For some people the idea of reshaping gum is fine, and the injection is what makes them hesitate. If that sounds like you, it deserves a proper conversation. St. Boniface residents can talk it through with the dentist at our clinic on McPhillips Street in Winnipeg before anything is decided.
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Gum tissue has plenty of nerve endings, so the area being reshaped is numbed first. That is true whether the dentist uses a laser or another fine instrument. The aim is for you to stay comfortable while the margin is changed, rather than to endure it.
St. Boniface is in Winnipeg, and patients from there are treated at our McPhillips Street clinic. If injections have been hard for you in the past, mention it at the assessment, well before any treatment day is set.
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No tissue is shaped until the area has been numbed for you.
Telling the dentist about past trouble with injections helps them plan how to go about it.
You can ask how the numbing will be done at the assessment, long before treatment.
The kind of reshaping depends on where the bone sits under the gum. Either way, the tissue is made comfortable before work begins.
When the bone already sits at a suitable distance from the planned edge, only gum tissue is trimmed or reshaped, sometimes with a dental laser.
If bone lies too near the line you want, the gum is opened surgically, the bone may be adjusted, and the tissue is secured at its new height.
A laser is one tool for some soft-tissue changes. It doesn’t mean the area is left unnumbed, so ask how comfort is handled with whichever method is proposed.
The first appointment is about looking and measuring. It gives you time to meet the dentist and ask about anaesthetic before you have committed to anything.
Request your visitPictures let the dentist compare gum heights from tooth to tooth and against the curve of your smile.
The dentist works out where the crown of each tooth ends beneath the gum.
Thin and thick tissue heal differently, so this is recorded too.
If its position is uncertain, bone sounding or suitable imaging may be used to find it.
A past experience with freezing that didn’t go well is worth describing in detail. So is anything about your health, since the dentist needs the full picture before choosing how to proceed.
Gums that bleed or feel sore should be mentioned, because a health problem would be looked after before any cosmetic reshaping.
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Once the area is numb, the planned margin is marked and the tissue is shaped, with bleeding brought under control before you leave. Tenderness afterward depends on how many teeth were involved and whether bone was adjusted.
If something feels sharp rather than like pressure, saying so lets the dentist respond.
Soft-tissue changes and work that includes bone don’t feel the same afterward.
You receive instructions and comfort measures that suit the work actually done.
When the freezing wears off
As sensation returns, the gum may look red, puffy or a little uneven. That is part of healing, and the shape you end up with can’t be judged in the first days.
Clean, rinse, eat and take medication the way your directions describe, without poking at the site.
The dentist looks at how the tissue is closing and how well plaque is being managed, and removes sutures if any were placed.
The new margin keeps maturing for a while before any restoration is finalised.
If something worries you while healing, please phone (204) 338-3003 instead of using the online form.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Assessment and treatment both take place at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg.
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Helpful details about gum contouring in St. Boniface.
Ask our teamPeople differ. Some find the freezing the hardest moment and barely notice the rest, which is why it helps to tell the dentist how you feel about it.
Not as a rule. A laser is one possible instrument for selected soft-tissue work, and the area is still made comfortable with local anaesthetic first.
The assessment involves photos, measurements and checks of the tissue and bone. It is a planning visit, and you can ask exactly what it includes.
Some tenderness is common, and it tends to depend on how many teeth were treated and whether bone was involved. Your directions cover comfort measures.
Tissue can drift back toward where it started if the underlying anatomy isn’t respected. Measuring the distance from bone to margin helps plan a steadier result.
Yes. Describe what happened and what made it difficult, so the dentist understands your concern before talking about treatment.
Call (204) 338-3003 or send the form. The assessment and any treatment take place at the McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg.
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Raise the worry early
Send Winnipeg North Dental a request and mention that injections make you nervous. The clinic calls or writes back to arrange a time that works.
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