Losing a tooth, or as many as three in a row, could lead to problems for your oral health and even your overall quality of life. To help fill the gap and protect your smile, we could offer a custom prosthetic. In today’s blog, your Rowlett, TX, dentist talks about helping smiles with a dental bridge.
The Causes of Minor Tooth Loss
What happens to cause minor tooth loss? Well, we could lose a tooth or two to factors like a serious injury or accident. Missing teeth could also happen as a result of an untreated cavity or infection. The most common factor behind adult tooth loss is the periodontitis stage of gum disease. When tooth loss happens, this leaves behind an embarrassing gap in your smile and increases the risk of complications like misalignment, TMJ disorder, and bruxism (teeth grinding). You could also have issues with meals or speech if this is a larger gap, such as two to three lost teeth in a row. If this happens, we can help with a dental bridge.
Creating a Custom Dental Prosthetic
When we create and place a dental bridge, we take steps to ensure it is customized for your bite. We will first numb the abutment teeth, the natural teeth on each side of the gap in your smile. Our team will then remove structure from these, which allows them to support the crown portion of your new teeth. We will take images and impressions of your bite from multiple angles with intraoral cameras, using the information in a lab setting to design and craft your new prosthetic.
Securing Your Dental Bridge
Your dental bridge will be made from ceramic, a material that can handle daily bite forces and pressures with ease, and a material that we can color-match to ensure it blends with the nearby teeth. We will attach the crown portions of the new prosthetic to the abutment teeth, which secures your new teeth firmly in place and fills the gap. Your bridge can last up to 15 years in some cases!
If you have missing teeth, don’t let poor alignment and other complications develop that put it at risk for further tooth loss. Instead, talk to our team. We can manage underlying issues like gum disease to protect your remaining teeth, and also provide new teeth that fill the gap and restore function and beauty to your smile again. If you have any questions about treating tooth loss with a prosthetic, then reach out to our office today.
Schedule a Prosthetic Appointment With Rodem Tree Dental
Our team wants to offer a way to address the unsightly gaps in your smile. To find out more about our dental prosthetics, call Rodem Tree Dental in Rowlett, TX at 972-475-2321.
