Maybe you’ve caught it in the mirror: a rough band of tartar along your lower front teeth that brushing won’t touch. What you can see doesn’t tell the whole story, so here’s how it connects with what lies under your gums.
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Tartar, which dental staff call calculus, is plaque that has hardened. The part you can see sits on the crown of a tooth or at the gum’s edge. Sometimes that’s all there is, and a routine cleaning handles it. Other times, calculus has also formed on root surfaces inside periodontal pockets, and that’s where scaling and root planing comes in.
Middlechurch is outside the City of Winnipeg, and residents who come in for care are seen at our McPhillips Street clinic. It isn’t possible to tell which situation you’re in by looking in a mirror. Gum measurements and, where needed, dental images are how the difference is worked out.
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Heavy tartar above the gums doesn’t prove pockets exist, and little tartar doesn’t rule them out.
Once plaque has hardened into calculus, removing it calls for professional instruments.
Measurements around each tooth help decide which type of cleaning your mouth actually needs.
Routine cleaning and root planing both deal with buildup, but they work in different territory and for different reasons.
In a generally healthy mouth, or one with mild inflammation, a regular cleaning takes care of these deposits as prevention.
In areas diagnosed with periodontitis, instruments reach under the gumline to treat the roots themselves.
How much tartar you can see won’t settle this. Whether deep cleaning is appropriate comes down to an assessment with the dentist, taking in all of your findings.
This sketch shows how things might go if your gums do need treatment. Your actual route could stop earlier or take another turn, depending on your exam.
Request your visitPoint out the spot that caught your attention. We’ll also go over your medications, your health background and any symptoms.
Readings, bleeding on probing and images, when needed, help show whether deposits and damage extend below the gumline.
If periodontitis is diagnosed, the treated roots are cleaned in a single visit or by sections, depending on what’s involved.
Tailored instruction helps with plaque control, and a later visit reviews how well your tissues have responded to care.
It’s tempting to go after a rough patch with a fingernail or a tool from the drugstore. Please let a dental professional deal with it. Just take note of where it is and how long you’ve been seeing it.
The cleaning you’ll need isn’t known until you’re examined, and neither is its cost. Ask about fees once you have a recommendation, and check benefits with your plan.
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It forms on teeth belonging to people who brush diligently as well as those who don’t. You needn’t apologize for it or tidy up before you arrive. We’re there to look at it, explain it and discuss your options.
Treatment under the gums usually involves freezing, based on your plan and what you prefer.
Ask what the instruments may sound or feel like before they’re used, if that would help.
Roots are worked on without hurrying, and sectioning your mouth can leave room for that.
Once the deposits are gone
After deep cleaning, you may feel tenderness, hot or cold sensitivity or a little bleeding, in proportion to how much was treated. It should generally calm down as healing gets underway. Gums can firm up too, and spaces once filled with swelling might stand out more.
Your recommended technique matters here, since plaque left in place is what eventually turns into tartar.
While your gums feel tender, softer food can spare you discomfort and avoid irritating treated sites.
Most people treated for periodontitis continue with maintenance appointments, since buildup does keep forming over time.
Contact the clinic if bleeding won’t stop, swelling keeps increasing, pain turns severe, or anything concerns you that your instructions don’t address.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)We see patients at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, and the link in this section gives you directions for the trip in.
Ask for a visit by form or at (204) 338-3003, noting what you’ve seen on your teeth. The clinic will reply to confirm, and anything urgent should be phoned in.
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Helpful details about scaling & root planning in Middlechurch.
Ask our teamNot on its own. You could need a routine cleaning, or something more. It depends on measurements, bleeding, bone levels and whether calculus has formed below the gumline.
We’d ask you not to try. Calculus is hard and firmly attached, and it calls for professional instruments, particularly when deposits extend under your gums.
Many people find that it builds up there, and your exam can look at why it’s happening in your mouth. Ask to be shown how to clean that spot more effectively.
Once plaque has hardened, a toothpaste won’t reach what’s attached there or underneath your gums. Raise any products you use, and we can talk through them with you.
New buildup keeps forming over time, so home care and periodontal maintenance both matter. Regular visits help control deposits and keep track of how stable your gums are.
Use the request form on this page or ring (204) 338-3003. People living in Middlechurch come into Winnipeg for their exam, which takes place at our McPhillips Street clinic.
It may turn out you need routine care or further gum care. These pages explain the possibilities in more detail, and your exam will say which apply.
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Middlechurch residents can request a look at our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg. We’ll contact you with a time that’s been confirmed.
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