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Depending on what's necessary, this can cover:

• a clinical examination, assessment and report

• an orthodontic assessment and report

• advice, diagnosing and planning your treatment

• X-rays

• moulds (casts) 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 dentures (false teeth) or orthodontic appliances, such as braces

• treating sensitive cementum (the tissue that covers the root of a tooth)

• Urgent treatment when you need to see a dentist immediately also costs £25.80.

Depending on what's necessary, this can cover everything listed in band 1 above, plus:

• 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 grafted (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 (fluid-filled sac)

• 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

Depending on what's necessary, this can cover everything listed in bands 1 and 2 above, plus:

• 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 applications, not including sports guards

• Treatments such as veneers and braces are only available on the NHS if there's a clinical need for them (not for cosmetic reasons)