NHS Banding

Band 1
Procedures:
 * £18.80
 * a clinical examination, assessment and report
 * an orthodontics assessment and report
 * advice, diagnosis and planning of your treatment
 * X-rays
 * moulds of your teeth – for example, to see how your teeth bite together
 * taking coloured photographs
 * advice on preventing future problems, such as diet advice and cleaning instructions
 * applying sealants or fluoride preparations to the surfaces of your teeth
 * a scale and polish
 * marginal correction of fillings
 * taking a sample of cells or tissue from your mouth to examine (pathological *examination)
 * adjusting false teeth (dentures) or orthodontic appliances, such as braces
 * treating sensitive cementum (the tissue that covers the root of a tooth)

Band 2

 * £51.30

Procedures:
 * non-surgical treatment of periodontitis (a severe form of gum disease) – such as root planing (cleaning bacteria from the roots of your teeth) or deep scaling and a polish
 * surgical treatment of periodontitis – such as removing some gum tissue (gingivectomy)
 * free gingival grafts – when healthy tissue from the roof of your mouth is attached to your teeth where the root is exposed


 * fillings
 * sealant restorations – when sealant is used to fill a small hole and seal any grooves in your teeth
 * root canal treatment (endodontics)
 * pulpotomy – removing dental pulp (the soft tissue at the centre of a tooth)
 * apicectomy – removing the tip of the root of a tooth transplanting teeth


 * removing teeth (extraction)
 * oral surgery – such as removing a cyst
 * soft tissue surgery to the mouth or lips
 * frenectomy, frenoplasty or frenotomy – surgery to the folds of tissue that connect your tongue, lips and cheeks to your jaw bone


 * relining and rebasing dentures
 * adding to your dentures – such as adding a clasp or a tooth
 * splinting loose teeth – for example, after an accident or due to periodontitis; this doesn’t include laboratory-made splints
 * bite-raising appliances (similar to a mouth guard) – for example, to correct your jaw alignment; this doesn’t include laboratory-made appliances

Band 3

 * £222.50

Procedures:
 * veneers and palatal veneers – new surfaces for the front or back of a tooth
 * inlays, pinlays and onlays – used to restore damaged teeth
 * crowns – a type of cap that completely covers your real tooth
 * bridges – a fixed replacement for a missing tooth or teeth
 * dentures
 * orthodontic treatment and appliances such as braces
 * other custom-made appliances, not including sports guards

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