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Dentures for Garden City Residents

For many Garden City residents considering dentures, the quiet worry is appearance. Before anything is finished at our McPhillips Street clinic, you get a chance to see it and speak up.

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Denture Planning With Appearance in Mind for Garden City Residents

Worrying that dentures will look obvious is completely understandable, and it’s fair to say so at your first appointment. Appearance is one of the things careful planning aims to balance, alongside speech, chewing and comfort.

Teeth are only part of the picture, since a denture also gives support to your lips and cheeks. At our clinic in Winnipeg, you can look at tooth position and your smile during a try-in, then raise anything that doesn’t feel like you.

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See it during the try-in

Tooth position and smile get evaluated before processing, while there is still scope for changes.

Support for lips and cheeks

Replacing teeth is one goal. Supporting the soft tissues around your mouth is another part of the design.

Balanced with function

How a denture looks has to work alongside how you bite, talk and chew, so it’s all considered together.

Appearance in each design

What shapes your smile with a removable denture.

Complete and partial dentures pose slightly different cosmetic questions. In one case the whole row is new. In the other, replacement teeth sit next to your natural ones.

Full-arch replacement

With a complete denture, an entire upper or lower row is designed from scratch and supported by the tissues below and your jaw’s shape.

  • Tooth position is planned in relation to your lips and cheeks.
  • Movement of those soft tissues and your tongue is taken into account.
  • You can judge the overall effect at the trial stage.

Blending in a partial

Here, selected missing teeth are replaced beside the ones you’ve kept, with support shared by those teeth and your tissues.

  • Replacement teeth need to work visually with your own.
  • Your remaining teeth influence both the design and the way it stays in.
  • Ask to see how the trial looks when you talk and smile.

No appliance can promise a particular look, but saying clearly what you hope for gives the planning a better starting point.

Where your opinion counts

Every stage has a chance to speak up.

A denture takes shape in steps rather than in one sitting. That leaves several moments for you to share what you do and don’t like.

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  1. 01

    Sharing what you hope for

    During the examination of your tissues, teeth and jaw relationship, describe what you liked about your smile and what you would change.

  2. 02

    Taking your measurements

    Impressions or scans plus a bite record give the denture an accurate foundation for tooth arrangement.

  3. 03

    Looking in the mirror

    The try-in is your moment to study your smile, listen to your speech and feel your bite. Say so if something seems off.

  4. 04

    Settling in after delivery

    After the completed appliance is checked for pressure, retention and function, follow-up visits help keep it working as your mouth adapts.

Things that help

Show us the smile you remember.

An old photograph can say more than a description. If you have one where you liked how your teeth looked, consider bringing it along so your dentist can see what you have in mind.

Please mention any existing denture you’re unhappy with, and what you dislike about it.

Bring what you can

  • A photo or two showing your earlier smile, if you have them.
  • Your current denture, including one you’ve stopped wearing.
  • Details of medications and health conditions.
  • CDCP or insurance paperwork, should it apply.
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The waiting area, before your appointment.

Feeling like yourself again

Self-consciousness usually has company.

New dentures can make you more aware of your mouth for a while. You may feel your lips sit differently or hear small changes when you speak, and an honest conversation can help you tell what’s temporary.

Practise somewhere private

Reading a few pages aloud at home lets you hear your speech adjusting before you’re talking with others.

Give your mouth time

Things can feel unfamiliar before they feel routine, so try not to judge everything in the first few days.

Bring up what bothers you

A sore area or worry about movement belongs at your follow-up, where it can be examined and adjusted.

Keeping it looking good

Small habits that look after it.

What you do at home influences how your denture looks and how your mouth feels. These are simple routines to build into your day.

01

Avoid harsh pastes

Abrasive toothpaste can wear denture materials, so pick cleaning products intended for your appliance.

02

Store it properly

Follow the storage directions you’re given whenever your denture is not being worn.

03

Notice changes in fit

Since jaw and gum tissues continue to change, a denture can eventually stop fitting as it did. Relining, adjustment or replacement may then be discussed.

Something about your denture’s look or feel changed? Please give us a call.

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For Garden City Residents: Care on McPhillips Street

Garden City is in the north part of Winnipeg, and if you live there, your denture visits will be at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street. The directions link is there if you need it.

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A little clarity before your visit

Your questions, answered.

Helpful details about dentures in Garden City.

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Will my dentures look fake?

Appearance is planned together with function, and you can assess tooth position and your smile at the try-in. Tell your dentist what you’d like to see, recognizing that results vary with each mouth.

Can changes be made if I don’t like how the trial looks?

That’s the point of trying it before processing. Raise your concerns at that appointment, and your dentist can explain what could be altered within the limits of your fit and bite.

Can dentures help if my lips or cheeks seem to have changed?

A denture does offer support for the lips and cheeks, and your dentist can talk about how the design relates to your face. What’s realistic depends on your assessment.

Will people notice when I talk?

Some sounds may take practice at first as your tongue adapts. Speech is reviewed during the try-in, and reading aloud at home is a good way to work on it.

I live in Garden City. Where do I go for dentures?

Your care takes place at Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg. Request a time on this page or ring (204) 338-3003, and the clinic will arrange the rest with you.

See it before it’s final

Talk to us about your smile.

If you’re a Garden City resident, ask for a denture visit at our McPhillips Street clinic. We’ll reach out about scheduling.

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