Perhaps someone at home or at work has asked when you plan to fix that missing tooth, and you are not convinced you need to. A bridge is your call. Good information makes it easier to answer them, and yourself, with confidence.
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Encouragement from people around you can be kind, but it can also feel like pressure. What matters clinically is how the space affects your chewing, your bite and the teeth around it, and those are things an examination can describe. How much the look bothers you is entirely your own judgment.
Pembina is an area of Winnipeg, and residents there can have a missing tooth assessed at our McPhillips Street clinic. The purpose of that visit is to explain what your dentist finds, and any decision afterward stays with you.
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An examination explains what the space is doing now, which is different from being told what to do.
Chewing, speech, looks and cost weigh differently for every person, and yours are the ones that matter.
If you decide not to replace the tooth yet, ask what is worth watching in the meantime.
Should you decide a bridge is worth considering, the design depends on the teeth or implants available to support it. Two main groups cover most situations.
The teeth on either side of the space are crowned, and those crowns carry the replacement tooth.
Implants can serve as supports for several replacement teeth, so natural teeth do not need shaping.
A removable partial denture is another option some people prefer. Knowing all three lets you make a decision that feels like your own.
Part of deciding is knowing what you would be signing up for. A bridge usually takes shape over these stages.
Request your visitGums, alignment, root health and older restorations on candidate anchors are examined. Implant options bring bone and healing into the review.
Crowned anchors are shaped when the plan calls for them. With implants, healed fixtures are checked for connection.
Scans or impressions, bite registration and shade details are taken, and a temporary may hold the space.
The bridge is tried in, with bite, contacts, margins, appearance and cleaning access checked before it is secured.
Before coming in, it can help to note what you actually notice about the gap, apart from what others have said. That gives your dentist a clearer picture of what you want answered.
It is entirely reasonable to come in only to understand your options, with no intention of deciding that day.
Potted plants in the waiting area and on the reception counter at Winnipeg North Dental.
Feeling unsure is a sensible response to a permanent change. You can ask questions, take information home, and come back to it when you are ready.
Every option has drawbacks, and hearing them is as useful as hearing the benefits.
Your dentist can explain what an open space may mean for your bite and spacing over time.
Nothing has to be settled at the appointment, and you can contact the clinic later with more questions.
The ongoing part
A fixed bridge adds a daily task. Regular floss will not go between its joined units, so the space underneath the replacement tooth must be cleaned another way.
Our team demonstrates the right tools for your bridge, which may include a floss threader, super floss, an interdental brush or a water flosser.
Contact the clinic about movement, repeated food packing, bleeding or swelling, a persistent bad taste, chips, rough edges or a bite that feels different.
The margins of natural anchor teeth can decay, so periodic examinations remain part of owning a bridge.
For urgent concerns, call the clinic directly; the form is meant for routine requests.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Pembina residents who want information on a bridge are seen at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6.
The form passes your request along without booking a slot. Someone from the clinic will be back in touch so the two of you can pick a day.
Questions about coverage?
Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about dental bridges in Pembina.
Ask our teamThat decision is yours. An examination can explain how the space may affect your chewing, bite and neighbouring teeth, so you can weigh it properly.
No. A single implant can replace a root and hold its own crown, and implants can also support a bridge. Suitability depends on your assessment.
Shaping the neighbouring teeth for crowns removes structure that does not grow back, which is why the decision deserves thought.
A fixed bridge is cemented or attached and is not something you remove yourself. A partial denture is the removable alternative.
No lifespan can be promised. Support, bite, cleaning habits, decay, gum health, material and maintenance all play a role.
An assessment is where options are explained, and choosing treatment comes afterward. Request one through this page or call (204) 338-3003, and the clinic will reply.
Implants, partial dentures and crowns each solve slightly different problems. Reading about them can sharpen your questions.
Learn how dental implants in Winnipeg can replace one tooth or support bridges and dentures, including candidacy, placement, healing and restoration.
Explore serviceExplore full and partial dentures in Winnipeg, including the fitting process, everyday function, appearance, comfort and adjustments as your mouth adapts.
Explore serviceLearn how custom dental crowns in Winnipeg protect cracked, worn or root canal-treated teeth while restoring comfortable function, shape and appearance.
Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
Decide with facts
Pembina residents can request a bridge assessment at our clinic on McPhillips Street in Winnipeg, and the team will respond.
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