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Why choose a dental bridge over an implant?
A dental bridge is a safe and effective option to restore your smile and prevent further dental issues. It’s also a more convenient option than an implant, which requires surgery and a longer recovery time. Regardless of the treatment you choose, you should see your dental professional right away.
Is fixed bridge good?
It restores the function of your teeth like chewing and speaking properly. It prevents your remaining teeth from shifting which causes problem in your bite. It reduces the risk of bone loss thus maintaining the structures of your face. The bridges are permanently fixed thus preventing it from moving like dentures.
How long does a fixed bridge last?
How Long Do Dental Bridges Last? Dental bridges can last five to 15 years and even longer. With good oral hygiene and regular checkups, it is not unusual for the life span of a fixed bridge to be over 10 years.
Is it better to have a bridge or an implant?
If you’re missing more than one consecutive tooth, a dental bridge is likely a better option than an implant. A separate implant needs to be surgically attached to your jawbone for each missing tooth, leading to expensive and often impractical surgery.
Is a dental bridge a good choice?
Dentists often recommend bridges instead of dentures if the patient has enough healthy teeth left. The healthy teeth can act as anchors for bridges, as opposed to dentures that must be anchored to the gums using some time of temporary sealant which is not as secure. Bridges are faster than other options.
Which is better dental implants or bridges?
Implants are a great way to replace a missing tooth. In many cases, an implant is a better choice than a fixed bridge because you do not need to shape and crown adjacent teeth when using an implant, but you would need to use teeth on each side of the missing tooth to hold the bridge.
Which is cheaper a dental implant or a bridge?
In many cases, an implant is a better choice than a fixed bridge because you do not need to shape and crown adjacent teeth when using an implant, but you would need to use teeth on each side of the missing tooth to hold the bridge.
Why you might want tooth bridge over implants?
Improved appearance
What are the pros and cons of Dental bridges?
Transcript. The pros and cons of a dental bridge are that you can not clean around is as easily as you can a dental implant. The bridge itself requires filing down of the teeth next to the space. Because it’s attached to that natural tooth you can’t floss in between it. This can potentially can lead to decay and periodontal disease.