A bridge is a fixed dental prosthesis that replaces one or more missing teeth. It consists of a minimum of three rings welded together. One or more artificial teeth rest on adjacent natural teeth or on two or more implants. The teeth or implants on each side serve as pillars for the bridge.

• Avoid misalignment of the remaining teeth;
• Replace one or two missing teeth.

• Improves the aesthetics of the smile by filling a toothless area;
• Improves speech and chewing.

• A fixed bridge is likely to alter the healthy teeth adjacent to the artificial tooth;
• Failure of a part of the bridge can result in the loss of a healthy abutment tooth, as can the loss or erosion of the bridge cement.

• Migration of adjacent teeth;
• Extrusion of the antagonistic teeth.

• At the first appointment, the abutment teeth are cut, the color choice is made and an impression is taken for the fabrication of the bridge, which will be designed in the laboratory. Temporary fillings are made on the abutment teeth waiting for the bridge to be cemented;
• Seven to ten days later, permanent cementing of the bridge to adjacent teeth is performed;
• An additional appointment may be required for an occlusion adjustment.

Varies according to the number of teeth to be replaced.

Oral hygiene should be the same as that observed with natural teeth. In order to clean under the bridge, it is necessary to floss with a threader such as your dentist has taught you to do. Other admixtures (items to clean the bridge) may be recommended for proper bridge maintenance.

• The bridge will not be possible if the tooth or teeth to be replaced have been missing for several years and the abutment teeth have tilted; another solution should be considered;
• There is a limit to the distance between the teeth that will be used as pillars;
• It is not recommended to install a bridge over teeth that have tilted;
• It is not optimal to support a bridge on a tooth that has received root canal treatment.

• Implant;
• Removable partial prosthesis.