A bridge that has served you for years can loosen, or the teeth holding it can fail. If you live in Elmwood, in Winnipeg, and that has just happened, here is why the next decision may reach beyond one spot in your mouth.
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A bridge relies on the teeth or implants at each end, so trouble with it usually involves more than the replacement tooth in the middle. Decay can develop under the edge of the work, an anchoring tooth might crack, and gum or bone changes can undermine its support.
Sometimes simply replacing the bridge is all that is needed. Elsewhere, the same examination reveals missing teeth, worn surfaces or other failing restorations that interact with it. Only then might a coordinated plan make sense, and an assessment is what tells those two situations apart.
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The condition of supporting teeth matters as much as the bridge you can see.
A bridge that failed under heavy force may point to patterns elsewhere in the mouth.
Whichever way you go, the gap needs a plan, even if it comes later.
Why the bridge failed influences what could reasonably replace it. Finding the reason first helps avoid simply repeating the same problem in new materials.
One or more of these may turn up when the area is examined and imaged.
Options depend on what can still be saved and on how the wider bite is doing.
Some bridge problems end up being local and can be dealt with on their own. Asking whether that applies to you is a very reasonable first question.
Your own appointment will depend on what has happened and on what is found, so read these stages as a general outline.
Request your visitPain, infection and any fractured tooth at immediate risk come before longer-term choices.
The dentist examines the supports and may use imaging to look at roots and bone.
Other restorations, spaces, gums and how your teeth meet are reviewed, as your case requires.
You can then ask how a repair to this one area compares with a broader plan, and what each would involve.
If the bridge has detached or moved, phone and ask what you should do with it before your visit. It can also be useful to recall when it first felt different and how long it had been in place.
A loose or detached bridge raises practical questions that depend on your situation. The clinic can talk them through when you telephone and describe what has happened.
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A failed bridge can feel unfair, particularly after what you paid and did to look after it. It can also be embarrassing if it affects how you look. Dental work faces constant force, so this does not mean that you did something wrong.
If the failure shows when you talk, tell the clinic when you call about it.
Until someone has looked at it, the clinic can tell you what to do at mealtimes.
Provisional care may be a possibility during planning, depending on what is found.
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Whatever goes in next will meet the same mouth and many of the same forces. It helps to know what contributed to the earlier failure, and what you can do about it from then on.
Fixed replacements can have spots that a toothbrush misses, so request a demonstration of suitable tools.
Bite review, and a night guard if advised, can help where heavy forces played a part.
Supporting teeth, implants and gums are easier to look after when they are checked regularly.
Any new looseness or a bad taste around the replacement deserves a call without waiting for your review.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)For Elmwood residents, examination and treatment happen at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg. The page’s directions link can help you find it.
A form submission is a request that our staff follow up on, not a booked slot. If you are in pain or a tooth has broken, dial (204) 338-3003.
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Ask our teamThat depends on the condition of the bridge and the teeth holding it, including any decay beneath. Phone the clinic so that someone can advise you and arrange for it to be examined.
Not on its own. A coordinated plan is for concerns that affect much of the mouth, and a problem limited to one area may be treated by itself.
Decay under the margins, a cracked support tooth, gum or bone changes and heavy biting forces are all possibilities. An examination can show which ones apply to you.
Possibly, for selected missing teeth. Your bone, gums, health and the state of neighbouring teeth would all be factors, so suitability has to be decided by assessment.
The gap would then be larger, and the options may change. Ask how fixed and removable replacements would compare, and whether other areas of your mouth affect that choice.
Looseness is a reason to have it checked, as the support teeth may be involved. Ring the clinic with a description of how it feels.
Telephone (204) 338-3003 to explain what happened, especially if there is pain. You can also request a visit through this page if it is not urgent.
Fixed and removable options each have their own requirements. These pages give general background, and your examination determines what might suit you.
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