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A shape you never liked

Veneers for Stonewall Residents

Some teeth are perfectly healthy and simply not the shape their owner would have picked. If you live in Stonewall, outside the City of Winnipeg, you can explore that concern at our McPhillips Street clinic.

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Teeth you were born with

When Your Concern Is Natural Tooth Shape

Pointed canines, narrow lateral teeth, a square or rounded outline: these things are often not caused by damage at all. They are just how your teeth grew. Being healthy doesn’t stop them from bothering you, but it does raise a serious point about treatment.

Many veneers need some enamel taken off, and a prepared tooth continues to need a restoration from then on. Altering a sound tooth for cosmetic reasons deserves careful thought. Stonewall readers may want to ask whether a gentler step, such as reshaping or bonding, could get them most of the way there.

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Healthy still matters

Sound teeth give you more choices, so weigh any permanent change with care.

Proportion over perfection

Width and length are planned to look right alongside your lips and face.

Try the idea out

A preview shows the direction of a design before any enamel is altered.

Changing an outline

Options, from smallest change upward.

A tooth’s form can be altered by taking a little away, by adding a little, or by covering the front. Each of these has limits, and each suits different concerns.

Lighter possibilities

For a small difference in outline, it can be worth asking about these ahead of a veneer.

  • Smoothing a sharp tip or uneven edge by reshaping.
  • Adding resin to a small tooth with direct bonding.
  • Closing a slight space with a composite addition.
  • Moving teeth if their position is what affects their look.

Where a veneer may enter

A larger change across several visible surfaces may lead to a more complete veneer discussion.

  • Reworking proportions across selected front teeth.
  • Building up a tooth that looks undersized in your smile.
  • Combining shape with colour or surface concerns.
  • Unifying the rhythm of your smile as a whole.

What suits you depends on enamel, gums and bite as well as on the shape you hope to see.

Designing a shape

How a new outline gets decided.

Shape is hard to imagine in words, so the sequence relies on looking and comparing. You should see the proposal well ahead of any preparation.

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  1. 01

    Say what you’d change

    Describe which tooth outlines you dislike, and what you would prefer to keep recognizably your own.

  2. 02

    Measure your starting point

    Photos, scans, shade records and a bite record show the present relationship of your teeth, lips and gums.

  3. 03

    Compare proposed shapes

    Options are evaluated digitally or in a model, and this is your opportunity to request a softer or smaller change.

  4. 04

    Settle the enamel question

    Ask how much preparation the design needs, and whether bonding might reach a similar effect before you consent.

  5. 05

    Bond and finish

    Before the restorations are secured, the dentist checks how they fit and look, and how your bite meets them.

Finding your preferences

Look for shapes you do like.

It is easier to talk about shape with examples in hand. Notice what appeals to you, whether softer corners, longer teeth or a flatter line, and remember that your face and lips will also influence what can work.

Since you would be coming into Winnipeg, ask how many appointments reviewing a design might take, and whether anything can be looked at ahead of your visit.

Might be helpful

  • Pictures of smiles with tooth shapes you find attractive.
  • A photo of yourself smiling naturally, not posed.
  • Notes on what you would refuse to change about your teeth.
  • Your medical details and any current medications.
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You’re allowed to mind

Healthy teeth can still bother you.

People sometimes feel vain for raising the look of teeth that have nothing wrong with them. It is a reasonable subject to ask about, and you might come away deciding to change something small, or nothing at all.

Ask what is truly needed

You can press for the most modest treatment that could still satisfy your concern.

Speak your preferences

If a proposal seems too even or unfamiliar, say so, because it is your face.

Sleep on it

Going home to think is sensible when the step involved cannot be undone later.

Living with a new shape

Different teeth take some adjusting.

After the outline of a tooth has changed, your lips, tongue and bite encounter something new. Care afterward means noticing how that settles, and keeping up with the routine essentials.

01

Notice how it feels

Let the clinic know if an edge feels sharp, or if your teeth meet in a way that seems unfamiliar.

02

Protect thin edges

Added length can face more force, so ask which foods or habits may be riskier for the design you chose.

03

Keep things clean

Natural tooth stays at each margin, and brushing, interdental cleaning and check-ups remain your job.

Treat a fracture or sudden severe pain as a reason to phone, leaving the form for routine requests.

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Getting an opinion on shape

Shape and Veneer Consultations for Stonewall Residents

Stonewall lies outside the City of Winnipeg, and people living there come into Winnipeg for this treatment. The care takes place at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street.

Say in your message that tooth shape is the main thing. Nothing is booked at that point, and the clinic follows up with you.

Questions about coverage?

Talk with our team before your visit or learn about CDCP.

A little clarity before your visit

Your questions, answered.

Helpful details about veneers in Stonewall.

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Can veneers change the shape of healthy teeth?

They can alter visible shape and proportion. Since many require some enamel removal, ask whether the change you want justifies that step for a sound tooth.

My canines look pointed. Can that be softened?

Possibly, and perhaps without a veneer. Reshaping or bonding may be raised for small changes, depending on the tooth and how it functions in your bite.

Could my teeth be made to look longer?

Adding length is sometimes possible, but your lips, gum levels and bite all set limits. A preview helps you judge whether it would look like you.

Can I pick any shape I want?

Your preferences guide the plan, but your face and bite have a say as well. Contacts must allow a restoration to function safely, whatever outline you admire.

What if my shape concern is really about gum level?

How much tooth shows depends on your gums too. Ask whether gum levels play a part, since that could change the kind of treatment worth discussing.

Who can a Stonewall resident talk to about tooth shape?

Reach Winnipeg North Dental at (204) 338-3003 or through the form on this page. Visits take place on McPhillips Street in Winnipeg, and the clinic replies to arrange one.

Wondering about shape?

See what a small change could look like.

Stonewall residents can ask for a veneer consultation at our Winnipeg clinic through this form. You will then be contacted about setting up a time.

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