ADVANTAGES AND RISKS IN CHOOSING A DENTAL BRIDGE TO REPLACE A MISSING TOOTH
One of the various restorative alternatives for replacing your missing teeth is a dental bridge. The dental bridge fills the gap left by tooth loss between the teeth, as its name suggests. This dental bridge is made up of three crowns: the central crown functions as a pontic or artificial tooth, and the two crowns at either end of the bridge act as abutments or anchors to the healthy adjacent teeth next to the gap. Dental implants are used in situations where there are no healthy neighbouring teeth available to act as abutments. A fixed dental bridge has an abutment crown that is bonded to either the healthy surrounding teeth or a dental implant. A dental bridge is one of the several restorative options for restoring your missing teeth. As its name implies, the dental bridge bridges the gap created by missing teeth between the teeth. Three crowns make up this dental bridge: the middle crown serves as an artificial tooth or pontic, and the two crowns on either end serve as...