How will my dentist insert a dental bridge?
How does this dental bridge come about? You go to your dentist and you have a missing tooth, or maybe you have two missing teeth on the bottom left, for example. You say to the dentist, "I'm not happy with this space. What can we do?" The dentist says, "We could put a removable dental bridge, or a fixed dental bridge." The reason we'd want to put a fixed bridge is because it's like your normal teeth. The reason we'd want to put a removable bridge is because it's less expensive. You decide that you want to have a fixed dental bridge. The dentist will then numb up the area and prepare the teeth on either side of the space. After the teeth are prepared, they will then take an impression of the area, so that models can be made that duplicate what's in your mouth. From these models, a laboratory will construct the fixed dental bridge. The dentist will also - depending upon the type of bridge that's placed, if it's going to be a tooth coloured bridge - take the shade of your natural teeth on either side, so that when it's placed, it will match everything. Normally, after they take the impressions, they will place a temporary dental bridge so that the teeth will be protected. After a week or two, you will return to the dentist, who will take out the temporary bridge after numbing you, and then place the fixed dental bridge, make sure that it fits well and that the bite is right. Then, the dentist will cement the fixed bridge in place, and you will be able to use it just like your natural teeth were before they went missing.
