When you have lost one or more of your natural teeth, this could lead to severe complications. But we can help, replacing your lost tooth and keeping your smile even and strong. In today’s blog, your team at Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry talks about supporting a full smile again with dental bridges.
The Impact of Losing Your Teeth
You could lose natural teeth to a variety of factors, such as injury, cavities and infection, or in most cases, periodontal disease. When this happens, you now have a gap that upsets your appearance, but also increases the risk of a host of complications, such as misalignment, or even issues with clear speech or meal options. Losing your roots could mean the jawbone itself weakens, which can lead to further tooth loss and an older appearance. To restore function, health, and beauty to your smile, we can offer a full smile with a dental bridge.
Our Traditional Dental Bridges
A traditional dental bridge offers a full smile and has the potential to last for 10 to 15 years, and this can offer a lifelike appearance too. We can address a single lost tooth or as many as three in a row. To begin, we will numb the abutment teeth on each side of the open gap and then remove structure to make room for the crown portion of your new prosthetic. We then take detailed digital images and impressions of the prepared teeth and the gaps to design and craft a dental prosthetic. The prosthetic contains the new teeth with crowns on each side. When ready, we attach the crowns to the abutment teeth to secure the prosthetic and keep your smile full and beautiful for years to come!
Securing Prosthetics with Dental Implants
We can also offer a full smile with a prosthetic supported with one or two dental implants. With this option, we insert them into the jaw, where they act as new roots and keep the jawbone intact and strong. No need to remove structure from the tooth, the prosthetic can instead be supported with free-standing implants that preserve your smile and last far longer, so your new teeth can still be there in decades to come!
If you have any questions about how we offer a full smile with a dental bridge, then contact our team today to learn more and get started. We can offer a full and beautiful smile, with results that are ready to last for years to come!
Call Sunny Smiles for Full Smiles
Our custom dental bridges offer a way to treat tooth loss and keep your smile full and even! To find out more about our office or to schedule an appointment, please call Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry at 915.849.9000 today.