Teeth that drift or spaces that slowly open can have several explanations, and weakened gum support is one of them. Learn how it gets checked and where scaling and root planing fits.
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Maybe a photo made you look twice, or floss now slides through a space that used to be snug. When periodontitis reduces the attachment and bone holding a tooth, that tooth can begin to change position. Bite changes, old habits and other dental problems can do something similar, so a spreading gap doesn’t tell you the reason on its own.
Kildonan residents wondering about this can have it examined at our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg. If gum disease turns out to be involved, deep cleaning addresses the infection and buildup around the roots; it isn’t a way of moving teeth back into line.
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Probing depths and dental images show how much of the foundation around a tooth has been affected.
Removing root deposits helps inflammation settle, while position is a separate question for a separate talk.
You needn’t wait until a tooth feels wobbly before asking someone to take a look.
The space you noticed is a clue, and it needs other evidence beside it. Here’s how a gum cause is looked for and what’s done when one is found.
The exam covers the teeth you’re worried about and the remainder of your mouth.
Where periodontitis is diagnosed, instruments reach under the gumline to remove plaque and calculus from planned roots.
Only an assessment can tell whether scaling and root planing is appropriate for you. We can’t say from a description whether a gap will close, stay or grow.
Your appointments follow the evidence. Bringing an older photo, if you have one, can be a simple way of showing what you’ve seen change.
Request your visitShow which teeth have moved and describe when you first noticed, along with your medical background.
Pockets, deposits and bone are examined so any recommendation rests on findings instead of appearance alone.
With the area usually frozen, treatment proceeds on affected roots, whether at one sitting or across sections.
After the tissues have responded, a follow-up checks stability, and you can raise the gap again at that point.
A tooth moving seldom happens overnight, so dates can be fuzzy. Rough impressions still help, and you don’t need to know what’s causing the change before you ask about it.
How long treatment takes and what it costs both depend on what’s recommended, so raise those questions when you reach out. Your own plan governs any coverage.
A consultation room desk, followed by the front counter.
It’s common to jump straight to the fear of losing a tooth. Tell us if that’s what’s on your mind. The exam can give you real information to talk about, even though nobody can predict every outcome.
Ask to go over your images and readings so the explanation is tied to your own teeth.
Let us know if a certain tooth feels sensitive to pressure before any measuring starts.
Treated areas are usually numbed, and you’re free to ask how that would be approached for you.
Once the swelling eases
Puffiness can partly hide spaces, so when gums firm up, those spaces can stand out more. Soreness, temperature sensitivity and light bleeding are also possible in the first days, and these should generally ease with healing.
Give a tender area a break by picking softer foods for now, and try not to irritate it.
A wider gap may call for a different cleaning aid, so follow the method shown to you.
Periodontal maintenance lets the team control fresh buildup and keep an eye on how stable things remain.
Phone the clinic if a tooth suddenly feels different, or if you have severe pain, increasing swelling, bleeding that persists or any concern outside your instructions.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Your exam would be held at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg. Kildonan lies in Winnipeg as well, and directions are a click away in this section.
Call (204) 338-3003 or fill out the form and mention the tooth or gap. The clinic follows up to confirm any appointment.
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Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about scaling & root planning in Kildonan.
Ask our teamIt can, because teeth depend on surrounding attachment and bone for support. Other causes also exist, so your exam looks at the whole picture before pointing to one.
Don’t count on that. Treatment targets deposits and inflammation, not tooth position, and spaces can even seem more obvious as swelling goes down.
That’s a conversation for after your gums have been assessed. Ask how any active gum disease would affect the timing of tooth movement in your case.
Yes. Periodontitis can progress without much discomfort, so lack of pain isn’t a useful way of ruling it out.
Ongoing visits allow comparisons over time, along with your own observations. Ask how your teeth would be monitored, because the approach depends on your findings.
Something as simple as “I’ve noticed a new gap” is enough, written on this page’s form or said over the phone. The exam takes place at our clinic on McPhillips Street in Winnipeg.
Depending on your findings, you may want background on these. Each is decided separately and only after an exam.
Learn how gum disease treatment in Winnipeg addresses bleeding, inflammation, periodontal pockets and bone loss through diagnosis and personalized care.
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Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
Don’t just keep watching it
Kildonan residents are invited to write to our McPhillips Street clinic with a request. Let us know which tooth prompted it.
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