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Placing a bridge after a tooth has been lost can prevent a chain reaction of problems that would affect your entire mouth. Teeth need each other for support. When one tooth is lost, the biting force changes on the teeth next to the space, and they begin to shift. When a tooth no longer has anything to chew against, it begins to extrude out of the socket. You can eventually end up losing the tooth. 

As your bite changes, it gets harder and harder to chew your food. This can cause damage to your jaw joint - the TMJ. It's much harder to clean teeth that have shifted. Harmful plaque and tartar accumulate in these new hard-to-reach places, which can result in cavities, gum disease, and permanent bone loss.

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Like other bridges, a dental bridge uses abutments for support to hold it in place. Bridges are custom-crafted in a dental laboratory to precisely fit your teeth.

A missing tooth really changes a person's smile, but a bridge is a good way to get your smile back!

Placing a Fixed Bridge

It takes two appointments to replace a missing tooth with a porcelain bridge. That's because a bridge is custom-crafted in a dental laboratory to precisely fit your teeth.

To make the entire procedure comfortable for you, the first thing we will do is to make sure you're thoroughly numb. Then any decay is removed, and the teeth are shaped with the dental handpiece. Sometimes, to make a more accurate impression, a small piece of string is placed in the space between the tooth and the gums. This gently pushes the gums away from the tooth. Impressions give an accurate working model of your mouth, including the prepared teeth. This lets us re-create your natural bite.

For the week or two that it takes the dental lab to fabricate your new bridge, you'll have a temporary bridge in your mouth.

At your next visit, the temporary bridge is removed and you'll try out your new bridge. Your dentist will check the fit and your bite. When everything looks good, your new porcelain bridge will be cemented in place.
 

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