NHS Banding

== Band 1 ==
*£18.80
Procedures: 
*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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References
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