Fixed
Bridges: Replacing missing Teeth.
Patients often ask:
I'm missing teeth or I
notice my teeth are shifting. How can I replace missing teeth? or
I have
a removable partial dentures replacing my missing spaces. I don't
like
them, what can be done?
First it is very
important to replace any teeth
once they are lost. This keeps the other teeth from shifting and
reduces
the possibility of losing more teeth in the future.
There are two solutions
to this problem Fixed Bridges
and Dental Implants:
One
solution to this problem is a fixed
bridge.
This bridge does not come in and out. It is cemented and feels
and
functions like your natural teeth. Fixed bridges feel, look and
functions much better then a removable partial denture
(bridge). Some of the pictures below show the
replacement of
missing teeth, or replacement of a removable partial denture with fixed
bridgework. Some of the samples you see are over twenty years old.
The second
solution is Dental Implants. Many times now,
for the same cost as a fixed bridge you can replace missing teeth with
a Dental
Implant. It is like having your original
tooth back. Please
click here to see our
Dental Implant page.
Click
on an
image for a close up.
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close-up
This
patient
not only was missing teeth but disliked the shape of her teeth.
We fixed crown and bridge to
improve
her smile and life greatly.
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This patient shows what pop and Mountain Dew
can do to your teeth. He changed his life and his habits
BUT it
was
too late for his four front teeth they had to be removed. We
replaced them with a front fixed bridge.
His life is changing
for the
better.
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This patient has been
missing these front teeth since birth. She has been wearing a
removable "flipper" for over
thirty years
embarrassed to be seen without it. We placed fixed maryland
bridges that are cemented to the backs
of the other
teeth. These do not come in and out.
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This patient had been wearing a removable partial
denture (some patients call this a bridge). This
comes in and out, it is made with plastic teeth. We replaced it
with fixed (permanent) bridges that
do not comein and out. This is much desirable result.
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This patient was restored with bridges and crowns.
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