Reluctant to do anything drastic to a healthy tooth? That caution is reasonable. Bonding often involves little or no enamel removal, so it’s frequently part of the discussion for people who feel this way.
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Plenty of people live with a small flaw for years simply because every fix they’ve read about sounds so final. Drilling, reshaping and covering can feel like a door closing. It’s fair to want to know exactly what would be altered before anything starts.
Composite works by adding rather than taking away, at least in many cases. Resin placed on intact enamel may call for little or no preparation, though a fracture, decay or the planned shape can change that. A proper answer about your tooth comes from an examination at our Winnipeg clinic on McPhillips Street.
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Material usually goes onto the tooth, which is quite different from treatments that begin by taking enamel off.
A bonded area can often be repaired or adjusted, so it needn’t be treated as your last word on that tooth.
Conservative doesn’t mean suitable for everything. The dentist can tell you if your concern goes beyond what resin handles.
No dental work is entirely without consequence, but the level of commitment does vary. Separating what tends to stay the same from what you’re taking on gives you a fuller picture.
With modest additions on healthy enamel, the natural tooth often stays largely as it was underneath the resin.
Choosing bonding does bring an ongoing relationship with the material, and that deserves your honest consideration too.
The amount of preparation can only be judged on your own tooth. Decay, sensitivity or a particular shape goal may all change what’s required.
A good assessment leaves you room to think. These stages show when the main choices come up, so that you know when to speak up.
Request your visitThe exam covers your teeth, enamel and bite. Doing nothing is a legitimate thing to discuss, as are bonding, gentle reshaping, orthodontics and veneers.
Before you agree, ask what would happen to the natural surface of your tooth. If any enamel would be removed, you can ask why and how much.
Should you go ahead, the shade is chosen, the enamel is conditioned, and composite is layered on, shaped and hardened under a curing light.
The surface is polished and contacts are checked. Take a look, and raise anything that strikes you while refinement is still an easy conversation.
Hesitation comes in different forms. You might be worried about permanence, about appearance or about being talked into something you didn’t want. Naming the actual concern gives the discussion a useful place to begin.
An assessment doesn’t oblige you to proceed. You’re free to take the information away and think it over.
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A cosmetic concern is rarely an emergency, so there’s usually room to weigh things calmly. Tell the team that you’re still deciding. It helps them give you information rather than a sales pitch.
Being clear that you’ve come for information can set the tone of the whole discussion from the start.
It’s perfectly acceptable to ask what would happen if you chose to leave this tooth entirely alone.
A tooth that has started to hurt is a different matter from a cosmetic concern. Please call the clinic about it.
If you do go ahead
One attraction of resin is that it leaves further steps available if your wishes or your teeth change. Some of those steps are simple, and some are bigger decisions that deserve their own assessment.
Surface staining or dullness may be improved by refinishing, leaving the rest of the restoration alone.
If a section breaks away, more composite can often be added, once sound material and the cause of the chip have been reviewed.
Should your goals grow, veneers or orthodontics might become worth discussing. Each has its own commitment, which the dentist can explain.
Having second thoughts about a shape or colour? Call and talk it through with the clinic.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Burrows Central residents are seen for this at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg. Look to the directions link when you’re ready to plan your visit.
Reach out by phone on (204) 338-3003 or with the form below. The clinic replies to confirm a time, since the form doesn’t secure one by itself.
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Ask our teamYes. Call (204) 338-3003 or fill in the form and say that you’d like information first. The assessment would be at Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, and any decision to continue stays with you.
That depends on what was done to the tooth. Resin added with little or no preparation leaves more of the natural surface intact, but you should ask what your specific plan would involve before calling it reversible.
Often it isn’t, or only slightly. Local preparation may be required for decay, for certain fractures, or for the shape being planned, and the dentist can say which applies to yours.
Sometimes it may be. A flaw that’s purely about looks is your call, whereas anything suggesting a health problem should be assessed. An examination can sort out which you’re dealing with.
Not as a general rule, as it’s usually a modest change to the tooth. Bonded surfaces may need to be accounted for in future planning, so mention any longer-term ideas you already have.
Veneers can offer broader control of shape and colour, but they may require enamel preparation and represent a greater commitment. Bonding usually requires less, while being more limited in what it can change.
If you’re weighing up commitment, it helps to read about alternatives that remove, cover or move the tooth differently.
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From Burrows Central, you’re welcome to request an assessment at our clinic in Winnipeg. The clinic will get back to you with the next step and possible times.
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