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Your part in custom work

Our Dental Laboratory for Aurora Residents

Records and skilled hands can only reveal so much. How a crown or denture feels to you matters as well. Aurora residents can talk this over at our clinic on McPhillips Street in Winnipeg.

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What You Contribute to a Lab-Made Restoration

Much of custom dental work seems to happen around you: scans, shade tabs, a piece made somewhere you never see. Yet some of the most important information can’t be scanned. Only you can say where a denture rubs, whether a crown catches, or how a word now sounds.

Your dentist remains in charge of evaluating the tooth or tissues, planning the work and checking it in your mouth. Your part is to report honestly and ask freely. For Aurora residents, those conversations take place at Winnipeg North Dental on McPhillips Street in Winnipeg.

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You feel it first

Rubbing, catching or a high spot may be obvious to you and invisible from the outside.

You see it daily

Your thoughts on shade and appearance belong in the review of the finished work.

You set the priorities

Letting your dentist know what matters most to you can help frame the options.

Two sets of information

What’s recorded, and what you report.

Good custom work draws on clinical records and on what you experience. Neither replaces the other, and it helps to know which is which.

Collected by the dental team

These records describe your mouth in ways that those making the piece are able to use.

  • Impressions or digital scans of shape.
  • Bite records of how your jaws relate.
  • Shade notes and any photographs.
  • Other details the planned work calls for.

Supplied by you

These details surface in conversation, and they’re easily lost if you assume they don’t count.

  • What brought you in, and what you hope changes.
  • How your current work behaves when you chew and speak.
  • Whether a new piece rubs, catches or feels high.
  • How you feel about the look of the result.

You aren’t expected to use dental terminology. A plain description, such as it pinches here when I bite down, gives your dentist something to investigate.

When to speak up

Your moments to contribute along the way.

Each stage of the process invites a different kind of question from you. This sequence is a general one, and complex work may take additional planning or fitting appointments.

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  1. 01

    While planning

    Share your hopes and concerns as the options are explained. Your dentist assesses your needs and can tell you what appears suitable.

  2. 02

    While records are taken

    Scans, impressions, bite details and shade are being collected. Feel free to ask what each is for, or to comment on colour.

  3. 03

    While it’s being made

    Fabrication follows the prescription from your records. If you’re wearing a temporary, keep to its care instructions, and call about anything you’re unsure of.

  4. 04

    While trying it in

    Your dentist reviews contact, bite, comfort, appearance and function. Your reactions count here, since they can point to an adjustment or further refinement.

A little reflection

Work out what you’d want to say.

It’s easy to go blank in a dental chair. A few moments of thought beforehand can help you remember what you came to mention.

Add appointment length and estimated costs to your questions when contacting the clinic, along with anything you’d like to clarify about coverage.

Jot down

  • What you’d most like to be different after treatment.
  • Foods or words that currently give you trouble.
  • Anything about your teeth you wouldn’t want changed.
  • Your medications, and insurance or CDCP details if applicable.
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Saying the awkward thing

Politeness shouldn’t get in the way of a good fit.

Nobody wants to seem difficult, especially when someone has worked carefully on a piece for them. Still, describing a problem is how it gets evaluated rather than simply tolerated.

Be specific if you can

Point to the spot, and mention when it bothers you. Vague is fine too if that’s all you’ve got.

Change your mind

If something seemed fine at first but no longer does, that’s useful for your dentist to hear.

Ask for it again

Didn’t follow an explanation? Asking your dentist to repeat it in other words is perfectly reasonable.

Still your job afterward

Your observations stay useful after the fitting.

New contact points can appear when you go back to talking and chewing as usual. The first days of normal use are when your feedback may matter the most.

01

Keep a short record

Note which foods, words or times of day bring on a problem, then have the list handy when you call.

02

Follow the care advice

Your dentist can tell you how to look after what was made for you. Ask again if you’ve forgotten the details.

03

Report a break accurately

Describe what broke and when, keep all the pieces protected, and avoid glue so that everything can be properly assessed.

Have something new to report? We’d rather hear it from you.

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Winnipeg North Dental

Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6
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Where Aurora Residents Are Seen

When you live in Aurora, your dental care takes place at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg. Try the directions link when you’re figuring out your trip to the clinic.

After you submit the form, the clinic gets back to you about a suitable time, as nothing is reserved before then. Please phone with urgent concerns.

Questions about coverage?

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I live in Aurora. How do I start talking about lab-made work?

Reach the clinic on (204) 338-3003, or use the appointment form on this page. Visits happen at Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6, and the clinic gets in touch to confirm your time.

Do I have to understand dental terms to give useful feedback?

Not at all. Ordinary words work well, and you can point to the spot that’s bothering you. Your dentist can then work out what might be happening and explain it to you.

Do I get a say in how the shade looks?

You should certainly tell your dentist what you think. Shade is assessed in your mouth under suitable lighting, and refinement may be recommended if the result doesn’t meet the clinical plan.

Am I being difficult if I keep reporting small problems?

No. Adjustments are a normal part of many custom treatments, and small complaints are how issues such as rubbing get noticed. Timely adjustments can improve comfort and protect your tissues.

Who makes the final decision on whether it’s finished?

Your dentist checks the work in your mouth before it’s accepted, using clinical judgment. What you report is part of that check, so raise any concern before the piece is considered done.

Got something to say?

Bring your observations to a dentist.

Aurora residents can request a visit through the form or by phone. The clinic will respond, and a time can then be arranged on McPhillips Street.

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