DENTAL BRIDGES

A bridge is a dental device that fills a space that a tooth previously occupied. A bridge may be necessary to prevent the shifting of teeth, to fix bite problems, or to ensure the strength and integrity of the surrounding teeth.

You don't have to live with a gap in your smile! Our practice offers dental bridges, and oral prostheses made up of two or more crowns that fill a gap in missing teeth. The crown on either end is called an "abutment," and is bonded onto existing teeth to support the bridge.

Fixed bridges are the most popular, and consist of a filler tooth attached to two crowns to hold the bridge in place. "Maryland" bridges, commonly used to replace missing front teeth, use tooth-colored metal bands bonded to surrounding teeth. Cantilever bridges use two crowned teeth positioned next to each other on the same side of the missing tooth.

Regardless of your needs, we have a bridge solution that will work best!

Dental bridges can take from 2 weeks up to a couple of months to complete treatment depending upon tissue condition under the proposed bridge placement. During this time, a custom mold is made of your mouth and teeth and sent to a specialty lab for fabrication. From there, your bridge is created just for you. Our dentists will prepare your surrounding teeth, known as “anchor teeth,” so that your new bridge will properly bond in place.