Dental Bridge Guides

When you have one or more missing teeth, then a dental bridge may be used to restore the resulting gaps. The dental bridge is basically a false tooth, beautifully created from porcelain that fills the gap and is supported by adjacent teeth or implants

Dental Bridge

Dental bridges are fixed to specially prepared teeth. These teeth are usually the teeth either end of a gap. They are made form the same materials as dental crowns. A dental bridge is used to bridge a gap (missing teeth) between healthy teeth. Teeth on either side of the gap are reshaped and reduced in size. These then act as anchors, or abutments. The dental bridge is attached to these anchor teeth – filling the missing tooth or teeth space.

Dental bridges are very quick, easy and painless to do. They can stop teeth from drifting into gaps. They will improve function, bite, chewing, cosmetics and help filling out the face where you have lost teeth.

The materials used for the bridges include gold, porcelain fused to metal, or in the correct situation porcelain alone. The amount and type of reduction done to the supporting teeth varies slightly with the different materials used. The patient having such a bridge must be careful to clean well under this prosthesis.

How much Dental Bridge cost?

In general a bridge can cost around $700-$1000 per tooth. So with three teeth $2100-$3000 depending on the materials used and where you live. A removable one will be less expensive maybe between $1000 and $1500 but that is just an estimate. The other option to replace missing teeth is an implant. This will probably be the most expensive option but it has the advantage of staying in place and not having to use other teeth to keep it in place. If your dentist has not discussed this option with you ask to see if you are a candidate.

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