Surgery is a big word to hear about your gums. Here is what this procedure sets out to do, why it may come up after earlier treatment, and how patients from across Winnipeg can talk it through with us.
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Healthy gums fit snugly around each tooth. When inflammation damages that attachment, a deeper space called a periodontal pocket can form, and plaque collects there beyond what a brush or floss can reach.
This procedure opens the gum so the affected roots and supporting bone can be seen and treated directly, then settles the tissue back at a planned level. Patients come to our McPhillips Street clinic from across Winnipeg, and each conversation starts the same way: with your own findings, not with an assumption that you need surgery.
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Lifting the gum lets deposits hidden deep in a pocket be cleaned under clear view.
Tissue is repositioned with the aim of leaving an area you and your dental team can keep clean.
Your suitability depends on an assessment, and you can raise every doubt before agreeing to anything.
Pocket reduction is usually discussed after non-surgical therapy has been tried and the gums have been checked again. Understanding the reasoning makes the recommendation far less alarming.
Selected sites sometimes stay inflamed or too deep to clean predictably, even after scaling and root planing.
The purpose is disease control and simpler cleaning, which is more modest than a cure and worth understanding clearly.
Not every deep pocket leads to surgery. Some sites may be monitored or managed in another way once your dentist has assessed them.
Everything begins with a review of how your gums responded to earlier care. If surgery is then planned, the treatment itself moves through a clear order of stages.
Request your visitYour earlier gum findings are weighed against how the tissues look now, along with your health history and medications.
Local anaesthetic is given until the site is thoroughly numb, so the work can begin once you are ready.
The gum is gently lifted to reveal the roots and bone beneath. Remaining deposits and inflamed tissue are then carefully removed.
Where irregular bone contours are part of the problem, selected areas may be reshaped.
Tissue is placed at the level chosen during planning and held there with stitches while healing gets underway.
You do not need to understand periodontal terminology before you arrive. Knowing what you were told last time, and what worried you about it, is plenty to work with.
Timing, the number of appointments and estimated cost all depend on the extent of treatment, so raise them early to help with planning.
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Knowing what you will feel, and what you can ask for, tends to help. Tell us early if gum treatment has been difficult for you in the past.
These procedures are commonly done while you are awake with the area numbed, and comfort options are reviewed beforehand along with your health history.
Ask for any part of the procedure to be walked through in everyday language, as often as you need.
Let us know if you want to settle on a signal for stopping briefly during treatment.
After the stitches
Your personal instructions always come first, since the extent and position of surgery vary. A quieter routine at the start helps protect the site.
For the first 24 to 48 hours, rest, take prescribed or recommended medication as directed, and pick suitable foods. Resist pulling your lip or cheek aside to look at the site.
We check closure, comfort and hygiene, take out sutures if needed, and explain when and how to begin cleaning the treated site again.
Periodontal maintenance and careful cleaning at home stay essential, because a history of gum disease remains even when an area has become shallower.
Worried about how a site is healing? Please phone the clinic instead of sending the form.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Assessment and treatment happen at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, in the north part of Winnipeg. The directions link will open a map to the door.
Sending the form asks for a visit but does not hold a time. The clinic replies to settle the details, or you can phone (204) 338-3003 to talk about gum surgery directly.
Questions about coverage?
Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about pocket reduction surgery in Winnipeg.
Ask our teamEither the form on this page or a call to (204) 338-3003 gets the discussion about your pockets started. Visits take place at Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, and the clinic gets back to you with a confirmed time and the details you need.
No. The answer turns on how the area responded to non-surgical care, how inflamed it remains, its anatomy, the outlook for the tooth and whether it can be maintained. Certain sites may simply be watched or handled differently.
Usually, yes. Local anaesthetic is the common approach, and your health history and comfort options are looked at before anything begins.
They can. Plaque buildup or risk factors that remain may bring back inflammation and deeper measurements, which is why home cleaning and periodontal maintenance matter so much.
As swelling settles and the gumline shifts, teeth can appear longer and spaces between them may show. Exposed roots can react to hot or cold, especially early on.
Surgery is one possible step in a longer course of periodontal care. These pages explain the treatments around it.
Learn how scaling and root planing in Winnipeg removes buildup below the gumline, smooths root surfaces and supports healing from gum disease.
Explore serviceLearn how gum disease treatment in Winnipeg addresses bleeding, inflammation, periodontal pockets and bone loss through diagnosis and personalized care.
Explore serviceExplore periodontal care in Winnipeg for gum disease, recession and bone loss, including scaling, grafting and implant-site preparation.
Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
Ready to talk it over?
Ask for a visit to review your gum findings at McPhillips Street. You will hear back about when those pockets can be reviewed.
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