Your gums look perfectly ordinary until you smile, when your upper lip rises and suddenly there is a lot more of them. Elmwood residents with that pattern should know contouring treats tissue, not movement. Our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg looks at both before anything is suggested.
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How much gum shows depends on more than the gum. The tooth sets the proportions, the tissue forms the frame, and the lip decides how much of either is on display as you talk, relax and laugh. A shorter or very mobile upper lip can reveal plenty of healthy gum with nothing excess about it.
Trimming tissue can’t change how far a lip travels, which is why identifying the cause matters so much. Elmwood is in Winnipeg, and residents who want this sorted out are seen at our clinic on McPhillips Street, where the smile is studied in motion as well as at rest.
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Your lip position is considered at rest, in conversation and at full smile, because each one differs.
Any real gum coverage is separated from gum that a raised lip has merely uncovered.
A gummy smile is only a description. Finding the factor behind it comes before options.
Some smiles combine an active lip with gum that truly covers part of the tooth. In that case, reshaping can address the tissue share while the lip stays as it is.
With bone at a fitting distance from the planned edge, tissue may be removed or shaped using a laser or a similarly precise instrument.
Bone sitting too close to the wanted line requires a surgical approach, in which the bone may be adjusted and the gum fixed at its new level.
When a raised lip or jaw position accounts for most of what you see, a different assessment is needed, and you should hear that plainly.
A still mouth tells only part of the story here, so expect attention on how your face moves as well as on your teeth.
Request your visitYour display of tooth and gum is observed in those three positions, with photographs where useful.
Width, visible length, wear and position show whether the teeth themselves contribute to the impression.
The enamel boundary, the tissue thickness and, if unclear, the bone position are all determined.
Lip, jaw, tooth and gum are weighed, so you know which of them could respond to contouring.
Your own observations give a useful head start, because a posed photograph often differs from how you really smile. A relaxed snapshot or two can reveal more than you might expect.
Sore or bleeding gums deserve a mention as well, because tissue health comes into any reshaping decision.
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When reshaping is chosen, local anaesthetic keeps the site comfortable throughout. Soreness later on tends to follow the extent of the work, particularly the number of teeth involved and any involvement of bone.
An assessment is mostly looking and listening, and the discussion comes before any treatment.
Local anaesthetic comes first, then the marked margin is shaped and bleeding is controlled.
Your personal directions cover comfort measures, including what to do during those first days.
Watching the frame settle
The edge of the gum has a new position straight away, but early redness, swelling or unevenness is common and may look odd when you smile. Look again later, since the true contour takes time to emerge.
Keep to your directions for cleaning, rinsing, food and medicine, leaving the treated tissue undisturbed.
Plaque control and tissue closure are both reviewed. Stitches, when used, come out at this point.
Old photos make a more useful comparison after the margin has settled, not in the first days.
A concern about healing belongs on the phone. Reach the clinic on (204) 338-3003 instead of using the form.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Your smile is examined, and any treatment provided, at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg.
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Helpful details about gum contouring in Elmwood.
Ask our teamYou often can’t from a mirror alone. A rough clue is gum that looks ordinary at rest and very visible at full smile, but the examination is what tells the factors apart.
No. It alters the gum margin and leaves the lip’s movement alone, though revealing more tooth could change the balance of what shows.
Contouring might then handle part of the appearance, with some gum still showing in a big smile. Ask what change is realistic in your case.
How the upper jaw is positioned can influence gum display. That calls for a different assessment, since removing tissue would not change it.
Treatment is on gum tissue, so it does not act on the muscles that move your lip. Bring up this worry so it can be covered in your discussion.
A dental laser can be an option for selected soft-tissue changes. Whether it applies depends on tissue thickness, access and any need to adjust bone.
Certainly. Call (204) 338-3003 or write a note on the form about what you see when you smile. Assessments happen at the McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg.
Tooth shape and length can also change how much gum seems to show, so these treatments may come up.
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Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
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