When you lose a tooth, or suffer from a gap of two to three missing teeth, we can help. With a dental bridge, we have a way to secure replacement teeth that look natural! In today’s blog, Dental Impressions at Ankeny, IA, talks about how we bridge the gap in your smile with a custom and natural-looking dental prosthetic.
The Loss of Your Natural Teeth
How does a smile lose natural teeth? Gaps could occur in your smile due to the presence of advanced tooth decay and infection. You could also develop loose and missing teeth due to injury, or in most cases, the presence of severe gum disease. When this happens, the open gap could allow teeth to drift, creating misalignment. You could have issues with how you eat and even your speech. The jawbone itself also weakens, which could lead to further tooth loss down the road. But we can help preserve your smile with a dental bridge!
Help with a Dental Bridge
A dental bridge is a prosthetic designed to span the gap in your smile, addressing one tooth or as many as two to three in a row. Our team will numb the abutment teeth on each side of the open space and remove structure from them to accommodate the crown portions of your new prosthetic. We then take images and measurements of these gaps and abutment teeth with intraoral cameras, using the images to design and craft your new teeth.
The prosthetic will contain one to three new teeth, with crowns on each side, all made from durable and lifelike ceramic. For a traditional one, we will attach the crowns to the abutment teeth to secure your new ones in place for years to come. For a longer-lasting option, we could attach the crowns to dental implants we insert into your jaw.
Maintaining Your New Prosthetic
To help ensure your new teeth can stay put, and to protect your remaining natural teeth, you need to brush and floss daily, cut back on sugar and starch, and also see our team for a checkup and cleaning every six months. If you have any questions about how we create and place a custom-made and lifelike dental bridge, or if you would like to seek replacement now, then contact our office today to learn more and start your journey to a full smile. You deserve a complete smile and good oral health, and we are ready to help.
Dental Impressions Provides Custom Dental Prosthetics
If you lose natural teeth and have a gap in your smile, then we can offer replacement with a custom dental prosthetic. To schedule an appointment for tooth replacement, then call Dental Impressions in Ankeny, IA today at (515) 965-0230.
