Reshaping sounds like it could resize a tooth. It can only make one smaller, which matters if yours looks too narrow. Kildonan Park residents can ask more on McPhillips Street.
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People often look up reshaping because a tooth seems undersized, or because there’s a small space they’d like closed. It’s an understandable place to start, as the word suggests any change in shape. In practice, contouring works in one direction only: fine instruments take a tiny amount away, and nothing gets built up.
So it can’t supply missing width. Occasionally, softening a neighbouring contour changes how the row reads, but that depends entirely on the teeth involved. More often the discussion turns to adding material or moving teeth. Kildonan Park is an area in Winnipeg, and residents can have this assessed at Winnipeg North Dental.
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Contouring can’t lengthen or widen a tooth, whichever tooth it happens to be used on.
How a small tooth appears partly depends on the outlines of the teeth on either side of it.
If a tooth truly needs more width, ask about treatments that build onto its surface.
A tooth that seems small may be small, or it may just look that way beside its neighbours. These two possibilities tend to lead to very different discussions.
If an adjoining tooth has a small excess of sound enamel, softening it may be considered, provided the row stays balanced.
Some size and spacing concerns can’t be met by removing enamel at all, so reshaping wouldn’t be the appropriate choice.
Slimming a healthy tooth in order to make another look bigger is seldom a conservative trade, since enamel doesn’t return. Ask what each approach would cost that tooth in structure.
A size concern is really a question of proportion. These are the steps that would help work out which treatment, if any, fits your goal.
Request your visitExplain what you’d like to be different, whether that’s a slimmer gap, a fuller tooth, or a more even line.
Widths and lengths are compared across the row, while enamel, older fillings, your bite and the position of each tooth are assessed.
The dentist explains which direction would address your concern, whether that’s contouring, bonding, broader planning or orthodontic movement.
When a small adjustment makes sense, the contour is marked, enamel is reduced by degrees, and polishing and contact checks follow.
It can help to ask yourself whether you’re noticing the tooth, the space, or the overall balance of your smile. You don’t have to reach any conclusions, as that’s what an examination is for.
If a tooth broke, which is why it now looks small, and there’s pain or swelling, please phone the clinic instead of using the form.
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Tooth size and spacing vary a lot, and there’s nothing wrong with wishing yours looked a bit different. It’s equally fine to learn more and decide to leave things as they are.
Staying inside enamel, which contains no nerves, frequently makes local anaesthetic unnecessary for this step.
Sensitivity during contouring should be mentioned immediately, as it’s the cue to stop and reconsider.
Bonding and aligners feel different from contouring, so ask what each of those would involve for you.
Add, trim or leave it
Your next steps depend on the route you take. Whether that’s contouring, adding material or nothing at all, a few things remain worth watching.
After any change, spend a little time getting used to how the row looks before deciding on more.
If bonding becomes part of your plan, remember that added material needs maintenance over time.
A gap that seems to be changing size is something to raise, instead of something to reshape around.
Noticed a space getting larger, or a change in a tooth? Please call.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)For Kildonan Park residents, assessments take place at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg. The clinic’s address is available through the directions link.
Please treat the online form as the start of a conversation, because a time isn’t set until you hear from the clinic. Tooth pain is a reason to ring us instead.
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Helpful details about tooth reshaping in Kildonan Park.
Ask our teamNot directly, because the treatment can only remove enamel. Softening a neighbour’s outline may slightly change the overall balance in some cases. Adding width needs a different approach, such as bonding.
No. Taking enamel away doesn’t add anything between teeth, and it can’t move them. Depending on the cause, ask about bonding or orthodontic options for closing a space.
Significant narrowing isn’t what contouring is for. Enamel has to stay at a safe thickness, and this layer doesn’t return, so a tooth shouldn’t be sacrificed to balance out another one.
Bonding is useful where a tooth needs length, width or a repaired corner. Whether it’s right for you depends on the assessment, and added resin does need upkeep.
Small differences between the sides of a smile are very common. You can still ask about one that bothers you, and the dentist can explain what’s behind it.
Use the form on this page or ring (204) 338-3003, and mention the tooth or space in question. A reply from the clinic will cover how to come in for a look.
Filling out a narrow tooth or closing a space usually falls to other treatments. Have a look at these before you come in.
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Kildonan Park residents can use the form here. The clinic will respond with information about an assessment on McPhillips Street.
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