You left your last dental visit with a phrase you did not quite follow, and perhaps a tooth to watch. For people in Brooklands who want to understand their results, here is how to make sense of them.
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A useful exam ends with clarity on three things: what is healthy, what should be monitored, and whether care is recommended. Those categories are quite different, and it is perfectly fine to ask which one a particular comment belongs to.
Brooklands is an area in Winnipeg, and check-ups for people living there are carried out at our clinic on McPhillips Street. You should have the chance to ask questions at the end, and to hear your dentist’s reasons in everyday language rather than in dental shorthand.
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Healthy, worth watching, or needing care: each finding should fit somewhere you can understand.
Ask what led to a recommendation, and what your dentist is hoping to prevent.
Once options are explained, you can talk about what matters most to you and in what order.
Results don’t come from your dentist alone. The hygienist’s view of your gums and buildup feeds into what you are eventually told.
Your dentist looks for changes in your teeth, gums, bite, and restorations, and decides what they mean for you.
Your hygienist gets a close view while working and often notices patterns in where plaque and tartar gather.
If two comments seem to conflict, say so. It is better to clear up confusion in the room than to puzzle over it later at home.
Your age, oral health, and time since your last appointment change the specifics. Here is how the appointment tends to build toward your results.
Request your visitWhen your history and medications are reviewed, mention anything you were told to watch or that you never fully understood.
Your mouth is examined, including soft tissues and any past work, with X-rays only when they are clinically appropriate.
Plaque and tartar are removed with the appropriate instruments. Your hygienist may point out what they are noticing as they go.
This is when findings are explained and a recall schedule or treatment plan is suggested. Ask whatever you need to feel clear about it.
It is easy to forget a question once you are in the chair. Jotting down a few ahead of time makes it more likely you will leave with the answers you came for.
If cost could affect your decision, you can ask about an estimate for any care being discussed. How benefits apply depends on your plan and on what is provided.
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Dental terms can leave anyone feeling a step behind. If you need something repeated, drawn out, or simply put another way, that is a reasonable thing to ask.
If your dentist has an image of the spot in question, ask to be shown what they mean.
You can say you would like to think about a recommendation instead of feeling you must answer on the spot.
Hearing about a finding can be unsettling, and sharing that helps your team explain things in a useful way.
After the explanation
Not everything needs doing right away, and some things need nothing at all except attention. Before you leave, make sure you know what is expected of you.
Find out what is being watched, when it will be looked at again, and what would change the plan.
Ask about your options and priorities, and take the time to discuss what suits your circumstances.
You may just need to keep up your home care and note when you are next due for a visit.
Should something you were told to watch begin to hurt, swell, or break, phone the clinic rather than waiting.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Your exam, cleaning, and review of findings all happen at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg. Check the directions link for the way there.
Your request can mention a past finding that you would like looked at. The clinic follows up with a time, since a submitted form doesn’t reserve one.
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Helpful details about check-ups & cleanings in Brooklands.
Ask our teamIt usually means something is worth checking over time, without treatment being recommended at this point. Ask what is being watched and what change would lead your dentist to suggest doing something.
Not necessarily. Some findings need treatment and others simply need monitoring. Your dentist can explain how pressing a recommendation is and how your priorities fit in.
Yes, please do. You should leave understanding what was seen, and if a question occurs to you after you have gone home, you can still contact the clinic to ask.
Time may have passed, and a new assessment reflects your mouth as it is today. Tell your dentist what you heard before, so the two can be compared and any differences discussed.
Monitoring means keeping track of something to see whether it changes. A treatment plan sets out care that is being recommended, and you can ask about the options and order involved.
Mention what you are hoping to do when you get in touch. What is appropriate depends on your history and the concern, and the clinic can talk through which appointment would suit.
Complete the request form here, or call (204) 338-3003 and speak with the clinic. You would be seen at Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6, after your time is confirmed.
If your exam touched on one of these, the pages below offer some background. Your own dentist’s assessment is what determines whether they apply.
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Still wondering what it meant?
Request a check-up and cleaning at our McPhillips Street clinic if you live in Brooklands, and bring along what you have been wondering about.
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