Maintain proper oral function and aesthetics with a Superior dental bridge from Hill Avenue Dental. Carefully crafted as a lifelike replacement for one or more teeth, the dental bridge spans a smile gap for years.
Unfortunately, tooth loss happens. Whether it’s through injury, dental decay or gum disease, the consequences of ignoring a smile gap impact the whole mouth.
A time-tested method of tooth replacement is the dental bridge. Crafted by skilled general dentists Doug Clark, Jr. DDS or H. Douglas Clark III DDS at Hill Avenue Dental, the dental bridge keeps patients mouths healthy and smiling.
Why consider a Duluth dental bridge?
Patients should consider a Duluth dental bridge because losing a tooth adversely affects the mouth:
- Teeth adjacent to the gap shift to fill the empty space, affecting how a smile looks and functions.
- When a tooth is missing, the underlying jaw bone no longer receives “exercise” from the physical forces of biting and chewing. This alveolar ridge atrophies.
- With the loss of several or all of a person’s teeth, facial aesthetics worsen as the bite collapses, facial muscles sag and skin wrinkles.
- People lose confidence in their appearance and hide their smiles in public.
A Superior dental bridge preserves smile aesthetics and supports teeth adjacent to the gap. Plus, when a person smiles, his or her replacement teeth look natural and boost self-image.
Getting dental bridges in Superior from Hill Avenue Dental
Dental bridges come in 3 configurations:
- traditional which feature 2 crowns affixed to neighboring teeth and supporting lifelike, artificial teeth
- cantilevered, used toward the back of the mouth, in which the false teeth are supported by just one crowned natural tooth
- Maryland bridge, a typical choice for front tooth replacement, which has 2 metal wings bonded to the backs of adjacent teeth
The dentists at Hill Avenue Dental will help you decide if a Duluth dental bridge is your best tooth replacement choice. After an exam and x-rays, Dr. Clark prepares neighboring teeth, shaping them to receive custom-made porcelain crowns.
He takes an impression to send to a dental lab for construction of the bridge. Duluth dental bridges are usually made from gold, a metal alloy, porcelain or some combination of ceramic and metal. In the interim, Dr. Clark places a temporary bridge if necessary.
During a subsequent dental visit, Dr. Clark bonds the custom bridge in place, carefully checking the fit and how your teeth bite together. He instructs all his bridgework patients in careful brushing and flossing techniques to keep the area around the tooth replacement free from plaque that causes decay and gum disease.
Contact Hill Dental
Drs. Doug Clark and H. Douglas Clark Jr. desire that each and every patient have a complete, good-looking and long-lasting smile. If you are faced with tooth extraction or are already missing a tooth or 2, contact the dentists at Hill Dental to discuss tooth replacement options, including dental bridges.