A temporary repair is meant to bridge a short gap, yet months can slip by. If you’re in Southdale and yours is still there, ask about its next step on McPhillips Street.
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Maybe you had something placed during an emergency or partway through other treatment, and were told to come back. Life got in the way. The tooth felt fine, so finishing the job dropped down your list.
Temporary material generally isn’t built for long service, and comfort alone doesn’t tell you how the tooth is doing beneath it. At Winnipeg North Dental, a new assessment can look at where things stand today and what restoration, if any, makes sense next. There’s no need to feel awkward about how long it’s been.
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Temporary materials aren’t generally intended as a long-term repair.
Decay can develop quietly, including beneath restorations.
Today’s findings guide the next step, not what was planned back then.
Depending on what the temporary was covering, the permanent solution could be simple or could call for more. Knowing the history helps, even if it’s patchy.
Approximate answers are fine here, and we can work with gaps in what you remember.
None of these confirm what’s happening, but they’re good reasons not to put off a visit further.
A filling may not be the final answer. If damage is extensive, or other treatment was under way, a different restoration could be more suitable once the tooth has been examined.
After examining the tooth, we’d confirm it with you and review the plan. Timing and details vary with the tooth and material, and a typical direct filling proceeds as outlined here.
Request your visitWe apply local anesthetic as appropriate and isolate the tooth, since a contaminated surface makes it harder to place material predictably.
The old stopgap comes out, along with any decay or weakened enamel below. Sound structure is kept wherever that’s feasible.
A shade-matched composite is built up gradually and cured, reforming the outline of the tooth so that you can clean it well.
Polishing and bite adjustment come last. Since you’ve likely been favouring this tooth, tell us about anything that feels unusual.
A receipt or an old message could help date the temporary, but don’t delay your request to search for one. Roughly remembering the year is still useful.
If any of the temporary has come away, tell the clinic when you get in touch.
White chairs by the waiting area window, and a dental treatment room.
Plenty of people postpone the second half of a dental job for ordinary reasons, like money, work or simply feeling fine. We’d rather focus on the tooth than on when you should have come.
Most people mainly notice pressure and buzzing while the tooth is frozen.
If something doesn’t feel right, tell us, and we can stop and reassess.
We’ll describe what we found once the temporary is off, if anything changes.
No more temporary measures
Treat your own instructions as the definitive version. In general, though, here’s what the first while can look like with a newly restored tooth.
If you were frozen, wait to chew so that your cheek, lip and tongue are spared. Hot drinks can also wait until sensation returns.
It may react a bit to pressure or temperature, especially at first. Rather than worsening, those responses should settle down gradually.
If your bite feels high, that tooth meets first or you’re still sore when chewing, call us soon instead of adjusting to it.
Keep up brushing, cleaning between teeth and recommended exams, so that the restoration doesn’t slip out of sight the way the temporary did.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Southdale is in Winnipeg, and those who live there can request a visit at Winnipeg North Dental. You’d be seen at Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, and this section gives you a directions link.
We’ll reply to arrange your time, as a submitted form isn’t yet an appointment. If the tooth is suddenly painful or seems urgent, please call (204) 338-3003.
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Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about dental fillings in Southdale.
Ask our teamThat depends on the material and why it was placed, so ask us about yours. In general, temporary materials are meant to hold until the planned treatment, not to replace it.
A lack of symptoms can’t show what’s going on underneath, since decay may develop without pain. Examination and appropriate records give a better sense of the tooth’s condition.
Phone the clinic and describe what happened, especially if there’s pain or a sharp edge. The exposed tooth should be examined, and a call lets you explain how it feels.
It’s helpful but not required. Tell us whatever you recall, including why it was done, and the examination can fill in much of the rest.
Possibly, if enough healthy tooth remains. A larger repair could call for an inlay, onlay or crown, and other findings can change the plan. You’ll have that explained before deciding.
Request a visit through the form and mention the temporary, or call (204) 338-3003. The assessment and any treatment would happen at our McPhillips Street clinic.
Temporary fillings can be part of a longer plan, so these pages explain some of the treatments that might have been intended.
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Explore serviceContact Winnipeg North Dental for urgent help with tooth pain, swelling, broken or knocked-out teeth, lost restorations and dental injuries.
Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
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If you live in Southdale, send a request for our McPhillips Street clinic, and we’ll be back in touch about timing.
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