Steering every bite away from one back tooth? If you live in Scotia Heights, have that tooth examined at our Winnipeg clinic and ask whether an inlay or onlay may help.
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Avoiding a tooth often starts without any real decision. You shift a piece of toast across, cut your food smaller, and after some time that routine feels normal. The habit is usually a response to something, even when you could not say exactly what that something is.
A chewing surface damaged by moderate decay, a fracture or failing dental work may be one explanation, and restoring comfortable chewing is among the things a custom inlay or onlay is meant to do. For Scotia Heights, a part of Winnipeg, the examination that sorts this out takes place at Winnipeg North Dental on McPhillips Street.
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Knowing which foods you have been steering around can help focus the examination on the right place.
A dentist reviews your bite as well as the single tooth you have been sparing.
When a restoration is suitable, rebuilding a comfortable biting surface is a main goal of treatment.
A molar does its work through the grooves and raised cusps on top. Depending on which part is compromised, one of two custom designs may be discussed.
Inlays address the centre of the chewing surface, which can suit damage that leaves the outer cusps in sound condition.
Onlays go further, spreading over any cusp that can no longer be relied on, while leaving the tooth’s other surfaces alone.
Your reason for avoiding that side may not be a damaged chewing surface at all. If the dentist finds something else, the conversation will move to what suits that finding.
Provided partial coverage has been judged appropriate for your tooth, treatment generally runs in this order.
Request your visitYou describe what you have changed in how you eat. The tooth, its walls, your bite and root health are then examined for an explanation.
Freezing is commonly used while damaged material is cleared, leaving a form that the restoration can properly sit on.
Scanning or an impression records how the tooth meets its opposite and its neighbours. A suitable shade is picked at the same time.
The new piece has its fit and bite verified before it is bonded and polished. In the meantime, you may have a temporary covering the tooth.
It is surprisingly easy to forget how much you have adapted. Spend a meal or two paying attention to your chewing, without forcing anything onto the tooth that bothers you.
There is no need to test a sore tooth. Should it hurt more or suddenly worsen, phone the clinic in place of sending the online form.
Our waiting area with its blue bench, and a dental chair.
Adapting is a very human response to a sore or awkward tooth. All that helps now is an honest account of what has been going on, including what you are worried about.
Describe or point to where your food goes now, as it can reveal which area you are protecting.
Local anesthetic is the usual approach during preparation, and questions about it are welcome in advance.
Your dentist or the clinic can advise when to start chewing on the treated tooth, so please ask.
Learning to trust that side
Once treatment is complete, you may need to remind yourself the option exists. Pay attention to how the tooth responds as you begin using it for ordinary meals.
A tooth that hits first or feels too tall when you close should be reported, as the bite can be reviewed.
A little sensitivity may happen at first. If it fails to improve, that is a reason to contact the clinic.
An area you have been avoiding deserves full attention with your brush and floss, including all around the margin.
If you drifted away from one side because of an older worry, mention it at your regular visits so that it does not slip out of view again.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Scotia Heights residents have this tooth examined and treated at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg. A link alongside this text can supply directions from your location.
Add a line to your request about which side you have been avoiding. Expect the office to answer with an available time, and call if pain is the main concern.
Questions about coverage?
Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about inlays & onlays in Scotia Heights.
Ask our teamIt is worth raising with the dentist, who can look at your bite and at how the teeth on both sides are doing. Start by finding out why you changed your chewing.
Not at all. Point to the general area and describe what you notice. Pinpointing the tooth is part of what the examination is for.
You will hear what the dentist did find, and any cause other than a damaged chewing surface can then be discussed. An inlay or onlay only comes up if the findings support one.
Restoring comfortable chewing is the goal of treatment, and your bite is checked before bonding. A specific outcome cannot be promised, so ask what is realistic for your tooth.
Temporary materials are less durable than a finished restoration. Follow the instructions given to you, and call the clinic if the temporary loosens or breaks.
Submit the form on this page or telephone (204) 338-3003. Your visit would be at Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6, once the office has confirmed a time.
Not every chewing problem calls for a partial restoration. These pages cover other care that may come up after your examination.
Learn how custom dental crowns in Winnipeg protect cracked, worn or root canal-treated teeth while restoring comfortable function, shape and appearance.
Explore serviceLearn how root canal therapy in Winnipeg treats infection, relieves dental pain and helps preserve a natural tooth, including treatment and aftercare.
Explore serviceLearn how gum disease treatment in Winnipeg addresses bleeding, inflammation, periodontal pockets and bone loss through diagnosis and personalized care.
Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
Both sides, ideally
Request an examination at our Winnipeg clinic through this form, and the office will respond about scheduling. If the tooth is painful, please pick up the phone.
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