Maybe it is the colour, a chipped edge and the gums all at once. If you are in Burrows Central with a mental list of cosmetic wishes, this page looks at where gum contouring might sit in that list.
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Gum height is a natural early question, because it affects how much tooth there is to work on. A margin that is going to change may also change what size a veneer needs to be, or how a bonded edge is judged against its neighbours.
Still, order is decided case by case. Your smile is looked at as tooth, gum and lip together at our clinic on McPhillips Street in Winnipeg, and that overall picture shows whether your gums belong near the top of the list or do not need touching at all.
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Teeth, tissue and lip movement all get considered before any single treatment is singled out.
Final impressions, scans or bonding sometimes wait until a reshaped gum edge has matured.
After assessment, your priorities may turn out to involve your teeth and not your gums.
How much room gum work takes up in an overall plan comes down to which of these two approaches your anatomy calls for.
Gum alone can be reshaped by laser or other fine instrument for limited changes, as long as the bone below is far enough from the new edge.
Crown lengthening opens the area surgically so bone can be adjusted if necessary, then fixes the gum at the planned height.
Any order you have in mind is a starting point, and it may shift once the supporting bone has been assessed.
A single assessment can address several concerns at once, which is often easier than chasing each treatment separately.
Request your visitTell your dentist every change you have been thinking about, in rough order of how much each one bothers you.
Photos and measurements compare your gum levels with tooth width and the smile curve, and show where your enamel stops beneath the tissue.
Your findings are explained in terms of what depends on what, so you can decide which step, if any, you would like first.
If gum is reshaped, closure and plaque are reviewed at a follow-up, and the edge is given time to settle before dependent decisions are confirmed.
You do not need to know the right sequence before you arrive. Knowing which change matters most to you, and which you could live without, makes the discussion far more productive.
Since each treatment has its own costs and appointments, ask the clinic about estimates for the whole sequence as well as for individual steps.
A treatment room, and leather chairs around a consultation desk.
A long list can feel overwhelming, but each stage is handled on its own terms. Gum reshaping is done under local anaesthetic, and any tenderness afterward relates to how many teeth were treated and whether bone was adjusted.
If you would prefer gaps between stages, raise it while the order is being worked out.
You can ask what would happen if you stopped after one step and left the others for later.
Request a plain explanation of each treatment you are considering before it is scheduled.
Between one stage and the next
The next item on your list may have to wait while tissue matures. Red or swollen gums in the early period are not a reliable guide to where the margin will settle, so colour and shape choices are hard to make then.
Lasting choices for veneers or crowns can depend on where your margin ends up.
Diet, rinsing, cleaning and medication guidance apply no matter what you have planned next.
Your review covers tissue closure and plaque, and it is a sensible moment to revisit your list.
A concern arises between stages? Contact the clinic by phone at (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)Burrows Central is in Winnipeg. If you live there, your planning visit and any care would take place at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg.
Add your list of concerns to the form if you wish. It tells the clinic what you want to talk about, though it does not secure an appointment until someone confirms it.
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Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about gum contouring in Burrows Central.
Ask our teamNot as a fixed rule. Timing depends on your plan, though gum changes that affect a restoration’s edge are usually worked out ahead of the final stage of that restoration.
Colour and gum height are separate concerns, but both shape how a smile reads. Ask how the two might be sequenced if you are thinking of doing both.
You may choose how far to go after hearing the findings. Ask how a gum change might look on its own and whether it would affect any work you might want in later years.
Say so. Knowing that lets the conversation focus on which single change is likely to matter most to you, and on whether your anatomy supports it.
Sometimes the teeth, rather than the tissue, are what need changing. If wear or shape is the reason for the proportions, composite may enter the discussion.
Mention all of them when you phone (204) 338-3003 or send the form, then ask how much time should be set aside. Your visit would be at the McPhillips Street clinic.
These treatments often come up alongside gumline questions. Reading about them first may help you decide what to raise.
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Bring the whole list
Ask for an assessment at our McPhillips Street clinic, and share everything you have been thinking about. The clinic contacts you to settle a time.
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