Will people notice it’s not your real tooth? For Leila North residents with that worry, here’s how colour and surface details are recorded and reviewed for lab-made work.
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When a restoration sits where it shows, appearance is rarely a side issue. Colour and surface details help the finished work blend with the teeth beside it, so your dentist may record shade information and photographs along with the usual clinical records.
Looks aren’t the only consideration, since a restoration also has to fit and work. If you’re a Leila North resident concerned about how it might appear, tell your dentist at Winnipeg North Dental on McPhillips Street what you’d like to see, and ask how the shade will be reviewed.
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Shade and surface information travels with your other records to guide fabrication.
The real test comes when the restoration is seen in place, under suitable lighting.
Say what you think when you see it, before the work has been accepted.
Appearance results from several small pieces of information coming together. Your dentist can explain which of these are relevant to the tooth or teeth involved.
The information sent along with the prescription describes more than a colour, and photographs can add helpful context.
A pleasing colour won’t compensate for a poor fit, so appearance gets considered alongside everything else the piece must do.
Materials and laboratory steps vary by case. If looks are your main concern, say so early, so it can inform the planning conversation.
There are several natural points along the way to share what you want. Earlier comments can feed into the records, and the fitting gives you a chance to react to the real thing.
Request your visitAt the planning stage, explain what you’re hoping for and how much the look of this tooth concerns you. Your dentist explains the options available.
Colour and surface information is noted, together with scans or impressions and bite records, ahead of fabrication.
Your restoration is made from what was recorded. A temporary may be used to protect the tooth and help with your appearance during this period.
Your dentist checks the shade with the work in your mouth, along with contact, bite and comfort. When it falls short of the plan, further refinement may be recommended.
Words like whiter or more natural can mean different things to different people. Anything that helps illustrate what you have in mind gives your dentist something concrete to discuss.
If you’re thinking of changing the colour of your other teeth, bring that up before shade is recorded, and ask your dentist how it might affect the plan.
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Some people hesitate to comment on how a finished restoration looks. Please don’t. Your honest reaction belongs in this review, because refinement is simpler to raise before the work is finally accepted.
Take a good look with the restoration in place, and take your time before giving your answer.
Lighting affects what you see, so shade is meant to be assessed under suitable conditions.
A restoration that looks right can still feel high or catch, so report that as well.
Looking after your result
After a restoration has been accepted, your day-to-day experience matters as well. Keep an eye on how it looks and feels, and get in touch with any concerns.
If something about the look bothers you later on, raise it. Your dentist can examine it and talk about whether any change is clinically appropriate.
Hang on to any fragment, keep it somewhere safe and bring it along. Don’t try gluing it, because household products can make things worse.
Feeling a high spot when your teeth come together is worth reporting, as it’s something your dentist can evaluate and may be able to adjust.
Have a question about how your restoration looks? Reach out any time.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Leila North is an area in the north part of Winnipeg, and appointments for custom restorations are held at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street. You’ll find a directions link alongside the address.
Use the form to send a request and expect the clinic to reply with confirmation of a time. Please phone instead of writing in if you’ve an urgent problem.
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Ask our teamContact Winnipeg North Dental at (204) 338-3003 or through the form here, and say you’re concerned about appearance. Visits are at Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6, once the clinic has confirmed a time.
Shade and surface details are recorded with reference to your other teeth, and those notes guide fabrication. Your dentist then judges the result in your mouth.
Tell your dentist before it is accepted. Where the result doesn’t meet the clinical plan, a refinement may be recommended, and you can talk through what is possible.
The same restoration can appear different depending on the light around it. That’s why the assessment takes place with the piece in position and under suitable lighting conditions.
Not necessarily. Its purpose is to protect the prepared tooth and help with looks and function while the final piece is under way, so judge the colour at the fitting of the final work.
Your dentist assesses the finished work in your mouth before accepting it, and that’s your chance to look too. Ask about how this step works in your treatment.
Several types of treatment involve careful attention to how teeth look. Read about them here, then ask your dentist which, if any, may be right for you.
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Concerned about the colour?
Leila North residents can send a request to our Winnipeg clinic to talk about appearance and custom work. A team member will follow up to set a time.
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