When a mouthpiece rests against your front teeth, even a slight edge change deserves thought. Bring that detail to an assessment at our McPhillips Street clinic.
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Clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone: people who play these often know the feel of their front teeth in unusual detail. If a rough corner bothers you, you may also wonder how smoothing it would affect the way your instrument sits. St. Andrews is outside the City of Winnipeg, so it makes sense to think that through before coming into the city.
Contouring takes away a tiny amount of outer enamel and cannot be undone. That permanence matters more when your teeth contribute to something you do every day. At Winnipeg North Dental, on McPhillips Street in Winnipeg, tell the dentist about your playing at the outset, so it can be considered along with enamel, tooth health and bite.
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Mentioning what you play gives the dentist context a mirror can’t supply.
Enamel comes away in controlled increments, with shape reviewed between them.
Lost enamel stays lost, which argues for changing as little as possible.
How a tooth looks and how it works against a mouthpiece are related but not identical. Keeping them apart makes the conversation clearer.
Its role is limited to refining contours where sound enamel extends past the shape you want.
Some concerns players describe come from causes that removing enamel won’t correct.
No one can promise how a small edge change will feel on your instrument, so weigh that uncertainty honestly before agreeing to a permanent adjustment.
Coming from outside the city, you may prefer knowing the sequence ahead of time. These are the broad stages, and timing is something to ask about.
Request your visitPhone or use the form, and say which tooth bothers you and what you play. Ask how many visits to expect.
The dentist weighs enamel thickness, cracks, older restorations and how your upper and lower teeth meet.
Neighbouring teeth serve as reference when the intended contour is marked, and you can ask what it means for your mouthpiece.
Fine instruments do the work, then the surface is finished and contacts are retested in different jaw positions.
Your own observations are useful because no one else experiences the tooth from behind the mouthpiece. Specifics will serve you better than a general impression.
Whether an instrument should come along to the appointment is a fair question to put to the clinic when you book.
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Since enamel lacks a nerve supply, staying within it tends to be comfortable, and local anaesthetic is often unnecessary. That may matter to you if you’d like to ask about playing later on.
Feeling something during treatment is a signal to pause, so let the dentist know right away.
You can ask to run your lip across the edge whenever the dentist pauses to review it.
Raise this before treatment, particularly if a performance or rehearsal falls soon afterward.
Back at the music stand
A small adjustment can feel larger to someone used to noticing their teeth. Pay attention, and don’t hesitate to report anything that seems wrong.
If your bite or the edge feels off once you’re home in St. Andrews, phone the clinic and explain it.
Polished enamel shouldn’t feel sharp, so a rough patch appearing later needs a look for wear or a chip.
Anyone else caring for your teeth should hear what was changed, and the clinic can tell you how records may be shared.
Keep in mind that enamel can’t be added back, though bonding is one way material may be added if an edge ever needs it.
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Winnipeg North Dental
Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)St. Andrews residents have this assessment at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6.
Sending the form doesn’t reserve a time, since the clinic still needs to confirm with you. For questions about your instrument, try (204) 338-3003.
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Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.
Helpful details about tooth reshaping in St. Andrews.
Ask our teamIt’s possible, because any change to an edge alters what your lip or the mouthpiece meets. Nobody can predict exactly how that will feel, so bring it up before deciding.
Yes. A front tooth with a role in your playing may change the dentist’s thinking about how much, or whether, to adjust it, even when your own reason is its appearance.
An examination is the way to find out. Roughness can come from wear, a chip, a crack or an older filling, and it’s worth identifying which before any enamel is touched.
Removed enamel won’t return. Bonding adds tooth-coloured resin and may be an option for restoring some length, although added resin needs upkeep over time, and suitability would need assessing.
Phone the clinic and describe the break. A sudden fracture calls for a conversation rather than a form, particularly if the tooth hurts as well.
Send the form below or call (204) 338-3003, and mention your instrument. You’ll be arranging a visit to McPhillips Street, and a time is set once the clinic confirms it.
An instrument player may need a treatment that adds to a tooth or repositions it. These pages explain the alternatives.
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Before the next rehearsal
Request an assessment at our Winnipeg clinic and tell us what you play. You’ll hear back before any time is fixed.
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