What is a Dental Bridge?
Sometimes known as a fixed partial denture, a dental bridge is a form of dental restoration that is used to bridge the gap when you have one or more missing teeth. By adjoining adjacent teeth and replacing the missing tooth with a false replica, you can restore your smile and avoid the embarrassment often associated with having a missing tooth. Simply put, a dental bridge is false tooth, also known as a pontic that is connected to two crowns made from porcelain. In turn, these crowns are affixed to nearby teeth almost literally creating a bridge over a gap created by missing teeth.
There are different types of dental bridges, each appropriate for different parts of your mouth. The first type of bridge commonly used in cosmetic dentistry is the traditional fixed bridge. Fixed bridges,un like dentures can not be removed from your mouth. In this standard form of a dental bridge, the pontic is attached to crowns which are similarly attached to the teeth on either side of the missing tooth. One or more missing teeth can be replaced by a traditional fixed bridge.
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