Does one side of your smile look slightly different from the other? Inkster Gardens residents can have subtle asymmetry assessed at our McPhillips Street clinic.
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Hardly anyone’s teeth are perfect mirror images. Even so, you might feel that your smile leans to one side, or that a tooth on the left doesn’t quite echo its twin on the right. Often the difference is small, and the question is whether it comes from tooth shape or from something else.
Subtle symmetry is one of the things enamel contouring can help with, within limits. At Winnipeg North Dental on McPhillips Street, Inkster Gardens residents can have both sides compared. The dentist considers tooth shape, position, gums and bite, then explains whether softening a contour would make a real difference.
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Natural teeth vary, so the aim is an overall balance and not an identical copy.
The tooth you dislike may look different because of what is happening on the opposite side.
Contouring softens a point or contour, and larger differences call for other options.
A smile can look uneven for several reasons at once. The dentist’s first task is to work out which ones are affecting yours.
If a slight point or edge makes one tooth look different, removing a tiny amount of enamel may reduce the contrast.
Some asymmetry doesn’t come from tooth outline at all. Reducing enamel wouldn’t correct these and might even make things more noticeable.
Shortening one tooth may solve one difference while creating another elsewhere, so proportions are considered across your whole smile.
Comparison is at the centre of this appointment, from the first conversation through the last check.
Request your visitShow the area that looks different and how you see it when you smile. Your impression gives the dentist something specific to examine.
The dentist reviews paired teeth for shape, length and position, along with enamel availability, gums and any restorations.
You’ll talk through whether a small change would improve things, leave things about the same or simply shift the difference elsewhere.
If you go ahead, enamel is reduced in small steps, symmetry is reassessed along the way, and contacts are verified after polishing.
Some differences only show in a wide smile or while talking. Paying attention to when you notice yours can help you explain the concern.
A tooth that has just changed shape because of a break or injury needs prompt attention, so call the clinic and describe it.
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Hearing that nobody else can see it rarely helps when it’s your own smile. The dentist can look at what you’re seeing and give you a straightforward answer about it.
Viewing both sides together can help you and the dentist agree on what you are describing.
Refinement limited to enamel is generally comfortable, as this layer has no nerve supply.
Tell the dentist if you feel anything sensitive, since that’s a signal to stop and reassess.
Once things look more even
After you’ve studied one tooth for a long time, a subtle change can take a while to register. Here’s what to pay attention to as you get used to it.
Rather than focusing on one tooth up close, look at your smile from an ordinary distance.
Tell the clinic if your teeth don’t seem to meet the way they did, particularly when moving your jaw side to side.
If a difference remains that bothers you, ask about options that add to or move a tooth, as enamel removal has limits.
Concerned about how a side of your smile looks or feels? Phone the clinic.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)If you live in Inkster Gardens, an area in Winnipeg, your care takes place at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street. See the directions link for the way there.
Online requests aren’t bookings in themselves, so expect the clinic to reach out about a time. Phone about pain or a sudden break.
Questions about coverage?
Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about tooth reshaping in Inkster Gardens.
Ask our teamYes, natural teeth often differ a bit from side to side. Whether a difference is worth treating depends on how much it bothers you and whether a safe, small option exists.
A small difference in contour may sometimes be softened, but an exact match isn’t something enamel removal can promise. Length or width can’t be added by contouring, and a tooth can only be reduced so far.
That is decided after examining the teeth. Sometimes one area is adjusted, and sometimes a small plan includes more than one tooth. Each planned adjustment has to stay within a safe thickness of enamel.
Gum levels, tooth position and even a slight rotation can change how a smile reads. Those causes are outside what contouring corrects, which is why they get considered first.
It could if a change were poorly suited, because altering one tooth affects its relationship with others. Careful comparison during planning and repeated checks during treatment are there to reduce that risk.
Either complete the form on this page or phone (204) 338-3003. Once the clinic responds with timing, you’d come to our McPhillips Street location for your visit.
When unevenness comes from size, position or the gumline, the dentist may talk about one of these treatments instead. Learn the basics of each.
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Explore serviceHave an urgent concern? Call (204) 338-3003 to discuss availability.
Curious about your balance?
If you live in Inkster Gardens, request a visit here, and the clinic will be in touch about an appointment on McPhillips Street.
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