A slim tooth beside your front teeth, a short one, or a shape that doesn’t quite match its neighbour can bother you for years. See how added resin may bring a single tooth into better balance.
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Nobody else may have ever mentioned it, yet you cover your mouth in photos because of one tooth. Perhaps it’s smaller than the matching tooth on the other side, or it has an odd edge, or a little pale patch. For Rivergrove residents with this kind of focused concern, resin may offer a modest way to change it.
Composite can add to a narrow, short, or uneven tooth so that it sits more comfortably beside its neighbour, and it can cover a small discoloured or irregular area where that suits direct resin. The dentist assesses symmetry and bite at our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg before recommending anything.
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A tooth’s shape is only ever right or wrong in relation to those surrounding it, so all of them get considered.
Building up a small tooth usually works by adding material, not by reducing the teeth beside it.
A localized pale, dark, or irregular patch may be masked if it’s small enough to suit resin.
Most concerns of this type come down to outline or to surface. Often it’s a little of each, and resin can address them in slightly different ways.
Resin can be added where the tooth seems too short or slim, recreating the proportions you would expect to see at that position.
A small mark or irregularity can sometimes be covered with composite, provided that a limited, local change is enough.
Sometimes a slightly different tool is the better fit. Removing a tiny amount of enamel by tooth reshaping, or moving the tooth orthodontically, may be raised instead.
Bonding here is something like sculpture on a very small scale. It’s gradual, and most of the attention goes to fine details of outline and surface.
Request your visitStart by showing what catches your eye. Then the dentist examines the tooth’s health, its partner on the other side, and your bite.
You and the dentist talk about what a modest, believable change would be for this tooth, and whether bonding can realistically get there.
After the shade is selected, the enamel is conditioned and isolated for adhesive. Layers of composite then build out the form, each set with a curing light.
Edges and contours are refined, your bite is verified for comfort, and polishing leaves a surface that catches light much as its neighbours do.
It sounds odd, but a picture where the tooth bothers you can explain your concern more quickly than any description. A photo you do like can be just as useful.
If you’re considering a lighter colour as well, tell the dentist. Whitening is generally finished first, because the resin is matched to your settled shade and won’t lighten later.
The reception and a treatment room at our clinic.
It can feel a little awkward to tell a dentist that one tooth has bothered you for a long time. Please say it anyway. Small, specific worries are exactly what this treatment is meant for.
Looking at the tooth side by side with the dentist can make a subtle concern much easier to explain.
Do you want it barely noticeable, or more obviously different? Sharing this guides the discussion about shape.
A shape change on sound enamel commonly happens without anaesthetic, but your tooth’s condition could change that.
Getting used to the new shape
Your tongue will probably find the new contour before anyone else notices. The resin that shaped it can wear, stain, or chip over time, depending on how it’s used and maintained.
A tooth you’ve studied for years takes some getting used to in its new form. If something feels off, mention it.
Added width or length shouldn’t be used to bite thread, tear open bags, or crack something hard.
Brushing and cleaning between teeth remain routine, and it’s good to pay attention to where the resin meets natural enamel.
Not quite settled with the new shape? Let the clinic know.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Rivergrove is in the north part of Winnipeg, and any bonding you choose would take place at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street.
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Helpful details about dental bonding in Rivergrove.
Ask our teamRequest a visit through the form or call (204) 338-3003. Appointments are at Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6, and clinic staff will reply to arrange a suitable time with you.
Yes, bonding is commonly applied to selected teeth. Whether one is enough depends on how the tooth relates to the rest of your smile, and on what the assessment shows.
Bonding adds composite to change a tooth’s form, while reshaping removes a very small amount of enamel for minor contour refinements. Some people’s concerns suit one better, depending on the tooth.
A small, localized area may suit direct resin. The dentist would look at the mark’s size and character, since not every discolouration is a good match for this approach.
Resin alters visible shape, but it doesn’t reposition the tooth or root. When position is the main concern, orthodontics may be the more direct solution.
The goal is to make it look at home next to its neighbours. Believability depends on colour, edge position, symmetry, and surface texture, all of which are considered when the resin is shaped.
If adding resin doesn’t turn out to be the right approach, the treatments below deal with tooth shape and appearance in other ways.
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Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
About that one tooth
If you live in Rivergrove, send us a request for a bonding assessment at our Winnipeg clinic. We’ll reply to set up a time.
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