Your gumline can look perfectly fine at rest and very different mid-laugh. Mandalay West residents who notice that shift can learn how moving lips, gums and teeth are looked at together.
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A still photo captures only one moment. In everyday life your upper lip rises and falls as you speak, rest and smile fully, and each position reveals a different amount of tooth and gum. An assessment that overlooks this could easily misread what you are seeing.
That is why your dentist at our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg considers three things as one system. Teeth set the proportion, the gum provides the frame, and the lip determines how much of both is on display at any moment.
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With your lips relaxed, note how much of your upper teeth can be seen at all.
Speaking shows the amount of tooth and gum other people usually see from you.
A big grin raises the lip furthest, which is often the moment gum becomes noticeable.
Treatment cannot alter how your lip moves, but it may change what the lip reveals when the gum margin itself is part of the issue.
If the planned edge leaves enough room above the bone, tissue may be refined using a laser or a similar precise instrument.
Revealing more tooth may need a surgical approach if bone sits too near the intended line, with the gum secured at its new position afterward.
If lip movement or jaw position is the main reason you see more gum, your dentist can explain why removing tissue may not be the answer.
Your appointment connects what you notice with what can be measured. Here is one way that discussion may run.
Request your visitTell your dentist if the concern is when you talk, in photos, or only in a wide smile. That detail narrows down the conversation.
Tooth wear, width and visible length are considered next to gum height and symmetry, using photos and careful measuring.
The enamel boundary is located, tissue thickness is assessed, and bone gets checked by sounding or imaging when its position is unclear.
Extra gum, short teeth, lip movement and jaw relationship each lead somewhere different, so you hear which seem to apply before options are raised.
Before you come in, watch yourself saying a few sentences and then smiling broadly, or look through casual photos instead of posed ones. Notice which moments trouble you, since those are what you want to describe.
Self-checks are for describing your concern, and they do not diagnose anything. Leave the conclusions for your assessment.
Chairs around a white desk, and the front counter at our clinic.
Your dentist may need to see your smile in a few different positions, and that can feel self-conscious at first. Local anaesthetic takes care of comfort if treatment goes ahead later on.
Images let your dentist compare neighbouring teeth, so say so if having them taken makes you uneasy.
If talking about your smile feels uncomfortable, mention it, and take the conversation at your own speed.
Personalized instructions and comfort measures are provided, based on how much treatment you have had.
Watching the change settle
It is tempting to test your smile right away, but healing tissue can look red, swollen or uneven. How your gumline appears in the first few days does not represent the end result.
Stick to your directions for cleaning, rinsing, food and medication, and leave the treated gum undisturbed.
Your follow-up looks at tissue closure and plaque control, and it is when sutures come out if they were used.
Your outline continues to settle with time, which is when its look in everyday movement can be properly seen.
Concerned about what you see while healing? Contact the clinic at (204) 338-3003.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Mandalay West is in Winnipeg. For residents, assessment and any treatment take place at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg.
Your request goes to the clinic, and someone contacts you to agree on a time. Note on the form when your gumline bothers you most.
Questions about coverage?
Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about gum contouring in Mandalay West.
Ask our teamA wide smile lifts the lip higher than speech or rest does. Whether that amount of gum is a concern, and why it happens, can be looked at during an assessment.
No, reshaping gum tissue works on the gum and not on the lip. A highly mobile or shorter upper lip can display more gum even with healthy margins.
They can be helpful for explaining what bothers you, particularly natural shots. Your dentist’s own photos and measurements are what guide the actual planning.
Skeletal position calls for a different kind of assessment from gum reshaping. Bring it up with your dentist, who can talk you through what a next step could look like.
They could be. Teeth that have lost length change how much gum seems to show, even where there is no excess tissue, and that may open up other options.
Request an assessment through this page or by calling (204) 338-3003. Appointments are held on McPhillips Street, and the clinic will contact you about the time.
When the teeth play a larger part than the gum, or when you want the whole frame considered, these pages may be useful.
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Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
Curious what is behind it?
Ask for an assessment at our Winnipeg clinic and tell us when your gums stand out to you. The clinic will reply to arrange a visit.
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