As you age, your smile naturally ages.
The most noticeable problems occur when you have old fillings,
tooth decay, cracked or missing teeth. Sometimes you may
even develop black lines around your old crowns. These
changes can have a significant impact on the health and
function of your smile, not to mention your appearance.
A porcelain bridge
is a custom device that is anchored to neighboring teeth
to replace one or more missing teeth.
When a lost tooth is replaced with a bridge, the teeth
on either side of the missing one are prepared as crowns
to hold the artificial replacement tooth in place. Porcelain
material is the most popular choice because it is durable
and maintains the natural look of your smile.
When teeth are missing, the remaining
teeth can drift out of position, which can lead to a change
in your bite, the loss of additional teeth, decay and gum
disease. To reduce these risks to your dental healthy,
we recommend the placement of a bridge when tooth loss
occurs. Porcelain bridges restore your chewing and speaking
ability.
