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what are the different kinds of bridges? I understand there are full metal, metal fused with gold, porcelain etc. This is for front upper and lower teeth. Is there any site that has pictures of different kinds?

mainly we r using now a days one of two type:
porcelain fused to metal, and metal free bridges " inceram".

in posterior teeth the porcelain fused to metal is stronger. in anterior teeth inceram is more cosmetic….
in case of porcelain with metal, there is two types, full cover and face… in some cases we mix.

http://www.medicaltourismco.com/dentistry/cost-of-dental-implants.php

Ellis Berg, a retired employee of the Public Works Department in Stockton, California , speaks about his experience of getting dental implants (teeth implant) in Costa Rica. He also had other dental treatment done such as dental bridges and dental crowns. Implant supported denture.
Ellis Berg accompanied his wife and daughter on their medical trip to Costa Rica for their gastric sleeve surgery. While there, he decided to check out the dental clinic. Impressed by the level of cosmetic dentistry in Costa Rica, Ellis chose to have his dental bridges, dental crowns, and dental implants in Costa Rica at a much lesser price than that in the US.
Over the years, Elliss teeth had been deteriorating. He had gaps in his teeth, a dental bridge that was almost gone, forcing him to chew only with one side of his mouth.

He would be embarrassed about his teeth when he smiled. And he took twice as long as everybody else took to eat.
Ellis had a tooth with a dental cap that had broken off at the gum line. Ellis had asked his US dentist if it was possible to do a root canal, place an implant, and then cap it with a dental crown. But the US dentist told him the only option was to pull the tooth. When in Costa Rica, Ellis was delighted that the dental surgeon over there said that the chipped tooth could be fixed with a dental implant.

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FYI,
A WELL MADE AND CEMENTED BRIDGE(S) WILL BE VERY COMFORTABLE AND FEEL PERFECTLY NORMAL.

HAVE YOUR DENTIST RE-EVALUATE YOUR BRIDGES.

Case of Glide Threader Floss, For Use With Bridges, Braces & Implants (48 total)

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I have never heard of any health risks associated with bridges.

The only concerns with bridges are that the average lifespan of a bridge is about 15 years. So you would probably need to plan on possibly having to redo the bridge every 15 years. Every time a tooth is worked on, there is a risk of the trauma of drilling on the tooth causing the nerve to respond badly and the tooth requiring a rootcanal.

Also, since a bridge connects at least 2 teeth, if anything goes wrong with one of the teeth, if may require the entire bridge to be redone. If you were to develop recurrent decay under the edge of the bridge on one tooth, it would mean cutting the enture bridge off and redoing it.

A dental implant would be a much better long term option. It doesn’t require the other teeth to be cut down and implants can last for more than 30 years. I have one myself, and would have never asked my boss to put a bridge in instead.

http://www.brooklynheightsdental.com Dental bridges can help you achieve a natural looking smile after losing one or more teeth. The process is a more economical alternative to dental implants. At Brooklyn Heights Dental, our cosmetic and restorative dentist, Dr. Eugene D. Stanislaus, and our entire staff serving Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Fort Green, and surrounding communities, provides dental bridges that are designed to provide long-lasting and reliable results and the most beautiful possible smiles for our patients. For more information, please visit http://www.brooklynheightsdental.com.

You may contact our dentists at:

Brooklyn Heights Dental
189 Montague Street, # 800 B
Brooklyn, New York 11201

Phone: 866-260-0262
Website: http://www.brooklynheightsdental.com

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It was decided that the teeth would not lighten enough so a darker shade of bridges were used after which the other teeth lightened brighter than the bridges. The third bridge on the opposite side has different shape of teeth and brightly matches the lightened teeth.

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A bridge, also known as a fixed partial denture, is a dental restoration used to replace a missing tooth by joining permanently to adjacent teeth or dental implants.

There are different types of bridges, depending on how they are fabricated and the way they anchor to the adjacent teeth. Conventionally, bridges are made using the indirect method of restoration however, bridges can be fabricated directly in the mouth using such materials as composite resin.

A bridge is fabricated by reducing the teeth on either side of the missing tooth or teeth by a preparation pattern determined by the location of the teeth and by the material from which the bridge is fabricated. In other words, the abutment teeth are reduced in size to accommodate the material to be used to restore the size and shape of the original teeth in a correct alignment and contact with the opposing teeth. The dimensions of the bridge are defined by Ante’s Law: “The root surface area of the abutment teeth has to equal or surpass that of the teeth being replaced with pontics” [1].

The materials used for the bridges include gold, porcelain fused to metal, or in the correct situation porcelain alone. The amount and type of reduction done to the abutment teeth varies slightly with the different materials used. The recipient of such a bridge must be careful to clean well under this prosthesis.

When restoring an edentulous space with a fixed partial denture that will crown the teeth adjacent to the space and bridge the gap with a pontic, or “dummy tooth”, the restoration is referred to as a bridge. Besides all of the preceding information that concerns single-unit crowns, bridges possess a few additional considerations when it comes to case selection and treatment planning, tooth preparation and restoration fabrication.

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Even a few ballpark figures would be of a big help, since I have absolutely no idea what to expect. My insurance would cover 60%.

Bridges cost about $800 per unit (1 unit = 1 crown), so a 3-unit bridge (usually the minimum), would be about $2400. A single tooth implant, which is often a better alternative, runs about $3000. Insurance will often pay about 50% of the bridge up to your maximum (often $1500). Best wishes.

I just had a bridge put in for the first time and it sometimes feels as though it’s moving a little. Just wondering if that’s normal.

It’s not supposed to move. Maybe the teeth are moving. THAT’S not good either, but………… (I wasn’t there.)