A bridge has to work with the teeth on either side of a gap, and several details go into making one. If you’re coming into Winnipeg from Stonewall, here’s what to ask our McPhillips Street clinic.
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A bridge is a fixed restoration for a selected space where a tooth is missing, which generally relies on neighbouring teeth for support. That makes it a job involving more than the gap itself. Your dentist has to consider those teeth, the opposing bite and the gumline before saying whether one is suitable.
If it’s recommended and you’re travelling from Stonewall, outside the City of Winnipeg, a clear view of the stages helps with planning. Everything from assessment to the final fit takes place at the clinic on McPhillips Street, and you can ask about the sequence.
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Teeth beside the space are part of the assessment, and part of the planning.
Records show how your upper and lower teeth meet and move together.
One can protect prepared teeth and keep things working while you wait.
It’s easy to think of a bridge as a tooth in a gap, but its success depends on how it sits among its surroundings. These are the matters your dentist will keep in view.
The teeth that support it need evaluating, and the replacement must sit properly beside them.
A bridge needs to meet the opposing teeth comfortably and sit well at the gumline.
A bridge isn’t right for every space. Your dentist needs to examine the area before saying so, and other ways of replacing a tooth may be discussed as well.
Here’s the basic pattern for this kind of fixed work. The number of appointments you’ll need depends on your case, and complex work can involve more than one planning or fitting visit.
Request your visitYour dentist examines the gap and the teeth around it, explains your options, and talks through whether a bridge makes sense.
If you go ahead, the teeth involved are prepared. Scans or impressions, bite details and shade are then gathered for making the bridge.
Fabrication follows the prescription and those records. In the meantime, a temporary may protect the prepared teeth and help with appearance and function.
Your dentist looks at contact, bite, comfort and appearance, then adjusts the bridge or sends it back for refinement when needed.
Your experience of the missing tooth tells your dentist something useful. Take note of how it affects your day, and bring your practical questions about how the work would fit into your plans.
Ask how long each appointment could run and how the stages might be spaced, so you can plan your trips with some confidence.
A consultation room with a shaded window, and a chair with sink and cabinets behind it.
Some people hide a gap for years before asking about it. There’s no need to explain how it happened or why you waited, and you can go at your own pace with your questions.
If the idea of shaping neighbouring teeth concerns you, say so and ask for an explanation.
It’s reasonable to ask how a bridge differs from other ways to replace a tooth.
Ask what it’ll be like to live with one, so that it doesn’t take you by surprise.
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Once you’re back home, ordinary chewing and talking will tell you more about how the bridge fits. Adjustments often form part of custom work, and there’s no need to wait for an issue to get worse.
If one side lands sooner than it should, make a note of it and phone. It’s better to have it evaluated than to get used to it.
Save any fragment, don’t attempt a glue repair, and ask how the clinic can assess it. Your dentist will then look at what’s appropriate.
If the area around your bridge feels different, mention it. Your dentist needs to look at the restoration together with the tissues.
If something seems off after you’re home, phone with your questions before planning a return visit.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)For Stonewall residents, assessment and fitting of a bridge take place in Winnipeg at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street. Directions are linked from here.
A form request tells the clinic that you’d like to hear from them, but it doesn’t reserve any time. Pick up the phone for anything that can’t wait.
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Ask our teamReach the clinic at (204) 338-3003 or through the form, and ask for an assessment. Your appointments would be at Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6, with the time confirmed by the clinic.
Bridges typically involve preparing supporting teeth, although your dentist needs to examine yours and explain what your particular plan would require. It’s a good topic to raise, especially if those teeth are otherwise healthy.
That varies with complexity, laboratory steps and materials, and with whether a trial or further records are needed. Ask for an outline of the sequence once you’ve been assessed, so you can plan ahead.
Follow the care instructions you’re given, since they’re specific to your situation. If a temporary comes loose or feels uncomfortable, phone the clinic and describe what’s going on.
Let the clinic know, because how the bridge relates to neighbouring teeth and the gumline is part of what’s assessed. Your dentist can look at it and explain what might be behind it.
These pages describe bridges and other approaches to replacing teeth. Suitability depends on your assessment, and your dentist can talk through which ones apply.
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