Dental bridges are the recommended solution for most cases of tooth loss.
If you have lost a tooth, the space left may cause you more problems than just one missing tooth.
It can cause all your remaining teeth to drift out of position.
Gaps between your teeth make your gums and teeth more prone to decay and disease.
There are three different types of this treatment - traditional fixed, resin-bonded, and cantilever bridges.
As the name implies, the traditional fixed type cannot be taken out of your mouth and replaced whenever you want to.
You can think of the opposite of your usual removable partial dentures.
If you have this dental bridge, the pontic, or the false tooth placed to cover the gap left by your missing tooth, is held in place by two porcelain crowns.
These crowns are attached to the two teeth on either side of the gap.
These two teeth are technically called abutment in this procedure.
This can replace one missing tooth or more.
The resin-bonded type, on the other hand, is usually recommended if you've got missing front teeth.
While it is less expensive, your abutment teeth need to be healthy and shouldn't have large fillings.
In this particular bridge treatment, the pontic is fused to metal bands, which are bonded to the abutment teeth using resin.
One advantage of this dental bridge is that it doesn't require a lot of preparation for the abutment teeth.
A cantilever bridge is also recommended for missing front teeth, although it costs more than the resin-bonded type.
It is also ideal when you lost your molar or the last one in your row of teeth.
This procedure entails the attachment of the pontic to only one side using one or two of your healthy teeth beside the space left by the missing tooth or teeth.
In any type of bridge treatment, the dentist starts by giving you a local anesthesia just to numb the affected area.
He will also make an impression of your teeth, which he will give to the dental laboratory where the bridge, the pontic, and the crowns will be created.
A temporary bridge will be set on your teeth to help protect your exposed teeth and gums.
You'll wear this only until your permanent bridge is ready for cementing on your teeth.
Dental bridges can last even for more than ten years if properly cared for.
Make sure you perform regular oral maintenance to make them last long.
If you have lost a tooth, the space left may cause you more problems than just one missing tooth.
It can cause all your remaining teeth to drift out of position.
Gaps between your teeth make your gums and teeth more prone to decay and disease.
There are three different types of this treatment - traditional fixed, resin-bonded, and cantilever bridges.
As the name implies, the traditional fixed type cannot be taken out of your mouth and replaced whenever you want to.
You can think of the opposite of your usual removable partial dentures.
If you have this dental bridge, the pontic, or the false tooth placed to cover the gap left by your missing tooth, is held in place by two porcelain crowns.
These crowns are attached to the two teeth on either side of the gap.
These two teeth are technically called abutment in this procedure.
This can replace one missing tooth or more.
The resin-bonded type, on the other hand, is usually recommended if you've got missing front teeth.
While it is less expensive, your abutment teeth need to be healthy and shouldn't have large fillings.
In this particular bridge treatment, the pontic is fused to metal bands, which are bonded to the abutment teeth using resin.
One advantage of this dental bridge is that it doesn't require a lot of preparation for the abutment teeth.
A cantilever bridge is also recommended for missing front teeth, although it costs more than the resin-bonded type.
It is also ideal when you lost your molar or the last one in your row of teeth.
This procedure entails the attachment of the pontic to only one side using one or two of your healthy teeth beside the space left by the missing tooth or teeth.
In any type of bridge treatment, the dentist starts by giving you a local anesthesia just to numb the affected area.
He will also make an impression of your teeth, which he will give to the dental laboratory where the bridge, the pontic, and the crowns will be created.
A temporary bridge will be set on your teeth to help protect your exposed teeth and gums.
You'll wear this only until your permanent bridge is ready for cementing on your teeth.
Dental bridges can last even for more than ten years if properly cared for.
Make sure you perform regular oral maintenance to make them last long.
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