Minor tooth loss could still mean serious trouble for your smile, which is why we treat tooth loss, even if you only lose one! With a porcelain dental bridge, we can secure a replacement for a missing tooth or as many as three in a row. In today’s blog, your team at Lake Orion Family Dentistry talks about porcelain bridges for patients in Lake Orion, MI.
The Impact of Losing a Tooth (or Three)
What happens when you lose even a single tooth? When you lose teeth, often due to factors like injury, decay, infection, or gum disease, then you have an open space in your bite. The teeth on each side of the gap will shift, which creates alignment issues that alter the appearance of your teeth and increase the risk of tooth decay and gum disease. You could feel self-conscious about your appearance, which impacts your quality of life. If you have a larger gap of two to three teeth missing in a row, then you could have issues with clear speech or even your meal selections. But with a porcelain bridge, we can offer help with metal-free dental work and long-lasting results!
Creating Porcelain Bridges
To begin, we will need to gently numb the teeth on each side of the open space in your smile. We then remove structure from these and take detailed images of the prepped teeth and the gap. In a dental lab, we will use the information to create a custom prosthetic from porcelain, a material that is metal-free and biocompatible, and also able to be shaded for a lifelike appearance. The finished product will contain new teeth, known as pontics, with crowns on each end. With the CEREC system, the entire process from start-to-finish can be done in only one visit. We can then place the new teeth!
Securing Your New Teeth
When your dental bridge is ready, our team will connect the crown portions to the teeth we have removed structure from, which secures your new teeth firmly in place. The prosthetic is fixed in place and never slips, and can last for years to come. The placement process could often happen in the same visit, so you leave with a full smile. Using all-porcelain means the bridge looks natural and can also handle daily bite forces too. If you have any questions about our metal-free dental work, then contact our team today to learn more.
Lake Orion Family Dentistry Provides a Complete Smile Again
Our team wants to help address missing teeth with a durable and lifelike solution! To find out more about our porcelain dental prosthetics, or to schedule an appointment, call Lake Orion Family Dentistry in Lake Orion, MI at (248)693-6213.
