A jagged tooth or rough bit of dental work can rub your tongue or cheek raw. Avoid filing it yourself, and phone our McPhillips Street clinic to explain what you are feeling.
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It may not be pain so much as distraction. Your tongue keeps finding a jagged corner where a tooth has broken or a filling has worn away. Talking and eating start to feel like work, and the inside of your cheek gets sore. People in Kildonan Park with a problem like this tend to wonder if it merits anyone’s time, since it does not seem like much of an emergency.
Still, a sharp edge usually means something has changed, whether that is a fractured tooth or a restoration that has been lost. Dealing with sharp edges is part of what stabilizing a tooth can involve. Call Winnipeg North Dental, describe what you are feeling, and find out how soon the area should be looked at, at the clinic on McPhillips Street in Winnipeg.
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Trying to smooth a tooth yourself risks further damage to something you cannot see properly.
A hole, a gap or a lost restoration behind the rough spot is worth mentioning.
A raw patch on the tongue or cheek helps explain how much this edge is affecting you.
Your discomfort is real, but the dentist also wants to know why the edge appeared. It could be damage that has left the tooth exposed or weaker than it was.
A number of things can produce a sharp feeling, and they are not always visible when you peer into your own mouth.
Once the dentist has looked at the tooth, the priorities are to settle the immediate irritation and to explain how the tooth should be repaired.
Though a sharp edge is seldom a hospital matter, facial trauma can be. Call 911 or seek emergency medical care for a serious injury to the face, uncontrolled bleeding, loss of consciousness, major facial swelling, or difficulty breathing or swallowing.
Depending on the tooth, this could be a fairly simple matter or the beginning of a larger conversation. These are the usual stages.
Request your visitSay where the rough area is, what you think changed, and whether there is pain. The clinic uses this information to judge how soon you should be assessed.
The dentist asks about your health history and about the sore spots the edge has been causing, along with any sensitivity.
Next, the tooth, surrounding dental work and irritated tissue are examined. X-rays may be taken when they are needed to see the extent of the damage.
Your immediate discomfort is addressed where possible, and you hear what the tooth needs longer term, including anything left for a later appointment.
Chew away from the damaged side, rinse gently, and skip hard or sticky foods. Clean carefully around the tooth so that the area stays as fresh as it can.
Household glue is not a fix for a restoration that has come out. Keep the piece if you have it, and ask during your call what you can safely do with it until you are seen.
The entry with its navy bench, and a reclined dental chair.
A scraped tongue or cheek can be tender during an examination. Point out sore patches at the start so that they can be taken into account.
Your cheek or tongue may be as much of a concern to you as the tooth itself.
If you want to know how the sharp area will be handled, you only have to ask.
Let the dentist know if anything feels uncomfortable while the tooth is being examined.
Once it feels smoother
Any immediate fix may have solved the annoyance without restoring the tooth. Find out whether anything has been left for later, and why.
Knowing which parts of the treatment were interim helps you plan the rest of your care.
If you were advised to return for a restoration, that visit still matters once the edge stops bothering you.
A rough spot that returns, or fresh pain or swelling, is something to phone about.
If your tongue finds that edge again, the clinic’s number is (204) 338-3003.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Kildonan Park is in Winnipeg. Patients who live there are treated at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6. Above the clinic doors you will find the sign in this picture.
Explain a newly broken tooth or lost restoration by phone at (204) 338-3003. Keep the form for requests that are not urgent, as the clinic still has to get in touch and set a time.
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Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about emergency dentistry in Kildonan Park.
Ask our teamYou do not need to make that call. A tooth or restoration that has become painful, sharp or vulnerable is something the clinic wants to hear about, and staff can advise how soon to come in.
Please do not. You could damage the tooth further, and you may not be able to tell how much of it is affected. Keep it clean and chew elsewhere until it can be assessed.
Mention it when you call. Gentle rinsing can help keep things clean. Bleeding that will not stop, or any serious injury, should go to emergency medical care instead.
Your tongue often notices what a mirror misses, especially at the back of your mouth. Say roughly where you feel it, and the dentist can look properly during the exam.
Perhaps, but that depends on why it became sharp. If the tooth is cracked, decayed or missing a restoration, the dentist may recommend further repair and explain why.
Please do, whenever possible. A phone call to (204) 338-3003 lets the clinic find out what you are dealing with and advise you, because urgency and availability vary.
A dentist may bring up one of these approaches, depending on how much of the tooth has been affected.
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One sharp edge is reason enough
Call the clinic if a tooth has broken or dental work has come out. For something that is less pressing, use the form below, and the clinic will be in contact with you.
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