Welcome to the dental practice of Dr. Mark Botsford

Dr Mark Botsford has served both the London and Strathroy communities with optimum dental care in a warm and friendly environment for over thirty years. His highly trained team is committed to ensuring a comfortable, relaxing dental visit offering leading edge technology with an emphasis on effective communication with each patient.

Dr. Botsford and his Associates provide a common sense approach to dentistry focusing on thorough diagnosis and customized treatment plans with attention to both patient's needs and budget.

Our London Practice at 1065 Valetta St. has officially closed. You can now visit us at Hyde Park Dentistry at 994 Gainsborough Rd., just a short 5 minute drive from our previous location. We have joined forces with Dr. Ashish Papneja and Dr. Marjan Moaveni, both are excellent practitioners and wonderful people with a great support staff. Give us a call at 519-473-8222 or check out their website at hydeparkdentistry.ca

Patients wishing to continue care with Dr. Botsford are welcome to join us at our newly expanded office at 39 Frank St. in Strathroy. With two new hygienists on staff appointments are readily available and can be made by calling 519-245-0970 or filling in an appointment request on our website. Looking forward to seeing your smiles!

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Exceptional dentistry,
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Bonded Filings Amalgam-free Root Canal Therapy Porcelain Inlays/Onlays Extractions Athletic Mouthwear Porcelain Veneers

Gone are the days when tooth trauma and cavities could only be treated with unsightly metal fillings. Today, modern, tooth-colored fillings made of durable resin can be bonded to your teeth for a stronger, more natural-looking effect. Composite fillings are virtually undetectable and require only a single appointment to apply.

Dr. Mark Botsford provides comprehensive mercury-free and amalgam-free dentistry. Restorative dentistry seeks to repair or replace your natural teeth in order to return your mouth to full functional and aesthetic harmony. The restorative work can range from simple fillings and crowns to more complex root canal therapy and tooth replacement implants. No matter what stage of restorative care your teeth require, we can offer solutions.

Each of our teeth contains a long, thin strand of dental pulp—which provides the tooth with nutrients and nerves—that extends down to the tooth’s root. If the pulp becomes infected or injured, the tooth’s nerves die and, often, without endodontic treatment, the tooth dies as well. Root canals are designed to save such damaged teeth.During the procedure, a gap is drilled into the tooth’s crown and pulp chamber, diseased pulp is reshaped or removed, and the tooth is permanently sealed with a gold, porcelain, or tooth-colored inlay/onlay or crown.

Porcelain inlays and onlays are a very aesthetic alternatives to composite fillings. They have a high degree of strength, and as such, are excellent for restoring weakened back teeth. Inlays and onlays protect and restore large portions of decayed, heavily restored tooth, or teeth under very heavy load (i.e. back teeth). Unlike crowns, they only cover a portion of the tooth, and are therefore more conservative on the amount of tooth preparation required.They are made with porcelain, customized to your natural tooth shade, and look like your...

In only the most extreme and necessary cases—such as when its roots are damaged beyond repair—we may extract a tooth in preparation for a restorative dentistry procedure, such as dentures or implants.

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