Dental Bridges

Dental bridges can be the perfect solution for restoring a smile in people who have multiple teeth missing or a single missing tooth. The dental bridge cost is more affordable than other options, making it a popular choice for replacing missing teeth. Your Brooklyn dentist Dr. Ella Dekhtyar at Broadway Family Dental is both a family dentist and a cosmetic dentist and can help explain the benefits of a dental bridge vs. implant.

What Is a Dental Bridge?
If you’re having issues with spaces or gaps in your smile, your dentist in Brooklyn can close – or bridge – the gaps with dental bridges. Your family dentist has the tools, skills, and options to give you back your smile. A tooth bridge isn’t only done for cosmetic purposes. Missing teeth can affect biting, chewing and even speaking and a dental bridge is a simple and time-tested solution. Dental bridging is a procedure that eliminates the space between your teeth by placing a literal bridge of fake teeth over it.

Like a Real Bridge, Only for Your Teeth
A bridge is made up of crowns and false teeth. The crowns are placed over the adjacent teeth, called abutments, and the false teeth, or pontics, are placed in the gap between them. The anchoring teeth can be real teeth or implants.

The pontics are made of gold, alloys, porcelain or a combination of the three. The types of dental bridges are sometimes differentiated based on the material used. Otherwise, it’s based on the location or specific procedure used to place the dental bridge.

The most common reason you need a dental bridge is to fill the space of a missing tooth. The reasons for losing a tooth or having it removed include:
- Infection
- Tooth decay
- Trauma
- Gum disease
- Crowded teeth

Dental Bridge vs. Implant
You can fill the space created by a missing tooth with a dental bridge or an implant. An implant is a fake tooth that fills the gap. The main difference is that it isn’t attached to any other teeth. It’s rooted into your jaw by a titanium post and covered by a dental crown.

This process takes time and requires surgery, but the choice between a dental bridge vs. implant depends on many things — the reason you need it, your medical history and affordability. Your dentist in Brooklyn discusses the options with you before recommending the best option.

Different Types of Bridges
There are three types of dental bridges that your Brooklyn dentist may suggest. The choice of bridge types depends on where the missing tooth is located and what type of material you want in your mouth. The three most common types of bridges are:
- Traditional Fixed Bridge consists of a filler tooth or teeth supported by crowns that are placed over the healthy teeth on each side of the gap. This is the most common type of tooth bridge and can only be used when you have healthy natural teeth on both sides surrounding the gap of your missing tooth.
- Cantilever Bridge is utilized when you only have one natural tooth next to the missing tooth gap where the pontic can be fixed. It can also be used if the front tooth is on one side of the missing tooth to avoid reshaping it for aesthetic reasons. Due to the off-axis forces involved with this tooth bridge, it requires careful planning by your Brooklyn dentist to reduce the risk of destabilizing the abutment tooth.
- Maryland Bridge (also called resin-bonded bridges) are commonly used to replace front teeth. Similar to a fixed bridge, Maryland bonded bridges use two natural abutment teeth on each side of the gap. However, instead of using dental crowns for placement, they utilize a framework of either metal or porcelain that is fixed behind the adjacent teeth. This is the most affordable dental bridge because it doesn’t require reshaping and crown placement.

No matter which type of bridge is right for you, the best dentist in Brooklyn is experienced and affordable. Dr. Ella Dekhtyar and her team of skilled professionals can answer all your questions and help you regain a healthy smile.

Dental Bridge Procedure
The whole process takes a few visits, but it’s not as long as getting a dental implant. On your first visit, the abutment teeth are prepared, which means they’re recontoured to accommodate a crown. After a mold is made of your teeth and gap, you’re given a temporary bridge until the second visit. Then, the temporary bridge is removed and the new permanent bridge is placed and adjusted. You may need several visits to get the correct fit, but once perfect, the bridge is cemented in place.

How Much Does a Dental Bridge Cost?
The cost of a dental bridge depends on the location of the bridge, the type of material used and where you get the procedure. Depending on your dental plan and coverage, dental insurance usually pays a percentage of this traditional procedure.

Read more here: https://www.broadwayfamilydentalpc.com/general-cosmetic-dentist/dental-bridge-cost/

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