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Your bite feels a little off
Periodontics for Waterford Green Residents
Sometimes the first hint of a gum problem is how your teeth come together when you chew. Waterford Green residents can have that looked at on McPhillips Street in Winnipeg.
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When closing your teeth feels unfamiliar
A changed bite is worth a look below the gumline.
You may notice that your back teeth touch differently, that one tooth meets its neighbour first, or that chewing has started to favour one side. Plenty of things can cause this. One possibility people rarely think of is lost support: as periodontitis affects the attachment and bone holding a tooth, that tooth can shift slightly and change how the two arches meet.
A bite change does not prove that your gums are the cause, which is exactly why measuring matters. If you live in Waterford Green and something feels different when you close, our clinic on McPhillips Street can check tooth stability, gum attachment and bone levels together.
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Contact points reviewed
The way your upper and lower teeth meet forms part of a periodontal examination, along with any movement.
Support gets measured
Readings around each tooth, with suitable images, help show whether attachment or bone has been affected.
Other causes stay open
If your gums turn out to be stable, you still leave knowing that one explanation has been looked at properly.
If support is the cause
Gum services that may follow an exam
Which of these applies depends entirely on what is found. Each page explains its treatment in more depth.
Gum Disease Treatment
Learn how gum disease treatment in Winnipeg addresses bleeding, inflammation, periodontal pockets and bone loss through diagnosis and personalized care.
Explore serviceScaling & Root Planning
Learn how scaling and root planing in Winnipeg removes buildup below the gumline, smooths root surfaces and supports healing from gum disease.
Explore servicePocket Reduction Surgery
Explore periodontal pocket reduction surgery in Winnipeg for advanced gum disease, including when it may be recommended, treatment goals and recovery.
Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
Tracing the change
From an odd feeling to a clearer explanation.
Try to notice when the difference shows up and which teeth seem involved. Even a rough description gives the appointment a useful starting point.
Request your visit- 01
Describe what you feel
Say when you first noticed the change and whether chewing, spacing or comfort has shifted, then cover your medical history and medicines.
- 02
Test stability and depth
Tooth movement is checked alongside gentle gum readings for bleeding, recession and pockets. Images help reveal what supports the roots.
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Link the findings
You hear which areas seem active, whether your gums appear connected to the bite change, and what care would make sense next.
Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Getting it checked
Waterford Green patients are examined on McPhillips Street.
Bite and gum assessments are carried out at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg. If you need the way there, the clinic card shows it.
When you send the form, mention the teeth that feel different. Sending it does not hold an appointment; the clinic gets back to you about a time.
Questions about coverage?
Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
A little clarity before your visit
Your questions, answered.
Helpful details about periodontics in Waterford Green.
Ask our teamCan gum disease really change how my teeth fit together?
Yes, it can. Once support around a tooth is lost, small shifts in position may follow, and those shifts can alter how your teeth contact one another.
A new gap has opened between two teeth. Is that related?
Spacing is one of the signs that can appear as support declines, though it has other explanations too. An exam with measurements is how the cause gets narrowed down.
Should I wait to see whether my bite goes back to normal?
There is little to gain from guessing. Periodontitis can advance with hardly any pain, so a change you can feel is a sensible reason to ask for a look.
Could treating my gums settle a tooth that has shifted?
Calmer tissue may leave a tooth feeling firmer, yet a change in position may not reverse. What is realistic for your tooth can only be judged after an assessment.
What else could make my bite feel different?
Causes beyond the gums are possible, and the examination is not limited to periodontal findings. Tell the clinic about any recent dental work when you describe the change.
How can someone in Waterford Green ask for this exam?
Call (204) 338-3003 or fill in the form, noting that your bite has changed. Someone at the clinic replies to arrange the visit. If you have severe pain or swelling, phone instead.
Teeth meeting differently?
Find out whether your gums play a part.
Waterford Green residents can send a request for our Winnipeg clinic below, and the clinic will be in touch to set a time.