Gum treatment can sound like something for a much older generation. If you’re surprised to hear about it at your stage of life, here’s why it comes down to findings and not your birth year.
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If you’re in your twenties, thirties or forties, a recommendation for deep cleaning might not fit the picture you had of your own mouth. You may also feel a little embarrassed, or assume that this must be a mistake, since gum problems seem like something that happens later in life.
Periodontitis isn’t decided by age. A recommendation for scaling and root planing follows from what the measurements and images show. If you’re living in Brooklands, a visit to our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg can help you learn what your own findings mean, and how looking after this now fits into the years ahead.
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Your pockets, bleeding, deposits and bone levels are what the assessment looks at.
These are teeth you’re planning to keep for decades, which makes monitoring worthwhile.
We’re interested in what’s happening in your mouth, and what can be done from here.
The treatment is the same whatever your age. The focus is on root surfaces in areas that were diagnosed with periodontitis. What may differ for you is how long you’ll be looking after the result.
Gum disease can go unnoticed because it doesn’t always hurt. Routine exam findings can be the first sign.
Deep cleaning clears what has collected on the roots, giving the surrounding tissues a chance to settle and heal.
Nobody can tell you how your gums will behave over a lifetime. Your own assessment with the dentist is the right place to ask what your findings do and don’t suggest.
You might never have had dental work beyond a filling or a cleaning. Here’s a rough guide to how this would run.
Request your visitYour gums are measured, images are looked at as necessary, and we go through your health background and any medications.
Fewer affected areas may mean a single appointment, and others may need sections spread across more than one.
Local anaesthetic is common here, followed by specialized instruments that clean below the gums on the planned roots.
Advice on home care is personal. We’ll focus on your own trouble spots and tools you’re likely to stick with.
There’s no such thing as a naive question here. Whether you’re wondering why this happened, or what it could mean for the future, feel free to raise it.
If you’re arranging this around a job or a new budget, ask about appointment length and an estimate when your scope is clearer. Your plan determines any coverage.
A desk by a window with blinds, and the white reception counter.
If you’ve rarely been frozen, you might not know what to expect. Ask how it works, what it could feel like, and anything else that’s on your mind before treatment starts.
Your plan, health history and preferences all influence how anaesthetic is used for you.
You needn’t justify gaps in your dental visits or how often you’ve been flossing.
Ask us for a plain account of your findings, without any softening if that’s what you prefer.
A habit to hold onto
Right after treatment, expect that your gums could be tender or temperature sensitive and may bleed a little, depending on how extensive it was. That should generally subside as healing proceeds. What matters after that is what you keep doing.
It’s more useful to pick cleaning tools you’ll really use than to aim for a perfect routine you’ll abandon.
Reassessment records how your tissues responded, which also gives future appointments something to compare with.
Most people treated for periodontitis continue with maintenance, on a schedule that’s personalized to their own stability.
Get in touch by phone if bleeding persists, swelling gets worse, you have severe pain, or your recovery doesn’t match what you were told to expect.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Your assessment and treatment would happen at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, in Winnipeg. Grab directions from the link in this section.
Request a visit with the form, or talk to the clinic at (204) 338-3003. Your appointment is set when the clinic confirms it. Please call about anything sudden or severe.
Questions about coverage?
Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about scaling & root planning in Brooklands.
Ask our teamIt’s a condition diagnosed from findings, and not by age. If you’ve been told you have it, ask to go through the measurements and images behind that diagnosis.
Looking back won’t add much, and there can be many reasons for what’s found. The useful focus now is on where your gums stand, and how to look after them from here.
Treatment aims to control inflammation and slow the progression of gum disease, and maintenance lets changes be watched over time. No one can promise specific long-term results, but you can ask what your findings suggest.
Treatment takes place beneath the gumline, so there’s nothing added to your teeth. Once swelling resolves, recession or spaces can become more noticeable in some cases. Ask if appearance is a concern for you.
Tell the clinic what your schedule looks like when you make your request, and ask what’s possible. How many appointments you need will depend on your treatment plan.
Send a request here or call (204) 338-3003, and you’ll hear from the clinic to confirm your visit. All of your care would take place on McPhillips Street in Winnipeg.
Here are some related services that may be of interest in the coming years. What’s right for you depends on your exam.
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Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
Better to know now
If Brooklands is home, you can ask our Winnipeg clinic for an assessment. We’ll reach out with the details.
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