Dental Bridges Abridged

Dental bridges are a common way to replace missing teeth and restore your smile to the way it once was. Dental bridges are a good permanent solution that provides an attractive replacement for teeth. Dental bridges can be used to replace one or more missing teeth, including molars. Dental bridges are not removable, unlike dentures. They essentially become your brand-new teeth.

Dental bridges are called bridges because they span the distance over the space left behind after a tooth is extracted or falls out. The false tooth or teeth that will make up the bridge is connected to the surrounding teeth that are still intact or is supported by a dental implant into the jaw bone itself.

There are four major types of dental bridges:

• Traditional Bridges

  Traditional bridges are extremely common and are held in place by dental crowns secured over the two existing teeth around the gap in question. In order for this type of bridge to be utilized, you must have natural teeth on either side of the gap. Those teeth will be slightly filed down to attractively received a dental crown.

• Cantilever Bridges

  The cantilever bridge is very similar to the traditional dental bridge; however, the bridge is only supported by a single dental crown. This type of bridge is not very popular because it is not as secure.

• Maryland Bridges

  Maryland bridges are an attractive alternative to traditional bridges. This is because the replacement tooth is held in place by a framework that is bonded behind the surrounding teeth. This means that they do not need to be filed down.

• Implant-Supported Bridges

  Implant-supported bridges are useful when there are more teeth missing. an implant is placed for every missing tooth. This helps to keep the jaw bone healthy and the replacement tooth secure.