Dental terms can make a simple idea sound complicated. Tyndall Park residents can start here with plain definitions, then bring their questions to our McPhillips Street clinic.
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The nickname describes the feeling of a denture clicking onto something solid. That something is a set of small components on dental implants, which are placed in the jaw and act as anchor points after healing. You may also hear it called an implant-retained denture.
Retained is the important word. It means held in place, though not fixed permanently, so you can lift it out to clean it. Your gums and tissues also carry on sharing part of the support, which is why dentists describe it as stable but still removable.
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A component placed in the jaw that provides a planned anchor point once it has healed.
The connection between implant components and the replaceable parts inside your denture.
A simple measure of how firmly your denture resists lifting and sliding out of position.
You do not need to memorize any of this. These definitions are here so that the words sound familiar when they come up in an appointment.
These terms refer to the removable part you see and handle every day.
These terms come up during your examination, planning and surgical phases.
Heard a word that is not listed here? Ask for it to be explained in everyday language, as many times as you need.
Stripped of technical language, this is what happens. Your plan determines the details, including the timing and how many implants you may need.
Request your visitWe examine your mouth, your bite and any denture you wear, and go over your health. A three-dimensional scan shows the jaw so that implants can be planned.
Should you go ahead, the implants are placed during surgery. Your jaw then needs time to heal around them, as set out in your clinical plan.
Records are simply measurements of your bite and tooth position. They are used to make a new denture, or to adapt yours when that is possible.
The denture is connected, its grip is adjusted, and we look for spots of pressure. Then you are shown how to get it out correctly.
If you have read something online or been handed an unfamiliar term elsewhere, write it down and bring it along. A question that begins with what does this mean is a perfectly good one.
If English is not your first language, ask the clinic when you call what support may be possible for your appointment.
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Agreeing to treatment should come after you understand it. Stop us when a word loses you, and ask us to draw it, show it or say it some other way.
It is far easier to clear up a word straight away than to work it out afterward.
Seeing how something looks can make more sense than hearing a description of it.
Saying it in your own words is a good way of checking you have it right.
Maintenance terms
Long after the terminology has faded, the routine continues. Your removal and cleaning technique will be demonstrated, and you will hear whether the denture should stay out while you sleep.
With use, these parts lose grip, which is expected and is why they can be swapped.
This just means the click feels less secure than before, and is a good reason to call.
A dentist looks over the denture, attachments, implants, gums and bite at each exam.
Forgotten what one of those terms meant? Just ring the clinic and ask.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Tyndall Park is in Winnipeg, and those living there are cared for at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street. Click the directions link for a route from your door.
To be clear, a request is only a request: you have an appointment once the clinic confirms a time with you. Telephone us about an urgent problem.
Questions about coverage?
Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about snap-in dentures in Tyndall Park.
Ask our teamSend your question through the form or call (204) 338-3003. If you decide on an assessment, it would take place at 2358 McPhillips Street in Winnipeg, at a time the clinic confirms.
In everyday use, yes. Snap-in is the casual name, and implant-retained describes how it works: the attachments on implants hold the removable denture in position.
You can take a removable denture out yourself, and you must, for daily cleaning. A fixed full-arch restoration is designed differently and comes with its own routine and treatment pathway.
It means the implants are given time in the jaw before any denture connects to them. How long this stage lasts depends on the plan made for you, so please ask.
These small replaceable parts inside the denture produce the snap you feel. Friction and use wear them down, so they are made to be maintained or swapped when needed.
Each of these pages explains another part of tooth replacement or restorative care.
Learn how dental implants in Winnipeg can replace one tooth or support bridges and dentures, including candidacy, placement, healing and restoration.
Explore serviceExplore full and partial dentures in Winnipeg, including the fitting process, everyday function, appearance, comfort and adjustments as your mouth adapts.
Explore serviceExplore restorative and prosthodontic dentistry in Winnipeg, including crowns, bridges, veneers, dentures, implants and full-mouth treatment planning.
Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
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