What is a dental bridge?
If you have missing teeth, your dentist might use dental bridges to repair the gaps in your smile. A dental bridge is an artificial tooth (referred to as a pontic) kept in place by the abutment teeth on each side of the gap. Pontics can be constructed of a number of materials, including gold, although they are commonly made of porcelain to blend in with your natural teeth.
There are three types of dental bridges:
- Traditional
- Cantilever
- Maryland
Traditional dental bridge
Traditional bridges entail making a crown for the tooth or implant on each side of the missing tooth, with a pontic in between. Traditional bridges are the most popular style of bridge and are composed of porcelain fused to metal or ceramics.
Cantilever bridges
Cantilever bridges are utilized when there are neighbouring teeth on just one side of the lost tooth or teeth. This is
no longer very common and is not suggested in the rear of the mouth where it can exert too much strain on adjacent
teeth and harm them.
Maryland dental bridge
Maryland dental bridges, like regular bridges, use two natural abutment teeth, one on each side of the gap. A typical bridge, on the other hand, puts dental crowns on the abutment teeth, and a Maryland bridge uses a metal or porcelain framework that is bonded to the backs of the abutment teeth.
A Maryland bridge, like a standard bridge, may only be utilized if you have a natural tooth along both side of the gap created by the missing tooth or teeth.
Alternative Option to dental bridge
Dental implants are titanium screws that are placed into your jaw where you are missing teeth. They provide an artificial root that can be used to anchor replacement teeth like crowns and bridges, and with proper care and good hygiene dental implants can be a long-lasting solution.
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