Gum reshaping is usually described as cosmetic, but sometimes a restoration is what needs it. If you live in Selkirk and care more about a working tooth than a nicer smile, this page explains how gum and bone can affect restorative plans.
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A crown or other restoration needs enough natural tooth to rest on, with an edge that can be kept clean. When gum and bone sit too high on a tooth, exposing more of it may be part of the plan. This kind of treatment has little to do with how photogenic you are.
Selkirk is outside the City of Winnipeg, and people living there come into the city for this care, at our McPhillips Street clinic. Ask us how the tooth in question fits into your wider plan and how gum work would change the order of your visits.
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Exposing natural tooth can give a planned crown or similar restoration more to work with.
Keeping tissue healthy around the new margin is one of the aims of the planning.
The gum generally heals and settles before the final restoration can be confirmed.
The restoration’s needs and the bone’s position settle this together. Crown lengthening is more likely if a significant amount of tooth must be revealed.
The dentist opens the tissue surgically and may adjust supporting bone, then secures the gum at the level the restoration requires.
Where the bone already allows it, a laser or other precise tool can remove a limited amount of tissue without surgery on the bone.
Ask why this tooth needs more exposure, and how the plan would change if you preferred not to have the gum work.
This treatment is rarely an end in itself here. Each stage leads toward the restoration it is meant to support.
Request your visitExplain what has been planned so far. The dentist then examines how much tooth is showing, where the enamel ends and how the tissue behaves.
Space is required between the finished gum margin and the bone. Sounding or suitable imaging helps when that distance cannot otherwise be established.
With local anaesthetic in place, the margin is marked and treatment is carried out. Bone may be adjusted where necessary, and bleeding is then controlled.
A review checks closure and plaque and removes sutures. Scans, impressions or bonding for the final work follow once the margin is judged ready.
It helps if the people planning your care know the whole picture. Bring what you already have about the tooth, particularly if any dental work has already begun.
Because the plan may include separate visits into Winnipeg, ask how many to expect in total and how costs would be set out.
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The area is frozen during treatment, so comfort in the chair is managed. Tenderness later relates to how many teeth were treated and whether bone was involved, and you get instructions and comfort measures for your particular case.
You can ask your dentist to explain the purpose of the surgery in practical terms.
Ask what other choices exist for this tooth and how each compares.
Let the clinic know during your appointment if something feels uncomfortable.
Why the crown has to wait
The gum moves immediately, but it goes on maturing. Fitting the permanent restoration too soon could mean working to an edge that later shifts, which is why timing depends on where the contouring took place and how extensive it was.
Ask what will protect or cover the tooth while the gum is settling, if that applies.
Plaque control around the healing margin is reviewed at your follow-up visit.
Your restoration appointments are set once the margin is ready, so ask how that is decided.
If a temporary comes loose, or healing causes concern, telephone (204) 338-3003 and do not rely on the form.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Gum procedures and follow-ups for your plan take place at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg.
Name the tooth and the planned restoration on the form, if known. It is only a request, and the clinic replies with appointment details.
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Helpful details about gum contouring in Selkirk.
Ask our teamA crown needs enough tooth above the gum for a sound, cleanable edge. When too little is exposed, crown lengthening may be proposed to reveal more, and bone may be adjusted to keep that edge healthy.
The purpose here is mainly restorative, even if appearance benefits as well. Ask the clinic how your plan is described, and raise any questions about what that may mean for costs.
They are taken into account, since the gum level around one tooth relates to those beside it. Ask how the proposed margin compares with its neighbours and whether bone beside it would be involved.
The plan treats the new position as the one to maintain. Ask your dentist what the adjustment means for that tooth in the long run, including how you will keep it clean.
No single timeline fits everyone, because it depends on location and extent. The margin may need to mature before final scans, impressions or bonding, so ask for your own estimate.
Phone (204) 338-3003 or use the form, and explain which restoration is being planned. Tell us you would be coming into Winnipeg, and ask how the visits would be arranged.
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Ask Winnipeg North Dental for an assessment of the tooth and the plan around it. Staff will get back to you about a time.
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