A dental bridge is the best option to get around the gap between missing teeth thus giving a one a more beautiful smile. The human teeth help not only in speaking or chewing but also contribute greatly to your overall facial appearance. How is that so you may ask? Well the teeth add to the form of the face and without them the face would be adversely affected. If you fail to restore a lost teeth you can be sure that the other teeth will shift thereby bring about crooked teeth thus leading to gum and cavity disease.
The dental bridge is a peculiar dental device used to bring about restoration to missing teeth or tooth. There are lots of bridges used in dentistry. The most common are highlighted below.
1. The fixed dental bridge: this kind of bridge involves the process of cementing the bridge adjacent to the teeth next to the gap that is referred to as the abutment teeth. Attached to the crowns to provided need support is the replacing tooth called pontic and beside support for the abutment it also provides appropriate cover. The type of bridges can be removed only by a dentist.
2. The partial removable dentures: the kind of bridge is suggested by the dentist when the gap is large. The type of denture holds the natural firmly with the aid or attachments or clasp. It is possible to remove the bridges and cleaning and fix them back on. They are less expensive in cost value when compared to the fixed one but on the other not as durable.
3. The supported dental implant bridges: in some case where implants are placed in gaps that no teeth to provide the need support. These bridges can server as anchors or abutment for the bridges.
The function and appearance of the bridges decides the kind of materials is being used. We have gold alloys and other alloys gotten from non precious stones as well as porcelain teeth-colored acrylics you can be sure that they can all provide the needed restoration as well as giving you the kind of smile you so desire.
All that is required for this procedure is just two visits to the dentist. One is to prepare the teeth and the second to custom design the bridge and make all the necessary adjustment as to fit proper.
Extreme care is needed for your teeth and gums because of the bridges. More stress is added to the teeth by the bridges and such bridges need healthy gums to provide all the needed support if you do not want the teeth to decay and thus affect the bridges. Regular visits to the dentist as well as good oral hygiene like brushing twice daily and flossing help a lot. Make use of floss threads to remove all the bacteria in between teeth and bridges.
The complexity of the bridges sometime makes them somewhat difficult to clean. The dentist can offer help in this regard with the aid of a special device the helps in caring for the bridges.