A polite smile hides it, but a big laugh shows an uneven edge further back or on the lower row. Find out at our McPhillips Street clinic in Winnipeg whether that detail is worth refining.
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When you laugh, your lips pull wider and higher than in a posed smile. That can reveal teeth that normally stay covered: the edges of the lower front teeth, the sides of the canines, or a premolar with an odd point. If you are in Southdale, an area in Winnipeg, and candid pictures keep showing one of these, a dentist can tell you what you’re seeing.
Some of those details are small shape differences that contouring may soften. Others relate to gums, tooth position or wear. At Winnipeg North Dental’s clinic on McPhillips Street, the dentist can look at your teeth with your lips at rest and in a broad smile before offering any opinion.
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A full laugh can reveal edges and sides that a closed-lip smile never shows.
Teeth further back often carry heavy chewing loads, so enamel and bite are weighed carefully.
Contouring refines outlines, and it cannot change colour, gum level or tooth position.
Once you know which tooth is showing and why, it becomes easier to tell whether a small refinement would help.
If the enamel is sufficient and the bite allows, these might be gently refined.
A wide smile often brings these into view as well, and they need other kinds of care or none at all.
Canines and back teeth play a big part in guiding and supporting your bite. Even a small change there is planned around how your teeth meet in different jaw positions.
It might feel silly, but laughing or smiling as widely as you can during the exam helps the dentist see the exact view that bothers you.
Request your visitSmile broadly or share a photo where you are laughing, so the problem tooth is easy to identify.
Enamel thickness, fractures, existing work and the tooth’s part in your bite are all checked.
The dentist explains which details are contour-related and which come from gums, wear or position.
Agreed areas are reduced bit by bit, compared with neighbours, polished and tested on the bite.
Posed smiles rarely show what a laugh does. A few natural, unplanned pictures help the dentist see what others see.
If a tooth near the back has started to hurt, feels cracked or breaks, call the clinic instead of sending the request form.
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Because enamel lacks nerves, refinement that stays within it is generally comfortable and often doesn’t call for local anaesthetic. Let the dentist know at once if sensitivity develops, since that is a reason to stop and review the plan.
Ask to smile into a mirror between stages to see the change in full view.
Holding your mouth open wide can be tiring, so ask for a rest when needed.
Very small amounts are removed at a time to protect the tooth’s structure.
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Teeth further from the front take more of the chewing work. Notice whether the refined tooth feels normal as you eat, and speak up if it doesn’t.
Tell the clinic if biting on the refined tooth feels different or uncomfortable.
A sharp area showing up later may be wear or a chip, so have it checked.
Ask how often your teeth should be examined so the area is monitored over time.
Enamel taken away during contouring does not grow back, so any later adjustment would begin with a fresh assessment.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Southdale patients come to Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6, for assessment and any contouring.
Filling in the form asks for a time but does not reserve one. The clinic follows up to confirm, and calling (204) 338-3003 is another route.
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Helpful details about tooth reshaping in Southdale.
Ask our teamSometimes, if they have enough enamel and the change won’t interfere with how they guide your bite. The dentist decides tooth by tooth after an exam.
A broad laugh drops the lower lip and exposes edges that usually stay hidden. They may have worn unevenly or be slightly crowded, and an exam can tell which.
That is your call, and the dentist can tell you whether there is any clinical reason for or against it. Leaving a healthy tooth alone is always a valid choice.
No, tooth reshaping changes only enamel. Gum levels are a separate matter, and gum contouring is a different treatment to ask about.
Canines help guide side-to-side jaw movement, so even small changes are planned with that in mind and the bite is rechecked afterward.
Call (204) 338-3003 or fill in the request form and mention the tooth you see when laughing. Visits are held at our McPhillips Street clinic once the clinic confirms a time.
Gums, alignment and added material each have a role. These pages describe the treatments involved.
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