A custom restoration is not finished the day the tooth is prepared. If you live in St. Andrews and come into Winnipeg for care, it pays to understand that in-between stretch before it starts.
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St. Andrews is outside the City of Winnipeg, and treatment for its residents takes place at our clinic on McPhillips Street. That matters most when an inlay, onlay, veneer or crown has been suggested, because those pieces are designed from a scan or impression and fitted afterward, rather than built on the tooth in a single sitting.
So there is a period when the tooth has been worked on and its final restoration is not yet in place. People often have sensible questions about that period: how the tooth will feel, what to avoid chewing, and who to phone if something shifts. This page is a guide to raising those questions early.
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Request a plain sequence of what occurs at each appointment, from preparation through to final fit.
Find out how to treat that tooth while it waits, including anything you should avoid biting.
Should something feel loose or sore mid-way, (204) 338-3003 is the line to try first.
Custom work follows a different path from a composite filling, and each design asks something different of the tooth around it. These are the options your dentist may weigh.
Partial-coverage pieces suit back teeth with damage too large for a straightforward direct repair.
Full coverage may be advised when weakened cusps leave too little for a smaller design to rely on.
These cover the visible face of a tooth and are also fabricated before being bonded in place.
The design and the number of appointments are settled only after an examination of your tooth, so treat this as background, not a forecast.
Nothing is fabricated until the tooth has been looked at properly and the reasons for the design are clear to you.
Request your visitDescribe what you have noticed, along with your medical history and the medicines you take.
Remaining walls, existing work, margins and cracks are examined, with images added if they would help.
You hear why one option fits the tooth better than another, including the appointments each would require.
If you go ahead, a scan or impression captures the prepared tooth for the piece to be designed from.
It is far easier to get these answers in the chair than to wonder about them later in St. Andrews. Write them down ahead of time so that nothing slips your mind.
Pain or swelling at any stage calls for a phone call to the clinic. The online form is not meant for anything urgent.
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A tooth awaiting its final piece may feel different to your tongue or your bite. Mention any worry you have about this stage while you are still at the clinic, so it can be talked through.
Tell the clinic about tenderness, a rough feeling or anything else that seems off.
Knowing how the final fitting works can make the waiting feel more manageable.
Find out what is proposed for each appointment, since the stages differ from each other.
After the final fitting
Fit, bite and the seam where restoration meets tooth all continue to matter once the work is complete. Back home in St. Andrews, your everyday chewing is the real test.
Contact points are checked at fitting, yet your own chewing may reveal something different afterward.
Plaque that gathers at a margin can affect how long any restoration serves you.
Future visits offer a chance to review the piece along with the rest of your mouth.
No restoration has a fixed lifespan. Materials, habits, bonding and any new decay all influence how long one lasts.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Preparation, fitting and any review happen at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6. Use the directions link when you are mapping out your trips.
Phone (204) 338-3003 or send the form below, then wait to hear back: the clinic confirms each request, as submitting one does not hold a time.
Questions about coverage?
Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about tooth-colored restorations in St. Andrews.
Ask our teamThat depends on the tooth and how it was prepared. Ask your dentist whether a temporary covering is planned, and what care it needs until your fitting.
Get specific guidance for your tooth at the preparation appointment. A partly treated tooth may call for more caution on that side, and your dentist can say what applies.
Call the clinic and explain what you have noticed. That conversation can establish whether you need to come in sooner than planned, rather than waiting and guessing.
Custom pieces are fabricated from a scan or impression, then fitted and secured. A composite filling works differently because the resin is shaped directly on your tooth.
No. Direct composite is a common choice for a repair of small or moderate size. A custom design tends to come up when the size of the damage or the remaining support calls for it.
Let the clinic know that you are coming into Winnipeg from outside the city and ask how many appointments your plan involves. Any dates that are difficult are useful to mention as well.
Each of these pages goes further into a restoration that may come up during your assessment.
Learn when custom inlays or onlays may repair a damaged back tooth in Winnipeg while preserving more natural structure than a full dental crown.
Explore serviceLearn how custom dental crowns in Winnipeg protect cracked, worn or root canal-treated teeth while restoring comfortable function, shape and appearance.
Explore serviceExplore custom dental veneers in Winnipeg for improving tooth colour, shape, spacing and symmetry, including planning, preparation and placement.
Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
Told you need custom work?
St. Andrews residents are welcome to phone or send a request, and the clinic will reply to confirm whether a time works.
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