An Overview of Dental Bridges
Dental bridges are the suggested solution for some cases of tooth loss. When you have lost a tooth, the gap left could cause you more problems than simply one missing teeth. It could cause your remaining tooth to drift out of position. Gaps in the middle of your tooth make your gums and teeth more susceptible to decay and disease. There are three different types of treatment: traditional bridges, resin-bonded, and cantilever bridges. The traditional bridges type can't be removed from the mouth and replaced whenever you want to. You can think of the contrary of your regular removable partial dentures. When you have this dental bridge, the false tooth placed to cover the gap is held in place by two porcelain crowns. These crowns are mounted on the two teeth on either side of the gap. These two teeth are theoretically called abutment in this process. This may replace one missing tooth or more. The resin-bonded type is usually advised if you missing a front tooth. ...