Living in Amber Trails and spotted a small chip on a front tooth? Find out when smoothing is an option, and have it checked at our McPhillips Street clinic.
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It might have been a fork, a water bottle or nothing you can remember. Now there is a small notch on a front tooth, and you keep checking it in the mirror. Many people in that position simply want to know two things: is the tooth all right, and can the chip be made less obvious?
For Amber Trails residents, those answers start with an examination at Winnipeg North Dental on McPhillips Street. When enough supported enamel surrounds a limited chip, gently contouring the edge may blend it in. A larger chip, or one with a crack behind it, usually calls for a different approach.
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A chip that looks minor can hide a crack, so the whole tooth gets evaluated.
A limited irregularity can sometimes be smoothed into the surrounding edge without building anything up.
If shaping would leave the tooth too short, adding tooth-coloured resin may be discussed instead.
The size of a chip and the state of the enamel around it largely decide which direction makes sense for your tooth.
Contouring blends a small flaw into the neighbouring enamel, slightly refining the surrounding edge as it does.
Taking enamel away cannot replace a missing corner, so more significant damage tends to point elsewhere.
Avoid judging the size of a chip by feel alone, as a tongue tends to make tiny notches seem much larger than they are.
The sequence is designed to confirm what happened to the tooth before making any change to it.
Request your visitSay when you noticed the chip and what you were doing, if you know. Mention any sensitivity to hot or cold since then, too.
The dentist checks the chip for cracks, looks at existing dental work and reviews how much healthy enamel is around it.
If contouring goes ahead, enamel is reduced gradually and compared with the neighbouring teeth as the shape comes together.
The area is finished until smooth, then we check how your teeth come together in a range of jaw positions.
A newly chipped tooth tends to prompt plenty of questions, and writing them down keeps them from slipping away. So does remembering how the chip came about, even roughly.
If the chip came with pain, swelling or a larger break, call the clinic and describe it, instead of filling out the form.
Spaces at our clinic for discussing and treating your tooth.
A small change to a front tooth can feel enormous when it is your own. Part of the appointment’s value is simply knowing what you are looking at and what your choices are.
A chipped tooth that reacts to temperature gives the dentist useful information before anything is planned.
Work kept inside enamel often does not call for freezing, since this outer layer has no nerves.
Ask to see how the edge lines up with its neighbours, so the plan makes sense to you visually.
After the notch is gone
Your tongue may spend a while exploring the area, which is quite common with any change to a familiar tooth. Beyond that, these are the things worth keeping an eye on.
Should a new rough spot develop on this tooth or a different one, book an assessment and let the dentist find out why.
If chewing on something hard or a certain habit played a part, talking it over may help you protect the area.
Should contouring not satisfy you, ask about what other approaches could do for the edge from here.
Is the tooth acting differently since your visit? Give us a call.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Winnipeg North Dental sees patients at one address: Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg. Amber Trails residents can use the directions link to plan their route to the clinic.
An online request is a starting point and not a reserved slot, as the clinic follows up to arrange a time. Phone instead if the tooth is painful.
Questions about coverage?
Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about tooth reshaping in Amber Trails.
Ask our teamNo. Smoothing is only an option when enough supported enamel remains and your bite allows it. Some small chips turn out to involve a crack or a filling, and those need different care.
Any contouring removes a little enamel, so the plan accounts for proportions next to that tooth. Shortening one tooth can create a new difference, and that risk is part of what the dentist weighs up.
Not every chip is an emergency, yet it still deserves an examination because cracks are not always obvious. When in doubt about a particular tooth, phone the clinic and describe what you see.
Bonding adds tooth-coloured resin, which can repair a corner that contouring could never replace. The added material needs maintenance over time, and the dentist can explain how the two options compare for your tooth.
Complete the form here or call (204) 338-3003, and the clinic will reach out to finalize a time. Every visit takes place at our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg.
Larger damage may need something added to the tooth. Learn how these treatments work so that you know what to ask about.
Learn how dental bonding in Winnipeg uses tooth-coloured resin to repair small chips, close minor spaces and refine tooth shape, often in one visit.
Explore serviceLearn how custom dental crowns in Winnipeg protect cracked, worn or root canal-treated teeth while restoring comfortable function, shape and appearance.
Explore serviceContact Winnipeg North Dental for urgent help with tooth pain, swelling, broken or knocked-out teeth, lost restorations and dental injuries.
Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
Stop guessing about the chip
Amber Trails residents can send a request here, and we’ll reply with next steps for an appointment on McPhillips Street.
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