Traditional dental bridges can be secured with crowns and last for years to come. But for an option that truly lasts, we could secure them with one to two dental implants. In today’s blog, your team at Delightful Dental Care in Kansas City, MO, talks about long-lasting tooth replacement with dental implant bridges.
Losing Your Natural Teeth
If you have natural teeth that have gone missing, this could be due a serious injury to your face or jaw or possibly the result of decay or infection that remains untreated until the tooth was lost or requires extraction. In most cases, adult tooth loss is the result of periodontitis, the stage of gum disease linked to loose and missing teeth. When this happens, the open space means surrounding teeth could drift, moving to create misalignment that further harms your oral health and appearance. A larger gap of toe to the teeth in a row could impact how you eat or speak, and this could lead to issues with self-confidence. But we can help, offering a long-lasting tooth replacement with dental implant bridges.
The Dental Prosthetic
First, we will talk about the bridge portion, the part people will see when you smile. With a traditional prosthetic, part of the process would involve removing structure from natural teeth to accommodate the crown portions of the prosthetic. But with dental implants, we do not need to do this, so we preserve more of your natural smile. Instead, we will take detailed images of your smile’s surfaces, including the gap, as well as digital x-rays of the jawbone around the area.
The images allow our team to design and craft a bridge, one that contains between one to three new teeth in a row, with crowns on each end. Made from ceramic, this will be shaded to look natural and be able to handle daily bite forces with ease!
Securing Your Dental Implants
The digital imaging we take also enables our team to look at the jaw itself and choose the best angle, position, and depth to insert one to two dental implants. These are inserted into the jaw and act like natural roots, which keeps your jawbone intact and ensures your new teeth have the chance to last for decades to come, possibly a lifetime. We then attach the crown portions of your bridge to these posts, which secures your new teeth firmly in place for years to come. This is fixed and not removable, and we will discuss how to properly care for your new teeth to ensure they have the best opportunity to last and remain bright!
Schedule Your Appointment for a Full Smile Again
Our team wants to help address tooth loss with an option that looks natural and lasts for years to come. To schedule your appointment, please call Delightful Dental Care in Kansas City, MO at (816) 942-7669 today.