A smile that shows a lot of gum can have several explanations. Patients from across Winnipeg can have theirs looked at on McPhillips Street before anyone decides whether tissue should change.
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Plenty of people search for gum contouring after deciding their gums are the problem. Sometimes that is right. Other times the teeth are short, the upper lip lifts high, or the jaw position is playing a part, and removing tissue would not address any of those.
So we begin by working out why your smile looks the way it does. When reshaping does suit the cause and your anatomy, it means changing the visible outline of tissue around selected teeth to improve symmetry or show more of the natural tooth.
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Gummy describes how a smile looks. It does not explain why, and the why shapes every option.
Photos and measurements show how neighbouring teeth, gum margins and bone relate to one another.
If tissue is not the driver, you should hear that plainly before any treatment is planned.
Your assessment separates what a change to the gums could influence from what it could not. The answer may be a mix of both.
Gum can stay partly over a tooth after it has erupted, leaving the crown looking short even though more of it sits underneath.
Healthy gums can still look prominent, because the teeth, lip and jaw all affect how much pink appears when you smile.
Only an examination can tell these apart, and your dentist decides suitability from what it shows.
Each stage depends on the last, and treatment only goes ahead when the findings support it.
Request your visitPoint out the teeth or areas you notice most. Watching you talk, rest and smile fully helps us see how your lip moves over them.
We compare gum levels between teeth and locate the enamel boundary beneath the tissue. Bone sounding or imaging may be added if the bone position is unclear.
You hear which factors seem to be involved and whether contouring, crown lengthening or another direction makes sense for your mouth.
If you go ahead, the area is numbed with local anaesthetic, the margin is marked and tissue is reshaped. A follow-up then checks how the area is closing.
A posed photo tells only part of the story. Think about when your gums bother you, whether in conversation, in candid pictures or only in a wide grin, because that helps focus the assessment.
Costs vary with the plan, so ask for an estimate once the recommended treatment is clear, and check coverage with your insurer.
Where your assessment and care take place on McPhillips Street.
The treated area is kept comfortable with local anaesthetic. Knowing what each stage involves can make the rest feel far more manageable, so ask as much as you like beforehand.
Ask to have the planned margin explained so that you know what is changing and why.
How sore you feel afterward varies with how many teeth are involved and whether bone was treated.
Mention worries about needles, numbness or healing before the day of treatment so they can be talked through.
The weeks that follow
The gumline looks different straight away, yet the tissue keeps maturing long after that. Early redness and swelling are not your final result.
Directions on cleaning, rinsing, eating and any medication reflect the amount of contouring you had.
At follow-up, tissue closure and plaque control are checked, and any sutures used are taken out.
Final decisions on restorations wait until the margin has settled enough to rely on.
If healing worries you, phone the clinic at (204) 338-3003 instead of using the form.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Assessments and contouring for all our Winnipeg patients share one address, Unit 5 at 2358 McPhillips Street, up in the north of the city.
Sending the form leaves your time unsettled until you hear back from us, so phone instead if you would rather talk it over directly.
Questions about coverage?
Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about gum contouring in Winnipeg.
Ask our teamEither complete the form above or dial (204) 338-3003 and describe what you have noticed about your gums. A submitted request turns into a booking only after the McPhillips Street clinic has agreed a time with you.
Possibly, though not necessarily. Worn teeth, lip movement and jaw position can each produce the same look, and an examination is how the cause gets identified.
Removing tissue helps only when the cause and anatomy support it. If they do not, your assessment should still explain what is contributing, and you can ask what other options may apply.
Contouring reshapes soft tissue when the bone already sits at a suitable distance. Crown lengthening involves surgical access and sometimes bone adjustment, because the bone would otherwise be too near the new margin.
Treatment is directed at selected teeth, so it need not include every tooth in your smile. Which ones make sense depends on how they compare with their neighbours, your midline and the curve of your smile.
Local anaesthetic is used during treatment. Tenderness afterward differs from one person to the next, mainly with the number of teeth treated and whether bone work was part of it.
Contouring is sometimes one piece of a broader cosmetic plan. These pages explain treatments that may come up at your assessment.
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Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
Curious about the cause?
Ask for a look at your gumline and come with every question you have collected. A reply from us will sort out the timing.
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