After tooth loss, it can be hard to trust that your smile will ever look, feel or function the same. Even a single lost tooth can dramatically impact one’s ability to chew and smile with confidence. Fortunately, modern prostheses provide a number of attractive and secure ways to complete the smile. So if you are looking to restore your smile after losing a tooth or having one extracted, talk to your dentist about the many prosthetic options available, in order to determine which will be the best way of restoring your smile!
Could a Dental Bridge Be Right for You?
Dental bridges offer a more stable alternative to unsupported dentures. A dental bridge holds a replacement tooth firmly in place through the use of dental crowns, affixed to the remaining teeth closest to the gap that was created by the tooth loss or extraction.
These crowns are made to look natural, but serve an important function, namely to provide stability to the pontic, or fake tooth you have chosen as your prostheses. In many cases, dental bridges are actually used to anchor partial dentures, allowing a single bridge to help effectively replace several teeth at once.
When Is a Dental Implant the Best Option?
Dental implants are an increasingly popular way of completing the smile, because of the added security they provide. Only dental implants help to replace both the missing tooth and its root, allowing for the most natural-looking and functioning prostheses available.
The titanium post used to mimic the root is first surgically inserted, and then healing takes place which allows the soft tissue to grow around the post. This helps to firmly hold the pontic in place, which is attached with an abutment.
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