Most people have a tooth habit they would rather not admit to. If you live in Elmwood and suspect yours has caught up with a tooth, here is an honest look at hard habits, crowns, and the assessment offered at our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg.
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Chewing ice, gnawing a pen, or tearing tape with your teeth puts a hard, narrow force on enamel that was built for food. A tooth that already carries a big filling or a fine crack has less margin for that kind of treatment, and it may eventually fracture or wear down.
Elmwood is in Winnipeg, and residents concerned about a tooth affected this way can have it assessed at Winnipeg North Dental on McPhillips Street. Where a crown is the suitable repair, it adds reinforcement and a fresh chewing surface. It does not make the tooth into a tool, however, so the habit is worth rethinking as well.
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Mention your habits plainly. They are useful clinical information and nothing to feel embarrassed about.
How your teeth meet and what they are asked to do both bear on a restoration’s longevity.
A covered tooth can still be damaged, and a crown itself may chip or loosen under hard use.
A restoration may rebuild what has been lost, yet the forces that caused the damage will still be there. Both halves of that equation deserve attention.
After an assessment, full coverage might be proposed for damage of these kinds.
None of these is a medical instruction, only common sense for looking after any tooth.
Whether the damage calls for a crown at all depends on the cause and on what remains of the tooth. A filling or onlay might suit a smaller problem.
A typical custom crown is prepared and recorded at one appointment, and fitted at a subsequent one. Your material and treatment plan set the spacing, so the timing can differ between patients.
Request your visitA check of tooth, root, gums, bite and relevant X-rays shows what happened, and tells the dentist whether a crown would be a sensible repair.
After numbing, the tooth is shaped to accept a covering. How you bite is recorded along with the shade and a scan or impression of the prepared tooth.
Your temporary, if you have one, is less sturdy than the final crown. Stay away from sticky foods and clean around it with extra gentleness.
The final crown is tried in to judge contacts, fit, bite and appearance. It is fine-tuned wherever needed, and then cemented into place.
Nobody needs a confession, only an accurate account. A dentist deciding how to restore a tooth is better served by knowing what that tooth is regularly up against.
If you are unsure whether you grind at night, say so. A bed partner’s comment or morning jaw tightness may be worth mentioning.
A white consultation desk and black chairs, along with a blue treatment chair.
Worrying about being judged keeps some people from booking at all. Whatever caused the damage, the appointment is about the tooth and what it needs now. Your dentist normally uses local anesthetic for preparation, and you are free to ask about each step.
Freezing takes care of sharp feeling at the tooth, but you could still sense some vibration or pushing.
Tender gums and passing sensitivity are possible after shaping, and they should improve as time goes on.
Changing a long-standing habit is slow going. Being open about the struggle is helpful for everyone.
Breaking the cycle
A crown’s lifespan is not fixed, and the way you use it is part of that. Supporting tooth structure, bite forces, grinding, margin hygiene, decay, gum changes and injury all weigh in.
A new crown has no special immunity to ice or pens, so give it the respect you would like your teeth to get.
If grinding is part of your picture, raise whether a protective appliance is a good idea for your bite.
If the crown shifts, your bite seems high or floss tears at the same spot, let the clinic know about it.
Daily brushing and cleaning between teeth still matter, because the natural tooth at the crown’s margin can decay.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Elmwood residents receive crown assessment and treatment at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg. The directions link can help you find it.
Something has just snapped and it hurts? Phone (204) 338-3003 and do not rely on the form, which is only a request that the clinic follows up.
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Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about dental crowns in Elmwood.
Ask our teamIt can contribute, particularly with a tooth that already has a large filling or an existing crack. The dentist can look for signs of that kind of damage.
It is wiser not to. Crowned teeth remain vulnerable to trauma and heavy force, and the crown itself is not designed to stand up to hard objects like that.
Nothing forces you to, but honest details help. Knowing how a tooth is used helps the dentist explain the damage and plan a suitable repair.
Sometimes you cannot. Flattened edges, chips or sharp pain when biting are clues, though only an exam can show how much the tooth has been affected.
Quite possibly. When enough natural tooth remains to support it, a direct filling might be all that is required, and that gets decided at the assessment.
Say what the tooth is doing and, if you know, what caused it. Phone (204) 338-3003 or use this page, and the visit takes place on McPhillips Street.
Worn and chipped teeth have several possible repairs, ranging from conservative to more extensive. These pages explain the alternatives.
Learn when custom inlays or onlays may repair a damaged back tooth in Winnipeg while preserving more natural structure than a full dental crown.
Explore serviceLearn how dental bonding in Winnipeg uses tooth-coloured resin to repair small chips, close minor spaces and refine tooth shape, often in one visit.
Explore serviceExplore general dentistry in Winnipeg for check-ups, cleanings, fillings, root canals, extractions, emergencies and children’s dental care.
Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
Whatever the habit
Request a crown assessment on McPhillips Street, and the clinic will be in touch regarding a suitable time.
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