is slightly different from the last to gradually shift teeth into place. Treatment can take up to two years, depending on case difficulty and patient compliance. A patient may need fewer than five aligners, or more than 20.

Sports Dentistry
Dental trauma in sports is the major linking channel between sports and dentistry. Sports dentistry is the prevention of oral/facial athletic injuries and related oral diseases and manifestations. It has two major components: First is the treatment of orofacial injuries and the second is the prevention of sports-related orofacial injuries. To provide comprehensive care, a dentist must be knowledgeable and adept in the areas of oral surgery, endodontics, operative dentistry, orthodontics, hospital dentistry, and patient behavior management.

Various dental traumas encountered during sports are luxation injuries to tooth, avulsion, fracture of the facial bones, and concussion injuries. Prevention of these injuries during sports is important.

Preventive aspects during sports have changed the incidence of the injuries to the athlete. The preventive measures like usage of helmets, mouthguards, and other protective gears have reduced the impact on the athlete, thereby reducing the injuries.

Sterilization and Hygiene
Improperly sterilized instruments can transmit deadly diseases like AIDS, hepatitis etc. Therefore, the management and staff of Dr. Tijo Alex’s Orthodontic Centre give prime importance to their patients’ safety. Hence they follow a strict protocol regarding sterilization and disinfection using Class B Automatic system which ascertains European standard of sterilization.