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What is a two-implant bridge?
Using implants to support a bridge is an excellent way to replace missing teeth. Like other bridges, a dental bridge uses abutments for support and to hold it in place.
Dental implants are small titanium cylinders that are surgically inserted into the bone of the jaw to replace the roots of missing teeth. Artificial teeth are attached to the implants and can be used as part of a bridge.
Placing a bridge after teeth have been lost can prevent a chain reaction of problems that could affect your entire mouth. Teeth need each other for support. When a tooth is lost, the biting forces change on the teeth next to the space, causing them to shift. When a tooth no longer has anything to chew against, it begins to extrude out of the socket. You can eventually end up losing this tooth, as well. Also, as your bite changes, it becomes increasingly difficult to chew your food, possibly damaging your jaw-joint, the TMJ.
-What is a two-implant bridge?
Using implants to support a bridge is an excellent way to replace missing teeth. Like other bridges, a dental bridge uses abutments for support and to hold it in place. Dental implants are small titanium cylinders that are surgically inserted into the bone of the jaw to replace the roots of missing teeth. Artificial teeth are attached to the implants and can be used as part of a bridge.
Placing a bridge after teeth have been lost can prevent a chain reaction of problems that could affect your entire mouth. Teeth need each other for support. When a tooth is lost, the biting forces change on the teeth next to the space, causing them to shift. When a tooth no longer has anything to chew against, it begins to extrude out of the socket. You can eventually end up losing this tooth, as well. Also, as your bite changes, it becomes increasingly difficult to chew your food, possibly damaging your jaw-joint, the TMJ.
It's also much harder to clean teeth that have shifted. Harmful plaque and tartar collect in these new hard-to-reach places, causing cavities and the permanent bone loss that comes with gum disease.
A partial denture is another way to solve the missing-tooth problem. Butimplant-supported bridges offer several advantages over partial dentures. For one, you can avoid the clasps and metal work that come with a partial denture. Also, an implant can help stop the continuing bone loss that begins when teeth are removed. All things considered, using dental implants to support a bridge is an excellent way to replace missing teeth.