Restore Your Smile with Dental Bridges in Midland
Knight Dental offers high-quality dental bridges if you want a long-term solution for your missing teeth. Dental bridges are a great alternative to partial dentures when replacing a missing tooth or a row of teeth because they let you speak, eat, and smile normally without worrying about dentures moving or coming out of place.
What are Dental Bridges?
Dental bridges “bridge the gap” created by a missing tooth or row of teeth, as the term suggests. Ceramics, porcelain, resin, and metals like cobalt and gold can all be used to create bridges. Ceramic is the preferred material for replacing front teeth. It can mimic the translucency of real teeth and be customized to the natural color of your teeth.
When we place a dental bridge at Knight Dental Care, we close the gap caused by missing teeth in your smile and restore the functionality you previously had. This can prevent significant harm that progresses after tooth loss.
Left untreated, neighboring teeth can drift toward your gap, negatively impacting your bite’s alignment. But by securing it to crowns placed on each adjacent tooth, a bridge maintains the space in your smile to preserve your bite. This restoration can replace a single tooth or adjacent missing teeth on either row.
The Advantages of Dental Bridges for Missing Teeth
While losing a tooth immediately affects your appearance, you also lose important functional aspects of your bite that can have a greater toll on your quality of life. Tooth loss makes it harder to comfortably eat as you shift your jaw to use your remaining teeth. The repetitive strain on your jaw can even lead to TMJ disorder without treatment. Certain teeth are necessary to speak properly, and you might struggle to pronounce certain letters or feel uncomfortable talking in general.
Because your other teeth take on the additional force of your bite, they can wear down quickly. This wear and tear removes their protective enamel, increasing your tooth decay and gum disease risk. As gum disease is the most common cause of tooth loss among adults, failing to replace your missing tooth can quickly lead to losing more.
Receiving Your Custom Dental Bridge
You will be in excellent hands with Dr. Knight and our experienced team for dental bridges. We’ll take detailed measurements of your smile to create a dental bridge that looks natural and fits comfortably in your bite. Your prosthetic tooth will rest between a pair of crowns that anchor to teeth on either side. Once attached to your teeth, your crowns will hold the bridge in place for many years and restore your smile back to its previous luster.
We understand that every smile is different, and yours is no exception. With remarkable improvements in dental technology and experienced hands both tending to your smile and behind the scenes, it’s never too late to experience the transformation you need.
Contact our dental office to learn more about dental bridges or schedule an appointment with Dr. Knight to start restoring your smile.