Missing teeth can impact your dental health and daily function. They leave gaps vulnerable to infection and affect how you eat and speak. At Engel Dental Center, we offer dental bridges to restore your smile and oral health.
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Tooth loss occurs for several reasons, including age, injury, and poor dental hygiene. To keep your mouth functioning correctly, replacing lost teeth is essential. Dental bridges, or “fixed bridges,” work by replacing your missing teeth with artificial ones called pontics.
Leaving tooth loss unaddressed allows the remaining teeth to shift, increasing the risk of tooth decay or even the loss of more teeth. Dental bridges prevent this, replacing missing teeth and protecting your mouth from potentially serious oral health issues.
Bridges allow you to enjoy life with few restrictions. They mimic your natural teeth, and their high success rate and longevity make them ideal for our patients with missing teeth.
Creating and attaching a dental bridge usually takes two appointments. In the first visit, our dentist prepares the abutment teeth by removing some enamel. We then take impressions of your teeth and send them to the lab for precise bridge fabrication.
Once your bridge arrives, we use dental cement to bond it to the abutment teeth. Crowns are placed on the abutments to support and secure the fixed bridge.
If your natural teeth can’t support a bridge, we offer dental implants. We place implants in your jaw and allow them to fuse with the bone, creating a strong, permanent base for your bridge.
Caring for your dental bridge is much like caring for your natural teeth. Brushing and flossing daily, both around and under the bridge, keep your teeth free of plaque and other buildup. Keeping the neighboring teeth and gums clean and healthy is essential because the dental bridge relies on the surrounding teeth to remain in place.
To prevent damage to the dental bridge, we also recommend avoiding hard, crunchy, or sticky foods.
If you’ve lost your smile because of missing teeth, Engel Dental Center should be your choice for dental bridges in Charlotte, NC, and surrounding areas. Call us today and discover how Charlotte dental bridges restore the functionality of your mouth.
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