Teeth are meant to work together to help you chew, smile, and speak. If you lose a tooth, the neighboring teeth can shift or become crooked. This will impact your ability to chew and talk normally.

Our dentists might recommend a dental bridge to help close the gap from your missing teeth. Dental bridges mimic your natural teeth and provide both oral health and cosmetic benefits. Are you wondering if a dental bridge can help solve your dental needs? Schedule an appointment with our office to see if a dental bridge can restore your smile!

What Are the Advantages of a Dental Bridge?

If you have missing teeth, you might want to consider the health benefits of dental bridges. Over time, the spaces in your smile can make your teeth shift, causing jaw deterioration. 

Dental gaps can also make it difficult to eat, speak, and feel confident with your smile. Dental bridges offer a solution to patients with missing teeth by filling in the space with a false tooth that looks and feels natural. Here are some other advantages of dental bridges:

• Restore Your Smile: The dental bridge procedure provides a natural-looking tooth in the space in your mouth. This will allow you to smile with confidence!
• Improve Chewing: When you experience tooth loss, it can make it difficult to chew and can make eating painful. Dental bridges allow you to eat your favorite foods without pain and discomfort. 
• Improve Speaking: Losing one or multiple teeth can affect how you pronounce certain words. Dental bridges help fill in those missing gaps, allowing you to speak more clearly. 
• Prevent Teeth from Shifting: Teeth are held in place by strong roots and also by nearby teeth. When you lose a tooth, the remaining teeth can start to shift toward the open space. The best thing you can do is fill the space with an artificial tooth to prevent shifting teeth.

What Is the Process for Receiving a Dental Bridge?

Placing dental bridges is a reasonably easy process that can be completed in a few dental appointments. The procedure for dental bridges involves the following steps:

• Step 1 | Initial consultation: When you come in for your initial consultation, our dentist will examine the area needing a dental bridge and determine the process and treatment needed. 
• Step 2 | Impressions: We will take some impressions of your teeth and send them to the lab to get your prosthetics made.

• Step 3 | Preparation: The region will be numbed and our dentist will remove any decay and clean the area. They will then shape the nearby teeth that will be the bridge’s support teeth. You will wear a temporary bridge until your permanent bridge is ready.
• Step 4 | Final Cementation: The temporary restoration will be removed and the permanent bridge will be placed on the two teeth adjacent to the gap in your smile. Our dentist will make sure it is a good fit before it is cemented and solidified.

Are you ready to get your smile back? Dental bridges can help! Contact us today to set up your consultation!

Dental Bridges and Cosmetic Dentistry

Dental bridges are used in cosmetic dentistry to fill up the spaces between teeth. Bridges can close the gaps between teeth with artificial teeth. These artificial teeth create the appearance of a full set of teeth and restore the function of the patient’s lost teeth. 

Bridges are typically used when a person has more than one missing tooth. It provides cosmetic benefits like:

• Maintaining facial appearance
• Restoring the beauty of a smile
• Preventing tooth misalignment
• Distributing bite forces evenly between teeth
• Restoring the ability to speak and chew properly

How Much Do Dental Bridges Cost?

Dental bridges can offer an affordable and nonsurgical treatment to replace one or more missing teeth. There is a wide range for the cost of bridges. Depending on insurance and the extent of care you need, the cost of a dental bridge will vary. 

If you want to know what a dental bridge might cost you, please consult with our office. We are happy to answer any questions you might have about your dental bridge treatment.

Share Your Smile Again with a Dental Bridge from Sugarloaf Signature Dentistry

If you are considering a dental bridge to help restore your smile, please call us today to schedule an appointment with our certified dentists! We can help answer any questions you might have and get your oral health back on track!