Cavities on the sides of back teeth often go unseen until an X-ray shows them. If you live in St. Vital and have heard this about one of your molars, our Winnipeg clinic can explain where an inlay or onlay might fit.
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Where two back teeth touch, food and plaque can sit undisturbed, and decay can spread before anything is felt. Reaching it usually means working through the chewing surface, so the repair may end up larger than the spot first suggested.
When the opening becomes substantial, a custom restoration can rebuild the side wall and the contact with the neighbouring tooth. Anyone in St. Vital, which is part of Winnipeg, who has been told about a hidden side cavity can have it reviewed at Winnipeg North Dental on McPhillips Street.
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Rebuilding the side of the tooth aims to restore how it meets the tooth beside it.
Because it is made outside the mouth, the restoration’s contour can be shaped precisely.
Whether a filling, an inlay, an onlay or a crown suits depends on what remains.
Once decay between teeth has been removed, the dentist sees how strong the remaining walls and cusps are. That view guides which design is reasonable.
If the cusps remain sturdy, an inlay can replace the lost side wall and part of the chewing surface without covering the cusps.
When removing side decay leaves a cusp thin or weak, an onlay can cover that cusp as well, keeping the rest of the tooth natural.
Decay sometimes affects both teeth that share a contact. Ask whether the neighbouring tooth was also checked and what it might need.
This is the general sequence. A temporary may protect the tooth if the restoration is made between visits.
Request your visitHow far the side decay has spread, whether cracks run through the tooth, how thick the walls are, how you bite and how the root looks all feed into the suggested design.
Once frozen, the tooth is opened from above so the hidden cavity on its flank can be cleaned out and the space formed for a made-to-fit piece.
Particular attention goes to the side facing the neighbour when the prepared tooth is scanned or an impression is made, along with your bite and a matching shade.
Floss may be passed through the rebuilt contact while the piece is tried, so its tightness can be judged before it is bonded and polished.
Side cavities do not always cause symptoms, but these observations can still be helpful to share.
Should the side of the tooth crumble or start to throb before your appointment, phone the clinic instead of filling in the form.
A treatment chair and the reception counter.
Cleaning decay from between teeth is normally done with the area frozen. When the numbness lifts, the restored side may feel tender for a while before it quietens.
Both the tooth and the gum next to it are numbed so the side can be worked on comfortably.
A temporary, if used, is not as strong as the final piece, so be gentle with it.
It is common for a restored tooth to react for a while before settling down.
Keeping the contact clean
Restoring the side of a tooth does not stop new decay from forming there. Cleaning between teeth daily matters as much as it did before.
Floss or another between-teeth cleaner should pass the restored contact each day.
If food starts packing into the restored contact, mention it at your next visit or call.
Floss that suddenly snags on a new ledge, a tooth that lands first when you close, a twinge that will not fade or a piece that moves are reasons to phone.
A rebuilt side has no promised service life. Its future turns on the tooth left around it, careful shaping and bonding, keeping saliva out during bonding, your bite and grinding, cleaning between teeth and whether decay starts again at that contact.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)A St. Vital resident with decay between teeth is treated at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg. Click the directions link under the address to plan the trip.
Submitting the form begins the process; it does not lock in a time. Expect the office to respond, and treat pain that comes on suddenly as a reason to call.
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Helpful details about inlays & onlays in St. Vital.
Ask our teamThe side surface is hidden by the neighbouring tooth, so access usually comes from above. That can make the opening larger than the cavity itself.
Yes, a custom piece can be shaped to rebuild the side wall and meet the neighbouring tooth. The fit of that contact is checked before bonding.
If removing decay leaves a cusp thin or undermined, covering it can provide added support. The dentist decides once the tooth has been prepared.
It can happen. Ask whether the tooth next door was examined and what the dentist found.
Restoring a proper contact may help, but it cannot be promised. Tell the dentist if food packing continues afterward.
You can ask for an assessment on this page or call (204) 338-3003. Your visit would be at Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6 once confirmed.
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Mention the side cavity in a request to our Winnipeg clinic, and staff will come back to you with a time. If it begins to ache before then, give us a call.
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