Dental Bridges

Missing teeth must be replaced. Dental bridges are false teeth, which serve as a device to span, in an aesthetic and harmonious way, the gap caused by missing teeth. The teeth on both sides are the anchors for the bridge. Dental bridges are fixed to the teeth with a special dental cement and cannot be removed.

A dental bridge is comprised of:

• pontic or false teeth or just a tooth, which replace the missing teeth/tooth
• two or more crowns serving to anchor the false tooth or teeth in place

Dental bridges are needed and recommended when there is one or more missing tooth that has an influence on:

• your smile
• your bite
• your speech
• the rates of gum disease and tooth decay

Bridges may be made of:

• porcelain bonded to precious metal, gold or zirconium-oxide