If you catch yourself smiling with your lips closed, you are far from alone. Amber Trails residents can ask about gum contouring at our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg, starting with a closer look at why your gums show.
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Many people first notice their gumline in a photograph. A full smile can reveal more pink than they expected, and after that it is hard to stop seeing it. That feeling is worth taking seriously, and it also deserves an accurate explanation.
A smile involves three moving parts: the teeth, the gums and the upper lip. Gum contouring changes only the second of those, so we study all three together before suggesting whether reshaping could give you the look you are hoping for.
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Wanting to feel easier about your smile is a perfectly good reason to ask a question.
We look at how much shows while you talk and laugh, as well as when you are still.
You will learn what reshaping tissue could and could not change for you.
Gum display depends partly on how far your lip travels. A plan has to account for that before promising anything about the gums.
An upper lip that is shorter or very mobile can reveal plenty of gum even when your margins are healthy and well placed.
Teeth sometimes look small because some of the crown stays hidden under gum, and that is the case reshaping can address.
Your gum display may well have more than one cause, and jaw position can play a part too, which requires a different kind of assessment.
You do not have to arrive knowing what you want done. Here is roughly how the conversation and any treatment would progress.
Request your visitPerhaps it is in group photos, or in video calls. Your examples help us understand which part of your smile is bothering you.
Pictures at rest and in a full smile, along with measurements, let us compare your teeth and gum levels accurately.
Your dentist explains the likely causes and whether contouring is suitable. Going ahead is entirely your decision.
With local anaesthetic in place, the marked margin is reshaped. You then receive healing directions and return for a review.
It can feel awkward, but the pictures that bother you are the most useful ones. They show exactly what you see, which a posed clinical photo may not capture.
Before committing, ask about the likely costs and how many appointments may be involved, then check any coverage with your plan.
Space for an unhurried conversation about your smile.
Talking about something you are self-conscious about takes some nerve. Take your time, and tell us if you would rather start with questions and leave the photographs for a little later in the visit.
Anything that seems too small or too vain to ask is still welcome at your assessment.
If you do go ahead, local anaesthetic is what keeps the area comfortable while tissue is being shaped.
How tender you feel later relates to how many teeth were treated and whether bone was involved.
Learning to see the change
When you care about how your gums look, the early days can be hard to read. Redness, swelling and small irregularities are common at that stage and are not how the margin will finally look.
Try not to pull at your lip or disturb the area to check it, and follow the directions you were given.
Your follow-up covers closure and plaque control, and it is a good moment to mention anything you have noticed.
The gumline continues to settle over time, so judging the look comes later instead of right away.
Worried by something during healing? Please phone the clinic on (204) 338-3003.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)For anyone reading this in Amber Trails, the place to come is Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, where we provide all of our gum contouring care.
Reaching out starts things off, and a time gets set only after we have responded and agreed on one together.
Questions about coverage?
Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about gum contouring in Amber Trails.
Ask our teamOur form or a call to (204) 338-3003 will reach Winnipeg North Dental, where your visit would take place. You will hear back once your request has come in, and that is when the appointment gets confirmed.
A bigger smile raises the upper lip further. A short or very mobile lip can reveal a lot of tissue in that moment, and this can happen whether or not there is any excess gum.
Not by itself, since reshaping tissue leaves lip movement as it is. It may still help if extra gum is also covering your teeth, which an examination can determine.
If gum has been covering part of the natural crown, reshaping can expose more of it. Results vary, and how the teeth finally look depends on your anatomy and healing.
Not at all. Plenty of people ask about gum contouring for appearance alone, and asking commits you to nothing. An assessment simply helps you understand what is going on.
Tooth shape and position influence how much gum seems to show. These treatments may be worth reading about before your visit.
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Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
Ready to stop hiding it?
Request a visit to talk through your gumline at our Winnipeg clinic. Someone from the clinic will be in touch about timing.
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