If you have missing teeth, your dentist can bridge the gaps with dental bridges. A dental bridge is a false tooth (pontic) held in place by the teeth on either side of the gap. Although pontics can be ...

What Is a Dental Bridge? Dental bridges literally bridge the gap created by one or more missing teeth. A dental implant starts with a post placed in your jaw during oral surgery. It goes in the spot ...

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Tooth loss is extremely common. It’s estimated that 69 percent of adults 35 to 44 have lost at least one adult tooth. By age 74, about a quarter of Americans lose all of their adult teeth. When you ...

Patients who have undergone a dental bridge procedure should be advised as to the best ways to care for the bridge to prolong its lifespan. Fortunately, a dental bridge that has been properly placed ...

Information about conventional dental bridges and your treatment with Bristol Dental School. A bridge is a fixed replacement for a missing tooth, or teeth. A dental bridge is fixed in place and cannot ...

This week's clinical tip courtesy of CDOCS focuses on bridge connectors and how they can help your dental patients. "Hi, I'm Dr. Dan Butterman, and this is the CDOCS Tip of the Day. I'd like to talk ...

A 74-year-old postmenopausal black woman, a patient for 30 years, with a poorly fitting lower partial denture, presented with complaints of severe wear of her remaining lower teeth (Figure 1). Her ...

A dental bridge is used to bridge the gap between two healthy teeth where one or more teeth are missing. In most cases, a dental crown is placed on the healthy teeth on each side of the gap to support ...