Then, an impression of the space left by your missing tooth and the teeth around it is made and sent to the dental laboratory in order to design a customized bridge. After that, the two anchoring teeth are prepared by removing a portion of enamel for a crown. Usually it requires two or more visits.įirst, a local anesthetic is injected into the gums near your tooth. The dental bridge procedure varies depending on the location of missing teeth and the type of dental bridge.
Maryland bridges are usually used for missing front teeth that experience less stress from chewing and biting. The wings are bonded to the supporting teeth instead of being attached by crowns. Maryland BridgeĪ Maryland bridge (also called a resin-bonded bridge) is made up of a set of artificial teeth bonded by special wings. Sometimes one crown can be enough, depending on how much support the bridge needs. Two abutment crowns are fused together on the same side of missing teeth space with the pontic on the end. With the cantilever bridge, the dentist applies the same amount of crowns, but the bridge has a different layout. In this case, the dentist uses the cantilever bridge. There is a situation when an abutment tooth is available only on one side of the bridge. Traditional bridges are the most common type of brides they are usually made of porcelain fused to metal or ceramics. Two teeth that anchor the bridge are called abutment teeth while the artificial teeth are called pontics.
Traditional dental bridges feature two crowns placed on the teeth on either side of the gap and an artificial tooth or teeth in between. There are three main types types of bridges, and we will recommend to you the most appropriate variant depending on the location of your missing tooth (or teeth) and their condition. They are permanent, so you can’t take them out without a dentist. Bridges may be placed on your own natural teeth, on implants, or on a combination of the two. These artificial teeth literally bridge the gap between remaining teeth. A dental bridge is a permanent false tooth or teeth thatreplaces missing teeth.
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