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Dental Bridges with The
Art of Dentistry
• A
dental bridge is a possible solution to covering the gaps left in gums caused
by missing teeth. Typically, dental bridges are comprised of two or so dental
crowns with several false teeth in between the crowns. The false teeth are
anchored by these dental crowns that cover the two teeth. Dental implants are
also another option when it comes to replacing or covering up gaps left from
missing teeth. Typically, more than one appointment is needed when fitting the
dental bridges if bridges are being supported by dental crowns. In the first
appointment the neighbouring teeth will be prepared to hold the crowns.
Impressions or moulds of the teeth are then taken along with the actual gap in
your teeth. The moulds will serve as a guide, almost like instructions, for the
dentists in the lab who will be creating the bridge for the patient.
• However,
the patient will not be left wanting at this time and temporary bridges
will be fitted while the customised ones are being created in the dentistry labs.
During the duration of the second visit or appointment the customised dental
bridges will be fitted to the patient’s mouth – these will be the permanent
bridges. If patients choose to support the bridge with a dental implant, it is a
two week process of making and then attaching the bridge which will be
followed by only two surgeries with roughly four to six months of recovery. This
procedure requires a lot of time and many stages of preparation – however, this
version of dental bridges is considered to be the best known way to support
bridges or any other various dental implantations.