When some of the teeth in your smile are artificial and some are your own, whitening only affects part of the picture. For Southdale residents with a removable partial, here is how to think it through, with assessment and treatment at our clinic on McPhillips Street in Winnipeg.
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A partial denture replaces missing teeth with artificial ones, and their colour was chosen to blend with your natural teeth at the time it was made. Peroxide-based whitening gel lightens colour within natural enamel and dentin. Manufactured denture teeth are not natural tooth structure, so they are not expected to lighten along with your own.
If your natural teeth lighten, the replacement teeth could start to look darker beside them. For some people that difference is barely noticeable; for others, especially when the partial sits at the front, it matters a great deal. The dentist can look at where your partial sits and help you weigh that before any gel is used.
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Your own enamel and dentin are what whitening gel is designed to lighten.
The teeth on a partial denture keep the colour they were made in.
Planning focuses on how your own teeth and the partial will look together.
The system chosen depends on your starting shade, sensitivity, schedule and how reliably you can follow instructions. With a partial denture in the mix, how far to lighten is part of the plan.
Once the gums and soft tissues are protected, a concentrated gel is applied to the natural teeth. The team monitors the shade during the visit and can adjust if sensitivity develops.
Custom trays hold prescribed gel against your natural teeth for a directed time, with lightening that builds over several applications.
Along with denture teeth, crowns, bridges, veneers, bonding and composite fillings do not change colour with whitening.
Healthy natural teeth matter even more when they also support a denture.
Request your visitCavities, cracks, inflamed gums, recession and leaking fillings are treated before any elective whitening.
The shade of your natural teeth is recorded and looked at next to the replacement teeth.
Crowns, fillings or bonding that show in your smile are mapped as well.
How your teeth have reacted before, and any exposed roots, guide the approach.
Wear your partial to the visit so the dentist can see your smile as it normally looks.
The form sends a request for an appointment rather than booking one. The clinic will get in touch to set the time.
A light blue chair in a treatment room, and leather chairs around a consultation desk.
Short-term sensitivity is common during whitening, and it varies in strength. The dental team can lower concentration, reduce contact time or spread out treatments, and may recommend a desensitizing product.
Breaks between sessions that your dental team plans give teeth time to settle.
Extra gel can irritate gums without lightening teeth any further.
Let the clinic know by phone if discomfort is sharp or does not ease.
Over the months ahead
Whitening results fade gradually, while denture teeth hold a steady colour.
Coffee, tea, red wine, tobacco and plaque slowly add colour back to natural teeth.
Your own teeth continue to deepen in tone as the years pass.
Occasional supervised top-ups may be appropriate to keep a closer match.
If you expect a new partial or other restoration in the future, natural teeth are often whitened first and the colour allowed to settle before new materials are matched.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Southdale is in Winnipeg. For whitening assessments and treatment, residents come to Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6.
Give the clinic a call at (204) 338-3003 or send the form, and we will contact you about an appointment.
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Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about teeth whitening in Southdale.
Ask our teamThey are not expected to. Whitening gel acts on natural enamel and dentin, and denture teeth are manufactured, so they keep their existing colour.
It could, if your natural teeth become noticeably lighter than the replacement teeth. The dentist can help you weigh that before you start.
Yes, it helps. Seeing your smile as it usually looks lets the dentist judge how the partial and your natural teeth compare.
Trays are made to fit your own mouth. Ask the dental team how your particular gaps and partial would be handled in a tray-based plan.
A modest goal can be sensible when blending matters. Gradual methods build slowly, which helps when you want a measured result.
That depends on how many natural teeth show. If few do, whitening may make little visible difference, and the dentist can talk through other options.
Phone (204) 338-3003 or use the form, mentioning your partial. The clinic will confirm a time with you at Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street.
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Whiten with your partial in mind
Request an assessment at our Winnipeg clinic, and someone will contact you to arrange it.
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