There are three basic procedures that allow dentists to replace a missing tooth—Dental implants, inserting a removable appliance or installing a dental bridge. According to Dr.Viral.Turakhia, Laser Dental Clinic, Mumbai, dental bridges are a popular choice. A dental bridge consists of two caps, known as crowns, with a false tooth fixed between them. The crowns are fixed to the teeth on either side of the empty socket (where the false tooth now sits).
Bridges can:
- Restore your smile
- Restore your ability to properly chew and speak
- Maintain the shape of your face
- Distribute the forces in your bite properly by replacing missing teeth
- Prevent remaining teeth from drifting out of position
There are three main types of dental bridges:
- Traditional bridges involve creating a crown for the tooth or implant on either side of the missing tooth, with a pontic in between. Traditional bridges are the most common type of bridge and are made of either porcelain fused to metal or ceramics.
- Cantilever bridges are used when there are adjacent teeth on only one side of the missing tooth or teeth.
- Maryland bonded bridges (also called a resin-bonded bridge or a Maryland bridge) are made of plastic teeth and gums supported by a metal framework. Metal wings on each side of the bridge are bonded to your existing teeth.
Brands available in Market:
Porcelain fused to metal
Metal with ceramic facing
- Gold crowns
- Procera
- In ceram
- Empress
- Zirkon
- Zirkon Cad Cam
Full mouth rehabilitation has become a basic need for people who have been avoiding going to a dentist since a long time. Due to this many people now travel in different places to get all their dental needs taken care for.
In present times a complete treatment including full mouth bridges can be performed in less than 15 days. More and more people opt for Zirkon Cad Cam crowns & Bridges.
The esthetics and finish with Zirkon bridges is wonderful and a complete smile makeover gives the patient a totally new and fresh look. Zirkon bridges comes with a warranty from the dental laboratory for 5 years, but even after this period of time there are very few chances that your bridge might fracture or give you any problem. The bridges are strong and have a long life as they are processed in a specialised manner.
Zirkon crowns or bridges have given lots of our patients beautiful smiles. It is now the choice of all generations and definitely it makes you look 10-20 years younger than your age.