When a smile seems off, it is tempting to blame whatever looks biggest. Yet the teeth, the gum and the upper lip all contribute, and changing the wrong one won’t help. Pembina residents can have all three looked at together by the dentist at our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg.
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The tooth sets the basic proportion through its width, length, wear and position. The gum frames it, with its height, thickness and the bone beneath deciding where a margin can stay. The lip determines how much of both is on show when you rest, speak and smile.
Pembina is in Winnipeg, and people from there are assessed at our clinic on McPhillips Street. Gum contouring is worth considering only once it is clear that the gum is the piece that needs to change.
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Width, length and wear decide how much of each tooth ought to be visible.
Its height and the bone underneath set where a new edge could heal and hold.
An upper lip that rises high, or sits short, puts healthy gum on display that would otherwise stay hidden.
If the assessment shows the gum is what needs adjusting, the position of the bone points to one of these approaches.
This is the lighter route. It suits a mouth where the bone already leaves enough room under the new line, and the dentist trims gum alone, perhaps using a laser.
This is the fuller route, for when bone would end up crowding the new edge. It is a surgical procedure in which bone may be adjusted before the gum is fixed in its planned spot.
If the tooth or the lip turns out to be the main factor, ask what that means for your options, since gum work alone may not get you there.
The assessment looks at your smile as a whole before narrowing in on the gum, so each contributor is weighed properly.
Request your visitImages show how your lip frames the teeth when relaxed, talking and smiling fully.
Wear, width and position are noted, because short or worn teeth can mimic excess gum.
Margins are compared from tooth to tooth and the enamel boundary under the gum is located.
Last comes the foundation: how robust the gum is, and how deep the bone sits, which may call for sounding or an image.
Pay attention to whether the thing you dislike shows when your face is relaxed, when you talk or only in a wide smile. That simple observation can hint at whether the lip, tooth or gum is most involved.
Tell the dentist about bleeding, tender or swollen gums, which would need care before any cosmetic work.
A reception desk with orchids and a blue bench, and a treatment room with a light blue chair.
Local anaesthetic is used so the area stays comfortable while the tissue is reshaped to the marked margin. Recovery depends on the number of teeth and whether bone was adjusted.
Before the frame is touched, freezing is placed and allowed to take hold.
Treating a few teeth in soft tissue only tends to mean less tenderness than work involving bone.
What you should do at home is written to match the teeth and tissue you had treated.
After the change
A newly shaped frame tends to look raw before it looks right. Give the gum time to mature, because the colour and outline you see in the first days are not the finished result.
Clean, rinse, eat and take medicine as instructed, keeping away from the healing edge.
You come back so the dentist can see the gum knitting together, look at how clean you are keeping it and remove stitches if you had them.
Any planned crowns or veneers wait until the margin has settled enough.
For a concern while healing, call (204) 338-3003 instead of using the request form.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)The assessment of tooth, gum and lip, and any treatment that follows, happen at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg.
Sending the form doesn’t secure a slot. The clinic confirms your appointment after speaking with you.
Questions about coverage?
Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about gum contouring in Pembina.
Ask our teamOften you can’t on your own, because worn teeth, extra gum and lip movement can look alike. Photos and measurements help separate them.
Possibly not much. When healthy margins simply show because of how the lip moves, removing tissue may not address the cause.
Yes. Teeth that have lost length through wear can shift the proportion so the gum seems larger, even when there is no extra tissue.
The relationship of the jaws can affect how much gum shows. That calls for a different kind of assessment from gum contouring.
Sometimes, for a soft-tissue change. If your gum is thick, hard to reach, or the bone needs work, the dentist would turn to other tools or a surgical approach instead.
Plenty of people need none. It comes up when the bone would sit too snugly under the proposed edge, or when a reliable amount of extra tooth has to be uncovered.
Ask for an assessment at the McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg by calling (204) 338-3003 or sending the form.
When the assessment shows tooth proportion is the bigger factor, these pages describe ways to address it.
Learn how conservative tooth reshaping in Winnipeg can smooth small chips, uneven edges or minor shape differences, including candidacy and enamel limits.
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 serviceConsidering cosmetic veneers in Winnipeg? Learn which colour, shape, spacing and symmetry concerns they may address and what planning involves.
Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
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Send Winnipeg North Dental a request to have your tooth, gum and lip proportions assessed, and a staff member will reply to work out when you can come.
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