Dental Bridges – Rocky River Dental

A Lifelike Solution to Close the Space in Your Smile

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Tooth loss can detract from your daily quality of life in several ways. For instance, you might struggle to bite and chew, enunciate words, or feel confident about the way you look with gaps in your grin.

Fortunately, our team in Rocky River can provide a lifelike solution to close the space in your smile with a customized dental bridge. These restorations can potentially replace one or several consecutively missing teeth to improve your oral health and upgrade your appearance. Continue reading to learn more about this treatment, and please contact us for additional information.

Why Choose Rockey River Dental for Dental Bridges?

  • Members of the American Dental Association
  • Resilient, Tooth-Colored Materials
  • Flexible Financing Available

What is a Dental Bridge?

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A dental bridge is an oral appliance that contains the correct number of pontics (artificial teeth) between two dental crowns that are used to anchor it in place in your mouth. These restorations are typically made from resilient, tooth-colored ceramic or porcelain that reflects light like enamel.

Plus, these durable materials can be customized to match the color, shape, and size of your natural grin for seamless results. This option is often recommended to replace one to four missing teeth in a row, but before proceeding, you must consult with one of our providers to ensure you’re a good candidate.

Types of Dental Bridges

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Potentially, anyone missing one or more teeth might benefit from this treatment, but before proceeding, you must schedule an appointment so our team can determine whether this is the best solution to meet your unique needs. Then, we might recommend one of the following options based on our findings:

Traditional Dental Bridge

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This is the more common of the two types of dental bridges and requires healthy teeth on either side of the gap in your grin, so it’s not always recommended if you have suffered more severe damage or decay. The dental crowns on your restoration are cemented to your natural enamel to close the gap in your grin.

Implant Bridge

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This option combines the convenience of traditional dental bridges with the permanence of dental implants. Typically, two titanium rods are placed in your jaw on both ends of the space in your smile. Then, recovery can take several months because your mouth must produce enough new bone growth to fuse with the biocompatible material, ensuring it remains firmly rooted. We’ll place your restoration once you’ve healed sufficiently.

The Benefits of Getting a Dental Bridge

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There are several excellent reasons to consider getting a dental bridge in Rocky River, including:

  • Realistic results. Your replacement teeth are carefully customized to look and feel as lifelike as possible, allowing you to look and feel like the most confident version of yourself.
  • Durable materials. The resilient ceramic can last 5 to 15+ years if cared for correctly and is less porous than enamel, making it less prone to chipping and staining.
  • Enhanced enunciation. This appliance completes your arches, allowing you to form various sounds and words to overcome any speech impediments and communicate more clearly.
  • Improved bite force. Your bridge evenly distributes the force exerted when biting and chewing, so you can more easily enjoy a variety of wholesome foods to support your oral and overall well-being.
  • Versatile solution. Whether you are missing an individual tooth or several, or prefer the traditional option or dental implants, our team can provide a dental bridge to meet your unique needs.