Agreeing to something permanent is difficult when you have no idea how it might look. For Rivercrest residents who think visually, this page explains how a new gumline gets mapped on your own teeth, and what questions can help you imagine it.
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No plan can show you exactly how your mouth will heal. Still, you do not need to go in blind. Photographs and marked margins make the proposal visible, so you can react to something specific, and they show the limits your anatomy sets.
Rivercrest is outside the City of Winnipeg, and residents come into the city for this planning, at our clinic on McPhillips Street. Ask at your assessment how your proposed margin could be shown to you, and what your dentist can and cannot predict from it.
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Your own clinical pictures give both of you something to point at during the discussion.
A proposed margin shows the intent, and the way tissue heals then shapes the eventual result.
Your lip reveals varying amounts of tooth and gum when you talk, rest and smile broadly.
Your mental picture should fit the procedure. A modest refinement looks different from a change that exposes considerably more tooth.
If the bone leaves enough distance from the new margin, a laser or other fine tool can remove or shape a limited amount of tissue.
Crown lengthening uses surgical access for adjusting bone that sits too close, after which the gum is secured at the height that was planned.
Ask to look at the proposal from several expressions, because a line that suits a broad smile may read differently at rest.
Every stage adds something to the image you are forming. By the end, you should be able to describe the proposed change in your own words.
Request your visitSay what you would like to see differently, and show us with a mirror. Comparing notes keeps your picture and the dentist’s from drifting apart.
Photos capture your teeth, gums and smile line. Gum levels are then compared against tooth width and the midline.
Enamel position, tissue thickness and supporting bone determine what is achievable. Sounding or imaging may be added when bone is unclear.
If you proceed, the planned margin is marked before any tissue is reshaped, under local anaesthetic. Bleeding is controlled once the shaping is done.
Take a few pictures of yourself talking and laughing, not only posing. You may discover that what bothers you shows up at particular moments, and that makes the discussion easier.
When you plan your trip into Winnipeg, ask how many visits the planning and treatment may take, and how costs are explained.
A dark office chair at a white desk, and a pale blue chair beside a sink.
Wanting a precise picture is natural, and hearing that healing varies can be frustrating. Take the time you need. On the physical side, the area is numbed for treatment, and tenderness later on depends on the extent of the work.
If a description does not create a picture in your mind, ask to see it another way.
Picturing a smaller change first may help you find the amount you are comfortable with.
You can take the proposal away with you and return to it before settling on anything.
Reality versus the picture
The outline shifts immediately, but early redness, swelling and irregularity make it a poor preview. Comparing it with your mental image in the first few days is likely to mislead you, since the contour needs time.
Ask before treatment how the tissue may look at different points in healing.
Your before photos become more useful after the margin has had a chance to settle.
Bring up differences between what you pictured and what you see when you attend the review.
Anything in healing that truly alarms you calls for a phone call to (204) 338-3003, not a form.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Your proposal is prepared, and any treatment performed, at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg.
Tell us what you want to picture when you fill out the form. It does not hold a slot; the clinic follows up to find a time.
Questions about coverage?
Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about gum contouring in Rivercrest.
Ask our teamAsk how your proposed margins could be shown to you. Photos and measurements are part of planning, and they can make the discussion easier to follow, although they cannot show how you will heal.
The marking guides the procedure, while your tissue then matures on its own terms. Anatomy that has been measured and respected gives a planned margin a better chance of holding.
Angle and expression both alter how much gum is visible. Lip movement in particular determines what shows, so the dentist also watches you speak and smile.
Simple phrases are fine, such as a more even edge or a little less gum on one side. Pointing at your own photos can do the rest of the explaining.
Certainly. Seeing a plan does not commit you to treatment. You might also ask whether a smaller change or a different approach would come closer to what you pictured.
Send the form on this page, or phone (204) 338-3003, and say you would like to understand how the proposed change could look. Let us know you would be coming into Winnipeg.
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Make it visible
Ask Winnipeg North Dental for an assessment, and tell us how you would like the plan explained. We will reply to you about timing.
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