When you are sore and worried, unfamiliar terms can make things feel worse. Here is what the words mean, and how to reach our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg when you need care.
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Stabilize. Restoration. Definitive treatment. These terms come up often in urgent dental care, and they are easy to nod along to without quite following. Understanding them can make your options much clearer, particularly if your plan involves more than one appointment.
People living in Parkview Pointe receive this care at Winnipeg North Dental, a clinic on McPhillips Street in Winnipeg. If you are in pain right now, please skip the reading and call. Nobody expects you to use dental terms on the phone, and everyday words are perfectly fine.
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To deal with immediate discomfort, a sharp edge or a risk to the tooth, usually ahead of further treatment.
A general word for dental work that repairs or replaces tooth structure, including fillings, crowns and bridges.
The lasting repair or care for a problem, as opposed to the short-term steps taken first.
These explanations are general, not a diagnosis. If your dentist uses a word that is not here, or uses one differently, please ask what it means for you.
You might hear one of these when the dentist explains what the examination has found.
These tend to come up when the dentist is laying out the options available for your tooth.
You never have to pretend that you understood something. A request to say it another way is a perfectly reasonable one.
Here is the usual course of an urgent visit, with a brief explanation of what is going on at every point.
Request your visitThat simply means asking enough questions to sort out how quickly you should be seen. On the phone, you describe what happened and how it has changed.
This is the dentist working out the cause. It involves reviewing your symptoms, examining the area and, if useful, taking X-rays, which show parts of a tooth you cannot see.
This is the immediate care stage, which targets discomfort, infection or further risk to the tooth. It does not always represent the final repair.
You are told what the realistic approaches are, and what each would involve. If the permanent treatment cannot be done that day, follow-up is arranged.
Words such as zinging, throbbing or it just feels wrong tell us a lot. Mention what you noticed, when it began, and what makes it better or worse.
Certain symptoms outrank any dental visit: trouble breathing or swallowing, major swelling of the face, serious facial injury, uncontrolled bleeding or loss of consciousness. For those, dial 911 or go for emergency medical care.
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Dentists use these words daily, and most patients do not. Stop the conversation whenever you lose track. If it would help you feel calmer, ask for each step to be described beforehand.
If you plan to read more afterward, have the dentist repeat a term so you can write it down correctly.
Ask if the dentist can point out what they mean on your X-ray, if one was taken.
Summarize the plan in your own words before leaving, as a simple way of checking that you have it right.
Words to remember afterward
Before you go, try to leave with three answers: what is wrong, what has been done so far, and what still needs to happen.
Knowing the name of your diagnosis makes it easier to read about, or to explain to anyone helping you.
Find out if what you received is meant to last, or just to carry you through until the next step.
Note what is planned, and the reason for it, so that the appointment does not feel like a mystery later.
Home and cannot remember what a word meant? Phone us and ask.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)You would be seen at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg. For a map of how to get there, select the directions link.
Urgent means call: (204) 338-3003. A request sent by form still needs the clinic’s confirmation, so it is suited to questions that are able to wait.
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Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about emergency dentistry in Parkview Pointe.
Ask our teamIt means the immediate discomfort or risk is being addressed. You may still need later treatment for a lasting repair, so ask what the next stage would be.
Generally, a restoration repairs or rebuilds a tooth, for example a filling or crown. A replacement fills the gap where a tooth is missing. Your dentist can explain which applies in your case.
An abscess is a type of infection, usually a pocket of pus. If you are told you have one, or you have swelling or drainage around a tooth, the source needs to be examined by a dentist.
It means there is a health reason for it in your particular situation. Medication, for example, is used when clinically indicated, which is another way of saying it is not automatic at every visit.
They can show what cannot be seen by looking in your mouth, helping the dentist look for the source of a problem. They are taken when needed, not as a formality.
Of course. Just tell us in your own words what you are feeling, and our team will ask questions to clarify. Please phone (204) 338-3003 before coming in whenever possible.
These pages explain several treatments mentioned here in greater detail. An assessment is what determines whether any of them is right for you.
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Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
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For an urgent concern, call (204) 338-3003. Any question that is not pressing can come through the request form instead.
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