Dental Bridge
Dental Bridge
Exemplary dental care awaits you at Dental Implants & Aesthetics. Our patient-focused philosophy places you at the forefront of every decision, ensuring personalised treatment plans tailored to your unique needs and goals. Working closely with you, our team strives to deliver functional, natural-looking results that enhance both your oral health and quality of life. Employing the latest technology and techniques, we ensure a comfortable and stress-free treatment journey, all while upholding the highest standards of care.
What is a dental bridge?
A dental bridge is a type of dental prosthesis that is used to replace one or more missing teeth. The bridge is anchored in place by being attached to the adjacent teeth, known as abutment teeth, on either side of the gap. The replacement teeth, known as pontics, are fused to the bridge and fill the gap left by the missing teeth. Dental bridges can be made from a variety of materials, including porcelain, gold, or a combination of both.
Overall, a dental bridge can help restore the patient’s ability to chew and speak properly, as well as improve aesthetics.
Before and Afters
What to expect from
your first consult?
Before your initial appointment with us, we will take x-rays, an OPG, and a series of intraoral and extraoral pictures. During your consultation, our dentists will explain the treatment process to you in detail and answer any questions you may have.
What is involved in the treatment process?
The treatment process for a dental bridge involves the preparation of the teeth on either side of the edentulous space. Your dentist will shape these adjacent teeth to receive crowns, and then an artificial tooth, called a pontic, will be joined to the crowns and cemented in place.
A dental bridge is an effective way to prevent teeth from shifting due to tooth loss and to restore appearance and function, as well as support the neighbouring tissues. However, if the adjacent teeth are in optimal condition, with no fillings, fractures, rotations, or decay, an implant-supported restoration is recommended.
Your dentist will take an impression of your teeth, either analog or digital, which will be sent to our state-of-the-art dental laboratory. There, highly skilled and trained technicians will use the latest CAD/CAM technology and advanced techniques to professionally fabricate the restoration. Our dental laboratory is conveniently located next to our practice.
Types of Dental Bridges
Similar to dental crowns, dental bridges can consist of All-Ceramic or Metal-Ceramic material.
Metal-Ceramic Bridge
Metal-ceramic bridges, or also PFM (porcelain fused to metal) bridges, have a metal sub-structure for reinforcement. The overlaying porcelain is fused over the metal. These are the most traditional and well-studied fixed restorations. Moreover, they offer high aesthetics with superior longevity.
All-Ceramic Bridge
This type of bridge consists entirely of porcelain (ceramic). Instead of metal, it has a type of high-strength ceramic material, usually Zirconia, as a sub-structure. These bridges offer superior aesthetics and under circumstances offer longevity comparable to the PFM crowns.