Bite record, retention, fabrication: custom dental work comes with its own vocabulary. Tyndall Park residents can find plain meanings here, then ask their dentist the rest.
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It’s hard to make a decision about treatment when half the conversation sounds like a foreign language. Lab-made dental work is especially full of jargon, because it brings together clinical terms, materials and manufacturing steps. Most of these words stand for fairly simple ideas.
Think of this page as a phrasebook and not a treatment plan, since what applies to you depends on your assessment. If you’re from Tyndall Park and heard something at an appointment that you’d like explained, your dentist at Winnipeg North Dental on McPhillips Street is the right person to ask.
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Everyday explanations of the words most likely to come up in lab-related care.
Asking what a term means is an entirely normal thing to do during an appointment.
Your assessment decides which of these terms are relevant to your own mouth.
These terms fall roughly into two groups: words describing what gets made, and words describing how it’s made to suit you.
Restoration is the umbrella term for something that rebuilds or replaces tooth structure, while an appliance is a prescribed device with a specific job.
Much of the jargon describes how information moves from your mouth into the finished piece.
Definitions here are simplified. Your dentist can explain what each term means for your particular treatment.
Vocabulary makes more sense when it’s tied to a stage of treatment. Not every stage will look identical for every piece of work.
Request your visitYou might hear about treatment goals and options, and about preparing the tooth or the area being treated.
Words such as impression, digital scan, bite record and shade come up as details are collected.
Prescribed work is made using your records. A temporary, which can protect a prepared tooth, may be mentioned around now.
Listen for contact, bite and function as your dentist checks the work, then adjusts it or returns it if necessary.
If you’ve received information about your treatment, go through it and mark any unfamiliar terms. There’s no such thing as a foolish question when it’s your own mouth being discussed.
If costs or plan coverage are confusing, raise that with the clinic too. Coverage varies by plan, and this page can’t speak to yours.
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You don’t need technical language to describe what you’re feeling. Simple words like rubs, catches and feels high tell your dentist quite a lot, because each one points toward something to evaluate.
One tooth or restoration seems to touch before the others as your teeth come together.
Something snags your tongue, your cheek or food as it passes over the area.
Part of the piece repeatedly presses on or irritates soft tissue in your mouth.
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Your dentist may use these three words after looking at a problem. They describe quite different answers, and which one fits depends on the piece and the tissues underneath it.
Making small changes to an existing piece, generally so it contacts your teeth or gums more comfortably.
Fixing damage to the piece. For this reason, keep any broken parts safe and steer clear of household glue, which can distort the fit.
Making something new, potentially with fresh records, when adjusting or repairing the old piece isn’t considered appropriate.
If you’re not sure which of these applies, your dentist can explain the reasoning. You can also phone the clinic with questions.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Appointments about restorations and appliances for residents of Tyndall Park, in Winnipeg, take place at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street.
Requests sent by form aren’t booked until the clinic gets back to you. If you need urgent attention, use the phone.
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Helpful details about our dental laboratory in Tyndall Park.
Ask our teamTelephone (204) 338-3003 with your question or request an appointment through the form. Appointments, once confirmed, are at Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6.
A restoration rebuilds a tooth or replaces missing teeth, as a crown or bridge does. An appliance is a prescribed device such as a selected guard or tray.
It refers to how well a denture or other removable piece stays in place. Designers weigh it against speech, chewing and the shape of the supporting tissues.
It means the piece has been specified for one particular patient and a clinical purpose. Your dentist sets that purpose after assessing your needs.
In general terms, it’s a place where the new work touches something else, such as an opposing tooth or your gum. New ones can appear as you speak and chew.
They’re related. Implant restorations are custom components above the gumline, while an implant-supported denture is a removable tooth replacement. Ask which your dentist means.
If a particular word led you here, the page for that treatment can tell you more about how the care works.
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Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
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Tyndall Park residents can send us a request for a visit at the McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg, and the clinic will follow up to find a suitable time.
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