Your other teeth are fine, but one has turned darker or duller, and now it is all you see. A lone discoloured tooth raises two questions: why did it change, and can a veneer be made to blend in beside its neighbours?
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When a single tooth changes colour while the rest stay the same, it is worth learning why before thinking about covering it. A past knock, older dental work or changes within the tooth are all possibilities that an examination can explore. A veneer may later help with the appearance, but it does not address the cause.
Kildonan Park is in Winnipeg, and patients from there can have a tooth like this assessed at Winnipeg North Dental on McPhillips Street. If a veneer proves suitable, matching becomes the central challenge, because a restoration on just one tooth has its natural neighbours right there for comparison.
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A colour change confined to one tooth deserves an explanation before any talk of covering it.
Your surrounding natural teeth become the reference for shade, texture and translucency.
A very dark tooth affects how the restoration is planned and how much preparation it may call for.
These two stages tend to come in order. Finding out what is happening with the tooth is the first, and working out how to make it blend in is the second.
A careful look at this one tooth, with any needed diagnostic records, aims to clarify what has been going on.
A veneer has to look at home among natural teeth, and that takes more than a basic shade tab.
A close match is the goal, but no one can promise that a restoration will be indistinguishable. The try-in gives you a real look before anything is finalized.
A one-tooth plan goes through the same careful stages as a larger one. The difference lies in how closely your eye will compare it with the tooth right beside it.
Request your visitTell your dentist about any past injury or treatment. The tooth, the gum around it and your bite are examined, and images may be considered where clinically appropriate.
Depending on the findings, whitening, a crown or another option could come up. You can ask how each one might affect this particular tooth over time.
Photographs, scans and shade selection record the target for your restoration. A preview may be used when it would help you judge proportion and changes.
Any enamel preparation is conservative, and detailed records go toward fabrication. Once you and your dentist approve the veneer on your tooth, it is bonded.
A tooth can darken long after the event that affected it. Childhood falls, sports injuries or old repairs may be worth recalling, even if they seem to have nothing to do with how the tooth looks today.
A darkened tooth that aches, swells or is tender should prompt a phone call to the clinic instead of an online request.
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You may feel silly about being bothered by such a small area, or you may have learned to smile around it. Either way, it is a legitimate reason to ask, and you can tell us how it affects you.
Being bothered by just one tooth is a good enough reason to request a closer look.
Warn us beforehand if the darkened tooth feels sensitive to touch or pressure during the examination.
If the colour seems off once the veneer is on your tooth, say it plainly before bonding.
Keeping the match over time
A restoration and the natural teeth next to it may not age in step. Keeping an eye on that contrast is part of living with a single veneer.
Your other teeth can change colour with the years, while the ceramic resists many stains. Eventually, a difference between them might show.
Whitening affects natural teeth, not ceramic restorations. Check first if you are planning it, because it could disturb the blend.
Keep up normal brushing and cleaning between your teeth, and do not bite hard objects. A night guard may be worth raising for anyone who grinds.
Should the tooth under your veneer start to hurt, or the veneer loosen or chip, get in touch with the clinic.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Assessment of the tooth and any veneer care take place at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, MB. Follow the link in this section for directions.
Fill in the request form if the matter can wait, and the clinic will follow up with a time. Phone (204) 338-3003 if the tooth is causing symptoms.
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Ask our teamSeveral things can be responsible, such as a past injury, previous dental work or changes inside the tooth. An examination is the way to narrow this down for you.
A close match is what the shade selection and try-in are for. One restoration beside natural teeth can be demanding, so you will want to take a good look at it before you approve it.
Colour is one of the factors influencing how a veneer is prepared and planned. Your dentist can explain how the darkness of your tooth might affect your options.
It may come up, as your veneer’s colour should suit your neighbouring teeth after any whitening. Ask how the order of those steps would work if you want both.
That depends on how much sound tooth is left, its colour and whether earlier treatment has affected it. If a crown is a better fit, your dentist can explain why.
Only an examination can tell you what is going on inside. Request a visit to have it checked, and call the clinic if there is pain or swelling.
Send us the form on this page and mention the tooth, or call (204) 338-3003 to explain the situation. The examination would take place at our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg.
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If you are a Kildonan Park resident, ask for an examination at our Winnipeg clinic, and we will be in touch about a time.
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