Two-Implant Dental Bridges
Two-implant bridges make excellent replacements for missing teeth. Unlike other bridges, they do not anchor to natural teeth. Rather, they anchor to dental implants. This prevents wear and tear on natural teeth.
Implants are cylindrical and are made from a titanium alloy known as Tivolloy. They have screw-shaped bottoms that allow them to be twisted into the bone. The jawbone accepts these implants as if they were actual tooth roots, then porcelain crowns are placed over the Tivolloy roots to act as tooth replacements.
Placing two-implant bridges after teeth have been lost helps prevent a chain reaction from happening. You see, teeth need each other for support. When a tooth is lost, they shift. Teeth next to the empty space begin to extrude from their sockets. They become misaligned and can eventually fall out if the missing tooth is not replaced in a reasonable amount of time.
Regardless if teeth are lost or not, you will have problems chewing your food and you may damage your jaw-joint, the TMJ. It will also be hard to clean teeth that have shifted, because shifting gives plaque and tartar new places to hide from brushes and floss. Periodontitis, cavities, and sometimes even permanent bone loss may follow.
The cost of two-implant bridges can sometimes intimidate people, who may opt instead to go the cheaper route with partial dentures. There are some issues associated with this, though. Dentures have clasps and metal work that require adjustment, and they do not stop bone loss.
These factors being considered, it is a better idea to ask your dentist about payment plan options that can help you afford a two-implant bridge.
After a financial plan has been chosen, (and we have several options that you probably qualify for—then we can perform the implantation of the bridge in two phases right here in our office.
The first of these phase is called the surgical phase. The patient is placed under a general anesthetic and the dentist makes a small incision in the gum. The base of the implant is screwed into the jawbone. Sometimes, the dentist covers the implant with a temporary crown that remains in place for the next 3-6 weeks. After the healing phase (known as osseointegration) has been complete, you return back to our Houston Medical Center Office for phase two of the procedure.
The dentist will then take impressions of your teeth and he will use these to create porcelain crowns that will then be used to anchor the two-implant bridge. Porcelain is hard and very durable substance, and it gives strong support to a bridge and provides a reliable chewing surface. It also looks practically identical to natural tooth enamel.
Implants are cylindrical and are made from a titanium alloy known as Tivolloy. They have screw-shaped bottoms that allow them to be twisted into the bone. The jawbone accepts these implants as if they were actual tooth roots, then porcelain crowns are placed over the Tivolloy roots to act as tooth replacements.
Placing two-implant bridges after teeth have been lost helps prevent a chain reaction from happening. You see, teeth need each other for support. When a tooth is lost, they shift. Teeth next to the empty space begin to extrude from their sockets. They become misaligned and can eventually fall out if the missing tooth is not replaced in a reasonable amount of time.
Regardless if teeth are lost or not, you will have problems chewing your food and you may damage your jaw-joint, the TMJ. It will also be hard to clean teeth that have shifted, because shifting gives plaque and tartar new places to hide from brushes and floss. Periodontitis, cavities, and sometimes even permanent bone loss may follow.
The cost of two-implant bridges can sometimes intimidate people, who may opt instead to go the cheaper route with partial dentures. There are some issues associated with this, though. Dentures have clasps and metal work that require adjustment, and they do not stop bone loss.
These factors being considered, it is a better idea to ask your dentist about payment plan options that can help you afford a two-implant bridge.
After a financial plan has been chosen, (and we have several options that you probably qualify for—then we can perform the implantation of the bridge in two phases right here in our office.
The first of these phase is called the surgical phase. The patient is placed under a general anesthetic and the dentist makes a small incision in the gum. The base of the implant is screwed into the jawbone. Sometimes, the dentist covers the implant with a temporary crown that remains in place for the next 3-6 weeks. After the healing phase (known as osseointegration) has been complete, you return back to our Houston Medical Center Office for phase two of the procedure.
The dentist will then take impressions of your teeth and he will use these to create porcelain crowns that will then be used to anchor the two-implant bridge. Porcelain is hard and very durable substance, and it gives strong support to a bridge and provides a reliable chewing surface. It also looks practically identical to natural tooth enamel.
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