You nodded along, and then you got home with a list of words you couldn’t quite define. Meadow Land residents can have those terms cleared up here, or in person at our Winnipeg clinic on McPhillips Street.
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Dental words can make a fairly simple repair sound more serious than it is. A restoration is any work that rebuilds a tooth. A direct restoration is one placed and shaped right on the tooth, as a filling is. Once you know the vocabulary, the plan tends to become a lot clearer.
Nobody at Winnipeg North Dental will expect you to speak the language. If a word goes past you during a visit, stop and ask about it. A recommendation is only useful once you understand what’s being said and why.
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Common terms from a filling discussion are explained here in everyday language.
Any term you’re unsure about can be gone over again during your visit.
Understanding the language makes it far easier to weigh what’s being suggested.
These are ordinary terms in a filling discussion, boiled down to their basic meaning. Your dentist can tell you how each one applies to your own tooth.
Much of the vocabulary refers to what goes into your tooth and how it’s kept there. A few of these words come up all the time.
Other terms describe the state of the tooth or its surroundings. Hearing them doesn’t automatically point to anything alarming.
If you hear about an inlay, onlay or crown, those are larger restorations that may be proposed when a tooth needs more support than a direct repair provides.
Here’s the usual run of a direct filling, along with the words you could hear at each point. Details do change with the tooth and the material being used.
Request your visitThese mean numbing the area, when that’s appropriate, and keeping out moisture. Both come before the repair itself gets underway.
Damaged tooth or old filling material is taken out. The space left behind is called the prepared area, and sound tooth is preserved around it.
Material gets put in, then hardened, and that’s repeated in controlled layers. Contour simply describes the resulting shape of your tooth.
Occlusion is the word for how your teeth come together. It’s checked once the surface is smooth, and a high spot can then be adjusted.
If you’ve been given a treatment recommendation elsewhere or at an earlier visit, note what you recall of it. A half-remembered word makes a perfectly good starting point.
Insurance forms have a language of their own. Ask about estimates for your repair, as benefit plans and CDCP differ on restorative services and patient portions.
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Plenty of people feel awkward asking the same thing twice. Please don’t. Being unsure what you’re agreeing to is a far more uncomfortable position than having to say, sorry, once more?
Say you’d like it put another way, and we’ll try different words.
Beyond the terminology, it’s reasonable to want to know how the numbed tooth will actually feel.
Say so if you’d like things to stop for a bit, whether to ask something or to check your comfort.
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The instructions you’re given are tailored to your treatment, and you can always ask what they mean. A few of the phrases you might hear are simple enough once translated.
That is, until normal feeling has come back. Before then, skip the chewing so your tongue, lip and cheek stay out of harm’s way.
This phrase means the new filling touches before your other teeth do when you close. It’s a good reason to call and have it reviewed.
This just means having the filling and surrounding tooth looked at during your recommended examinations, in addition to your daily cleaning.
Transient sensitivity means a short-lived reaction to temperature or pressure. It should ease with time, so phone us if it’s strong or stays around.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Meadow Land residents who choose us are seen at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg. A directions link is available here as well.
Think of the form as a request: we’ll get back to you, and that’s when a time gets set. If you have a sore or urgent tooth, phone (204) 338-3003.
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Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about dental fillings in Meadow Land.
Ask our teamA filling is one type of restoration. The broader word covers any work that rebuilds a tooth, including inlays, onlays and crowns as well as direct repairs.
It describes older dental work that may no longer be doing its job. A fracture, an opening along the edge or decay around it are examples of what might prompt that phrase.
Not in the sense that it may sound. It means an area of tooth structure has been damaged, and that may be small and manageable. Ask your dentist how extensive yours looks.
It’s a repair built and shaped right on your tooth during treatment. Inlays and onlays, by contrast, are custom restorations made to fit, and they may be used for larger areas.
It refers to whether a repair can hold up against the forces that tooth faces, given how much healthy structure is left. It’s a major part of how the type of restoration is chosen.
Yes, feel free to ask our team about it. Coverage, materials, tooth restrictions and what you pay can vary, so plan responses sometimes need some interpreting.
Ask for a visit through the form here or by calling (204) 338-3003. It would take place at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, and we’ll confirm a time with you.
If an inlay, onlay or crown has come up, or you simply want to know more about tooth-coloured materials, these pages explain further.
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 custom dental crowns in Winnipeg protect cracked, worn or root canal-treated teeth while restoring comfortable function, shape and appearance.
Explore serviceExplore tooth-coloured restorations in Winnipeg for repairing decay, chips, wear or failing fillings with materials selected to blend with nearby enamel.
Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
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