Once the shade of your teeth stopped bothering you, attention may have drifted to the edge of the gums instead. Kildonan residents wondering whether that outline can be refined can read how it is judged. Assessment and treatment both take place at our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg.
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Whitening alters shade and does nothing to where the gum sits, so the outline you notice now was probably there before. Improving one feature often makes the next one more obvious, and an uneven margin or short-looking teeth can become your new focus.
Contouring is the treatment that deals with outline: selected tissue is reshaped when the cause lies in the gum and the anatomy allows it. Kildonan is in Winnipeg, and this care is offered at our clinic on McPhillips Street, starting with a look at tooth, tissue and bone.
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Bleaching addresses colour only. The height and symmetry of the gum are a separate matter.
Teeth may look short because gum covers them or because the teeth themselves have worn.
A planned margin has to stay practical to clean, so looks are never considered on their own.
Whitening is applied to the tooth surface, whereas reshaping works on living tissue with bone beneath it. That is why two possible levels of treatment exist.
If the supporting bone is already suitably far from the planned margin, some gum may be removed or shaped with a laser or another exact instrument.
Bone lying too near the intended edge means surgical access, possible bone adjustment, and then securing the gum at its planned position.
If teeth look short because of wear, neither approach may be the whole answer, and the assessment should bring that out.
Bringing up your whitening is useful context, but the sequence starts with the same careful recording for everyone.
Request your visitPhotographs capture how the gumline looks now, with your teeth at the shade they have reached.
Now that shade is no distraction, each gum height can be weighed against how wide its tooth is, your midline and your smile’s arc.
The enamel edge and tissue thickness are assessed, with bone checked by sounding or imaging if it is unclear.
If you hope to whiten again or add restorations, this is the moment to ask how those fit around healing.
Knowing your recent cosmetic history helps put your gumline in context. Rough details are fine, and a product name is useful if you still remember it.
Gums that feel irritated or have started to bleed should be mentioned too, even when you suspect a whitening product caused it.
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If bleaching gave you sharp zings, this is not that experience. Local anaesthetic numbs the area during treatment, and any tenderness later depends on how many teeth were reshaped and whether bone work was part of it.
The treated site is frozen, keeping things comfortable as the margin is shaped.
Personal instructions and comfort measures are provided, tailored to the extent of your work.
Tell the dentist if whitening left your teeth sensitive, so that history is on record.
Results that arrive slowly
The outline moves on treatment day, yet the appearance right after is not the finish. Redness, swelling and irregular edges can all be part of early healing, and judging the contour in that window would be premature.
Your directions will cover cleaning, rinsing, diet and medicine. Ask about any whitening products before using them again.
Closure of the tissue and how well plaque is controlled get checked. Sutures are removed if there are any.
Veneers, crowns or bonding may have to wait for the margin to mature before impressions, scans or final bonding.
Please telephone (204) 338-3003 with any healing worry, instead of writing through the form.
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A form submission is a request only. A time is set once the clinic has been in touch with you.
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Helpful details about gum contouring in Kildonan.
Ask our teamWhitening treats tooth colour and is not a way of moving gums. More often the contrast simply makes an existing outline easier to notice, though gum irritation is worth mentioning.
It can, especially if restorations are planned. Raise your whitening goals during the assessment and ask what order would suit your particular plan.
It works on gum, not on tooth shade. Exposing more tooth may reveal more surface, so ask how the newly visible area could look next to the rest.
Don’t assume so. Check with the dentist first and follow your home directions, since the aim in early healing is to leave the area undisturbed.
Both can look alike. Locating the enamel boundary beneath the gum helps show whether tooth is being covered or whether wear has shortened it.
Perhaps, perhaps not. Each addresses something different, and when both are involved the gum margin may need time to mature first.
Send the form with a note about your whitening history, or call (204) 338-3003. All visits take place at the McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg.
These pages cover the colour and restorative side of the conversation.
Explore professional teeth whitening in Winnipeg for lifting stains and brightening your smile, including candidacy, shade goals and sensitivity.
Explore serviceConsidering cosmetic veneers in Winnipeg? Learn which colour, shape, spacing and symmetry concerns they may address and what planning involves.
Explore serviceLearn how dental bonding in Winnipeg uses tooth-coloured resin to repair small chips, close minor spaces and refine tooth shape, often in one visit.
Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
After the shade, the shape
Send Winnipeg North Dental a request and mention any whitening you have done. The clinic will respond to find a suitable time.
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