A dental bridge is a false tooth, known as a pontic, which is fused between two porcelain crowns in order to fill in the area remaining "open" by a missing tooth. The two crowns holding it in place are attached onto your teeth on each side of the false tooth. This is called a "fixed bridge". This type of procedure is used to replace one or more missing teeth. Fixed bridges cannot be taken out of your mouth as you might do with removable partial dentures.
In areas of your mouth that are under less stress, such as your front teeth, a cantilever type of bridge may be used. Cantilever bridges are used when teeth exist on only one side of the open space. Bridges can reduce your risk of gum disease, help correct some bite issues and even improve your speech. Bridges require your commitment to serious oral hygiene, but will last as many as ten years or more.
Bridges
A dental bridge is a false tooth, known as a pontic, which is fused between two porcelain crowns in order to fill in the area remaining "open" by a missing tooth. The two crowns holding it in place are attached onto your teeth on each side of the false tooth. This is called a "fixed bridge". This type of procedure is used to replace one or more missing teeth. Fixed bridges cannot be taken out of your mouth as you might do with removable partial dentures.
In areas of your mouth that are under less stress, such as your front teeth, a cantilever type of bridge may be used. Cantilever bridges are used when teeth exist on only one side of the open space. Bridges can reduce your risk of gum disease, help correct some bite issues and even improve your speech. Bridges require your commitment to serious oral hygiene, but will last as many as ten years or more.
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SLEEP APNEA
Most people who have sleep apnea don't know they have it because it only occurs during sleep. A family member and/or bed partner may first notice the signs of sleep apnea. Talk to us if you have sleep apnea. We can help!
DNA APPLIANCE
Traditional orthodontic treatments often use force braces fixed to the teeth, which are worn all the time. Epigenetic Orthodontics is different because instead of using mechanical forces to move teeth, a patented removable Daytime-Nighttime Appliance™ (or DNA appliance™) is worn which allows the body to gently correct the positions of the teeth in its own natural way.