prosthodontics

dental bridge

2010-08-11

  A dental bridge does exactly what the word implies: it bridges across an empty space. A fixed bridge is anchored from one strong tooth to another strong tooth and fills the gap that was left by the missing tooth (or teeth). 

                                                           

   Dental Bridge benefits

  • a fixed bridge is stationary. You don”t need to take it out at night.
  • It looks like your natural teeth.
  • It”s comfortable and doesn”t move when you”re chewing.
  • It anchors and supports your neighbouring teeth; keeps teeth aligned; and restores your mouth to a level of prevention.

    Bridge drawbacks

    There really are no drawbacks but a bridge needs to be cleaned very diligently. You will have to use a special floss (we recommend Superfloss from Oral-B) or irrigator and get under the bridge to keep plaque and bacteria from collecting.

    Types of Bridges

  • metal-fused-to-porcelain
  • gold-fused-to-porcelain
  • porcelain jacket crown
  • circonia-base crown ( CERCON and PROCERA)