You close your mouth and something lands wrong: one side first, or a clack that wasn’t there before. Bite is built into a denture from the early records onward, and it’s worth having looked at when it changes.
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Most people never think about how their upper and lower teeth touch until a denture makes them notice. A new or long-worn appliance can feel high on one side, or seem to tip as you chew. That sensation deserves a proper look, because bite is one of the things that affects how steady a denture stays.
St. Andrews is outside the City of Winnipeg, so an assessment means coming in to our clinic on McPhillips Street. Bite gets attention there in more than one way: it’s recorded while the denture is being planned, tested at the trial stage and checked again once the finished appliance is in your mouth.
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Before anything is processed, a record is taken of the way your upper and lower jaws meet.
The trial stage gives you and the dentist a chance to judge the bite while changes are still possible.
Wear, damage or changing tissues can all alter how a denture sits, so an old bite may not stay accurate.
A denture never works alone. It meets something on the other side, whether that’s another denture or your own teeth, and the design has to account for that contact.
A full-arch replacement rests on tissue and the shape of the jaw, so uneven contact can show up as rocking or a sense that it’s lifting away.
Here, some natural teeth stay in the picture and help with support and retention, so they’re considered along with the replacement teeth when contact is reviewed.
These descriptions help you explain the problem, nothing more. Only an examination can show what’s actually behind a bite that feels different.
Whether you’re starting fresh or having an older appliance reviewed, the same broad sequence applies, and you can ask at each stage how your bite is being judged.
Request your visitThe dentist studies your gums, any remaining teeth, your jaw relationship and whatever appliance you already wear.
Impressions or scans record the shape of your mouth, and a separate record notes how your jaws come together.
Before the denture is processed, tooth position, speech and appearance are evaluated along with how everything closes.
Delivery includes a check of function, retention and pressure areas, followed by a plan for later adjustments.
It can be hard to put an uneven bite into words once you’re in the chair. A few observations from home give you something concrete to point to, and you can ask ahead about how long the visit may run when you’re planning the day.
When you call, ask how many visits a bite concern might involve, recognizing that the clinic may only be able to say after seeing you.
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Some of the general advice for new denture wearers also suits anyone whose bite feels unsettled, as long as you check anything specific with the clinic.
Small mouthfuls placed on both sides at once can help keep the appliance more stable as you chew.
Don’t try reshaping the teeth or base at home to even things out, since that kind of change belongs at the clinic.
A tender spot that keeps returning is useful information, and it should be adjusted rather than tolerated.
Once the bite is sorted
Jaw and gum tissues keep changing after teeth are gone, and denture teeth wear as well. A bite that feels right today can gradually shift.
If closing starts to feel different from how it felt after your last adjustment, make a note of when you first noticed.
Find out how often your fit and tissues should be seen, and plan those appointments in Winnipeg well ahead.
Partial wearers continue to need regular care for their remaining teeth, since those teeth are part of how the bite works.
If a denture has broken or you’re in pain, phone the clinic rather than using the request form.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Denture assessments for people from St. Andrews take place at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg. You’ll find a directions link in this section.
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Helpful details about dentures in St. Andrews.
Ask our teamSome unfamiliar feeling is common at first, but it’s still worth mentioning. Delivery and follow-up visits exist so pressure areas and function can be checked and adjusted.
Yes. Tissue changes and wear can both alter how an appliance sits and meets the opposing arch, which is why an assessment looks at more than cracks or chips.
After impressions or scans of your mouth, a separate record captures how your jaws meet. That information guides the design and is then tried out before processing.
It’s one possibility. Loose dentures can also come from tissue changes, wear or damage, and an examination is how the actual cause gets sorted out.
That depends on the findings. Adjustment, relining or replacement are the possibilities the dentist may raise after looking at the appliance and your mouth.
A request can start with a call to (204) 338-3003 or with the form below. Ask how many visits to plan for, keeping in mind that all appointments are at our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg.
A bite involves the whole mouth, so these pages may help if your review raises wider questions about your teeth or replacements.
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Something feel off when you close?
If you live in St. Andrews and your bite has started to feel different, ask for a time at our Winnipeg clinic. A staff member will follow up to settle the details.
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