dental bridge

A dental bridge is one method used to replace one or more missing teeth in the patient’s mouth.  The teeth on either side of where a tooth is missing are prepared so there is room for the bridge to be placed and permanently cemented to them.  The bridge may be made of semiprecious metals with porcelain baked to it to match the remaining teeth. Or it may be constructed entirely of porcelain for a very esthetic result!

How is dental bridge accomplished?

Your dentist will prepare your teeth on either side of the space for placement of the bridge.  You will be given a mild anesthetic to numb the area, and the dentist will remove tooth structure from each abutment (teeth on either side of the space) to accommodate for the thickness of the bridge. When these teeth already have fillings, part of the filling may be left in place to help as a foundation for the bridge.The dentist will then make an impression, which will serve as the model from which the bridge will be made by a dental laboratory. A temporary bridge will be placed for you to wear while your bridge is being made until your next visit. This temporary bridge will serve to protect your teeth and gums and prevent the teeth that support the bridge from moving.
On your second appointment, the temporary bridge will be removed. Your new permanent bridge will be fitted and checked and adjusted for any bite discrepancies. Your new bridge will then be cemented to your teeth.



Bridges can also be for Aesthetics

Before treatment the patient has a retruded upper teeth 

Ater the treatment the Patients Bite is already normal