Dental Bridges – Bergenfield, NJ
No More Gaps
When one or more consecutive teeth are missing along a row, it can be a defeating and embarrassing feeling. Not only are you likely to experience difficulty eating and speaking, but you’ll likely feel more self-conscious about your appearance, too. At Washington Dental Associates, we understand tooth loss and its debilitating effect on a person’s oral health and wellbeing. This is why we are pleased to provide a tried-and-true tooth replacement solution that is minimally invasive and offers beautiful results – a dental bridge in Bergenfield. Helping individuals close the gaps and start enjoying greater health and an improved appearance, a dental bridge can be the ideal solution for your individual needs. Contact us today to schedule an appointment.
Why Choose Washington Dental Associates for Dental Bridges?
- Highly Skilled Dental Experts to Help You Through the Process
- State-of-the-Art Dental Facility
- Dental Insurance Welcome and Financing Available
What is a Dental Bridge?
A dental bridge is a restorative solution that is designed to eliminate gaps caused by tooth loss. When one or more teeth are missing along the top or bottom row of your smile, this unique solution fuses multiple dental crowns to create what appears to be a “bridge.” Using your healthy adjacent teeth as anchors, they are filed down in preparation for the bridge prosthetic. Our team will bond it into place when ready, allowing the exterior crowns to be secured to your healthy teeth while the interiors crowns sit on top of your gums to create a beautifully blended smile that can last many years with proper care.
Types of Dental Bridges
Depending on your preferences and the status of your oral and overall health, you will be eligible to receive one of two types of dental bridges: a traditional or an implant bridge. Your dentist in Bergenfield will first perform a thorough examination to determine which option is right for what you need.
Traditional Dental Bridge
This type of prosthetic uses natural teeth to connect to and is much less invasive and costly than an implant bridge. However, you must have strong and healthy tooth structures that can serve as anchors, as your traditional fixed bridge will need to have something durable to attach to once it is ready for placement.
Implant Bridge
If you prefer a more stable and permanent option, an implant bridge is a great way to achieve this goal. Instead of altering your natural teeth, an implant bridge only treats the vacated socket(s). Using titanium implant posts and metal abutments, your dentist in Bergenfield can easily place each implant into the appropriate areas before applying the metal abutments and customized dental bridge on top. This will provide greater bite force and chewing power as well as improved oral health because of your implants and their ability to provide continuous stimulation to the jawbone.
What Are the Benefits of Getting a Dental Bridge?
Dental bridges offer so many great benefits if you are experiencing tooth loss. Instead of moving through life with an increasingly deteriorating and unpleasant smile, let these time-tested prosthetics give you a chance for a better life. Some of the most obvious benefits include:
- The opportunity to embrace a more youthful and aesthetically pleasing appearance
- Boosted confidence that comes from seeing yourself with a full, complete smile once again
- A restoration that is capable of lasting many years as long as you agree to maintain it
- A procedure that is minimally invasive
- A solution that allows you to eat and speak with greater ease
Dental Bridges FAQs
Can You Take a Dental Bridge Out?
Dental bridges are designed with the goal of being permanent fixtures that replace missing teeth. While they won’t last forever, your bridge will last for over a decade with proper care and maintenance. However, even with excellent oral hygiene and practicing caution, there may be an emergency that requires your bridge to be removed. In this case, your dentist can gently take your bridge out to apply treatment before replacing it.
What Are Dental Bridges Made Of?
Bridges can be made from multiple materials based on your needs. They are often crafted the same way that dental crowns are and can be successful in multiple mediums like metal alloy, gold, ceramic, or metal-fused ceramic. At Washington Dental Associates we use high-quality dental-grade porcelain to create your prosthetic. We find that this is the strongest, safest, and most aesthetic choice when it comes to your smile. This is because porcelain looks very lifelike, doesn’t trigger allergic reactions, and can easily hold up to continual biting and chewing forces.
Can Dental Bridges Be Whitened?
Whitening works because your teeth are coated in a porous substance called enamel. This allows your teeth to absorb vitamins and minerals from the foods you eat to get stronger and replenish themselves. However, dental bridges and other restorations are made from solid, inorganic materials like porcelain. This makes them resistant to stains and acid, but also means that once they are color-matched to your smile, they won’t change. The only way to brighten your dental bridge is to replace it with a new one. For this reason, it’s best to do your whitening treatment before getting your prosthetic so it will match your pearly whites.
Do Dental Bridges Look Natural?
Our metal-free dental bridges are made from porcelain, which is a material known for its highly aesthetic properties. This is why we prefer porcelain when making dental restorations for our patients because it perfectly mimics the appearance of natural teeth. It can even filter light the same way, creating a translucent outer layer on its surface. Once you receive your bridge, you can be confident that no one will be able to tell the difference. When you smile, all that will show are beautiful teeth that have been matched to your unique grin.
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