If you have lost a tooth, or possibly as many as two to three in a row, then we could help with dental bridges. This durable and lifelike dental prosthetic can help address lost teeth and last for years to come! In today’s blog, Dental Impressions in Ankney, IA, talks about replacing missing teeth with a dental bridge.
The Causes and Impacts of Missing Teeth
How do we end up with a gap in our smiles? Missing teeth could be due to a number of different factors, such as injury, advanced decay or infection, or the presence of gum disease. Without treatment to address missing teeth, your smile could develop misalignment, leading to negative changes to the health and beauty of your smile. You could also be more vulnerable to issues like TMJ disorder and bruxism (teeth grinding). There could also be complications with how we eat or even speech, but we can help with a dental prosthetic, such as a dental bridge!
Creating a Dental Bridge
How do we create your new dental bridge? To begin, we will numb the abutment teeth on each side of your open gap. We remove structure from them, which is necessary for securing your new prosthetic into place. Our team will then take images of the prepped teeth and the open spaces, and we will use these images and impressions of them to design the prosthetic. The prosthetic will contain ceramic teeth with crowns on each end, all shaded to blend with the rest of the teeth. The ceramic can support daily bite forces and pressures, and allow you to enjoy a full smile for years to come!
Securing a New Tooth
When your dental prosthetic is complete, we will place it with a powerful bonding agent, attaching the crown portions to the prepped teeth on each side of the gap. This secures your new teeth for years to come, fixed in place. They never slip and don’t need to be removed for soaking or cleaning, and tend to last about 10 to 15 years to come. We could also discuss placing them with dental implants, which preserves natural tooth structure and provides a way to address tooth loss that lasts way longer, possibly decades or even a lifetime!
If you have any questions about how we secure a lifelike bridge, or support one with dental implants, then contact our team today to learn more and get started, so you can feel confident when you smile.
Dental Impressions Provides a Dental Prosthetic
Our team wants to help replace missing teeth with an option that blends with your smile. To schedule an appointment for a durable and lifelike replacement tooth, then call Dental Impressions in Ankeny, IA today at (515) 965-0230.
