Dental Bridge: Procedure

Dental Bridge is a prosthetic apparatus and is used to cover the main mouth where a tooth is missing. On both the ends of the bridge, your dentist will fix a crown which is also called a cap. The crown helps in connecting teeth on both the sides of the space to be filled. Once all this is successfully done a false tooth connects both the crowns hence completing the spot of missing teeth.

Tooth loss can happen due to numerous reasons. The most common reason for tooth loss is undergoing physical trauma. The other reason for tooth loss is periodontal disease. It is vital to undergo a dental bridge procedure in the instance of tooth loss because the remaining teeth will shift in the gaps. It will impact the normal bite of a patient. Apart from all this, a patient might even suffer from gum diseases and other dental problems.

Your dentist will decide which dental bridge is best suitable for you. Generally, these are of three types: traditional, cantilever, and Maryland. You must be aware of what these three bridges consist of:

1. Traditional bridge: Have crowns connected to both the sides of the artificial tooth.

2. Cantilever bridge: It is deemed an artificial tooth which is connected to just one crown.

3. Maryland bridge: It is deemed an artificial tooth and is attached to existing teeth on both sides.

The dental bridge procedure cannot be done in just one day. You need to make multiple visits to the dental clinic to obtain the desired result. A surgical procedure, your dentist will be using anesthesia on the gum tissues to make the area numb. After this, your dental professional will reshape the teeth and fix the crown. These crowns must fit snugly so they can hold a dental bridge in place.

After your dentist reshapes the tooth, he will take an impression of the missing tooth and surrounding teeth. Once your dentist takes an impression, he will send it to a laboratory so that a customized dental bridge is created. This customized apparatus will exactly fit inside your mouth as your natural tooth. Provided that you do not receive a new dental bridge, your dentist will supply you with a temporary one which will be secured by cement. It takes a few weeks for the permanent bridge to get to the dental clinic.

The life span of a dental bridge is nearly ten years, but you need to be sure that it is taken good care. Dental cavities may be one of the reasons for these bridges to fail. So looking after them becomes downright essential. Make sure you consult your dentist in the instance of any emergency.