Dental prosthetics help our team tackle tooth loss, so you can avoid the major complications of losing natural teeth. For more severe cases, such as one to three lost teeth in a row, we could craft and secure a dental bridge. In today’s blog, your Riverside Dental Group team talks about our lifelike and custom bridges.
The Causes and Impacts of Missing Teeth
Losing a tooth or multiple ones in a row could be due to factors like tooth decay and infection, injury, or in most cases, periodontitis, the advanced stage of gum disease. When you have a gap of one or up to three missing teeth in a row, we could recommend a dental bridge. Otherwise, this gap could allow surrounding teeth to drift from position to create misalignment, further harming the health and appearance of your smile. Missing teeth could also limit meal options, alter your speech, and allow the surrounding jawbone to weaken, causing further tooth loss. But our team can help halt these complications with a dental prosthetic.
Creating Your Custom Dental Bridge
To start the process, we will numb the teeth on each side of the gap in your bite, and then remove structure from them. We next take detailed images and impressions of the area with digital technology, using the images and impressions to design and craft your new prosthetic. The bridge will contain replacement teeth and crowns attached to each end. Made from ceramic, they will be able to handle daily bite forces and pressures, and also be shaded to blend with your smile too.
How Do We Secure Your New Teeth?
With a traditional dental prosthetic, our team will attach the crown portions or the prosthetic to the abutment teeth that we removed structure from, securing the prosthetic in place for 10 to 15 years on average. We could also attach the crowns to dental implants we insert into your jaw, which preserves natural tooth structure and allows your new teeth to stay in place for decades to come, possibly a lifetime. If you have any questions about how we place a custom bridge, then contact our team today.
Riverside Dental Group Offers Custom Dental Prosthetics
Our team wants to offer a replacement option that looks natural and stays in place for years to come! To find out more about how we replace your missing teeth, then please call:
Riverside Dental Group at Magnolia in Riverside, CA at (951) 689-5031.
Dental Associates of Moreno Valley in Moreno Valley, CA at (951) 697-6800.
Riverside Dental Group at Woodcrest (951) 776-9001.
Oasis Family Dental in Temecula, CA at (951) 695-2290.
Dental Associates of Riverside in Riverside, CA at (951) 369-1001.
Dental Associates of Corona in Corona, CA at (951) 273-9580.
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