Fillings placed years ago do not always keep up. If you live in Seven Oaks and old dental work in a back tooth is breaking down, it may be time to ask what could replace it.
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Large repairs from long ago often leave a tooth with less natural structure around them. When such work starts to fail, a dentist has to decide what the tooth can support now, which may be quite different from what it could support when the original filling went in.
A custom inlay or onlay is one possibility. It replaces the failing area with a piece made to fit, and it may give more controlled shape and support than redoing an extensive filling. Seven Oaks residents can have this looked at by the dentist at Winnipeg North Dental, at our clinic on McPhillips Street.
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Removing a failing restoration can reveal what shape the tooth is really in, including any new decay.
Your tooth is judged as it is now, with its current walls, cracks and bite.
Another filling, an inlay, an onlay or a crown could each be right, depending on the findings.
Dental work does not last forever, and there is no set date for replacement. What matters is the condition of the tooth and of the restoration already in it.
You might notice a rough or broken edge, food catching in one place, or a change in how the tooth feels when you chew.
Inlays sit within the cusps and onlays go over the weakened ones, and either relies on sound tooth remaining around the old repair.
The full picture sometimes emerges only when old material is removed, so the plan may need to be revisited at that stage. Your dentist will explain any such change.
If your dentist advises replacing the old repair with an inlay or onlay, expect a sequence along these lines.
Request your visitAn examination focuses on the old restoration and the tooth around it. Cracks, decay, remaining structure, root health and bite all come into the assessment.
After freezing, the worn material and any damaged tooth are removed, and the space is shaped to receive a new piece.
A digital scan or physical impression documents the result along with your bite and neighbouring contacts. Should fabrication occur between visits, a temporary may be placed.
We test how the finished restoration seats and how your teeth meet on it, then fix it with adhesive and give it a final polish.
Exact dates are not required. Even a rough idea of when the work was done and whether it has given you trouble can add useful context to the examination.
If the work was done at a different clinic, you could ask whether earlier images or notes might be transferred to help with the assessment.
Arriving at Winnipeg North Dental and talking through your care.
An old filling often brings people back after a gap, and you owe nobody an apology for that. Tell us how long it has been, and what would help you feel more settled.
Removing old material and preparing the tooth is typically done with local anesthetic in place.
Dental materials and methods can differ from those you remember, so ask what will be used this time.
Sensitivity for a time after this work can occur. It should improve, and we would like to know if it does not.
Making this one count
Nobody can say precisely how long a restoration will last. Still, daily habits and attention to changes can make a real difference to the tooth supporting it.
Decay can begin at the edge of any restoration, so include those margins when you clean between your teeth.
Ice, packaging and other hard objects have no business between restored teeth.
Movement, a rough edge or lingering sensitivity should be raised soon, rather than left until it causes bigger problems.
Regular check-ups let your dentist keep an eye on this restoration and other older work. Ask how often you should return.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Patients living in Seven Oaks are treated at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg. Pressing the directions link will set out the way from wherever you begin.
Let us know in your request which tooth is troubling you. The clinic will come back to you to agree on an appointment time.
Questions about coverage?
Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about inlays & onlays in Seven Oaks.
Ask our teamYou may complete the form on this page, or telephone (204) 338-3003. Assessments take place at Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6, and your time is set once the clinic has replied.
Not automatically. Lack of symptoms does not settle it either way, so the dentist examines the restoration and advises whether it can be monitored or needs attention.
Only some. It requires enough sound tooth around the area and a damage pattern that can be repaired with suitable margins, which the examination will establish.
Your dentist explains what has been found and how it may affect the plan. A tooth with less remaining structure could need broader coverage from an onlay or crown.
There is no way to promise that. Tooth structure, bonding, moisture control, bite, grinding, hygiene and new decay all influence how long any restoration performs.
One may be placed when the final piece is being fabricated between appointments. You will receive instructions, because this interim covering is not as durable.
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