Bridges and Partial Dentures Replace a Missing Tooth Instantly

Bridges are used to replace missing teeth and are fixed permanently into the mouth. Like crowns they can be made of a number of materials with ceramic producing the most natural look.

There are three types of bridge.

• Conventional fixed with two crowns either side
• Cantilever – a false tooth hanging from a single crown
• Resin bonded – a false tooth fixed to a permanent tooth requiring little or no drilling

The average cost varies according to materials.

Benefits of a Bridge

• Function – can improve bite and speech
• Secures adjacent teeth from drifting into a gap
• Aesthetically can be matched to existing teeth
• Natural appearance – a bridge can replace a missing tooth and/or fill a gap 

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