You have paid for good dental work, and now the gums beneath it are the concern. Scotia Heights patients with crowns, bridges or large fillings near a deep site can learn here how that work figures in the decision.
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A crown or bridge is only as secure as the tooth and tissue holding it up. If a pocket has stayed deep beside a restored tooth, your dentist will want to look at both the gum and the restoration, because the condition of each one affects what makes sense to do next.
That combined review happens at our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg, including for people who live in the Scotia Heights area of the city. Expect a discussion about whether the tooth can be kept in a state you are able to clean, as well as what may become visible.
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The state of a crown, bridge or filling counts among the findings that shape a surgical recommendation.
A gumline placed lower may reveal more root, and it can change how a restored tooth appears.
Any plan should leave you with a realistic way of reaching around restorations each day.
Surgery treats gum tissue and root surfaces. It does not repair a restoration, which is why both need their own look before you agree to anything.
Before gum surgery is planned, your dentist considers whether the tooth underneath has a sound future.
If the outlook is reasonable, surgery addresses what has built up on the root below the restored part of the tooth.
If a restoration has its own problem, ask about the order of treatment. Gum surgery alone will not solve a failing crown, and the tooth’s outlook may rest on both.
When a tooth has a history, the order of treatment can matter. A thoughtful visit tends to move through these stages.
Request your visitShare what you know about when and where the crown, bridge or filling was placed, and whether it has given you any trouble.
Pocket readings and bleeding are recorded around the restored teeth, and the edges of the work are checked along with bone and root shape.
Ask how the gumline might sit afterward, and whether any part of the restoration or root may be more visible.
If surgery goes ahead, the selected sites are treated and then reviewed. Any restorative needs can be talked through as part of that same discussion.
You may not remember every detail, and that is fine. Whatever you can recall about past treatment gives your dentist a head start in understanding the tooth.
Costs can involve both gum care and restorative work. Ask for an estimate that reflects what you might actually need, and bring plan details if you have coverage.
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After investing time and money in a restoration, you may be worried about anyone working near it. Saying so gives your team the chance to explain what they plan to do.
Find out whether the restoration itself is involved, or only the gum and root surfaces beside it.
The site is numbed with local anaesthetic as usual, and any other comfort options depend on your health history.
Root surface newly uncovered near a crown can react to cold or heat, so let your dentist know if this happens.
Caring for it afterward
A restored tooth heals much as any other does, but the new shape of the gum may change how you clean around that work.
Do not brush the surgical area or thread floss beneath bridgework beside it until you have been told it is time, unless your instructions say differently.
Once healing allows, ask how to reach under a bridge or around crown edges now that the gumline has changed.
Maintenance appointments can follow the gum’s stability, and any restoration concern can be raised at the same time.
If a crown or bridge feels different or comes loose during healing, call the clinic.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)If you are a Scotia Heights resident, your assessment and any surgery take place at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg.
Mention your existing dental work in your request or when you call (204) 338-3003. A time is not set until the clinic confirms it.
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Helpful details about pocket reduction surgery in Scotia Heights.
Ask our teamCall (204) 338-3003 or use the form, and mention the crown. You would be seen at our McPhillips Street clinic, where the gum and the restoration can both be looked at.
Changes in the gumline can make more of the tooth visible. Whether that applies to your crown, and how noticeable it might be, is something to raise before you agree to treatment.
It may be possible, depending on support, decay and whether the area can be kept clean. Your dentist considers the tooth and the bridge together.
Your dentist can examine whether the restoration appears to be playing a part. Gum disease has various contributors, so try not to draw conclusions until the area has been assessed.
Not necessarily. That depends on its condition and how the area looks after assessment, so ask whether any restorative work is likely and how it might be timed.
When gums and restorations overlap, it can help to read about both. Start with these pages to understand the related treatments.
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Send us a request for a visit on McPhillips Street, and let us know what dental work is involved. Timing gets sorted out once the clinic has your request.
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