I got two bridges in the front on my mouth for a missing tooth on each side, did i make a mistake? is there any way i can fix this? im only 25 years old and i just hope i made the right decision. I feel like i made a huge mistake that i cant fix. is there anything i can do?
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Hi there, I think you should evaluate your existing natural teeth for individual crowns and also evaluate the pontic area (the place where the middle tooth is missing) for a dental implant. I would recommend you see a periodontist for an evaluation.
Unfortunately you're describing the nature of a bridge. The teeth are 'glued' together making cleaning difficult. You'd need more implants to have separate teeth. That being said, your teeth do look a bit opaque to me in the picture...which may just be the flash.If you don't like the appearance,...
If the front tooth number 20 of this bridge is sound, it is possible to section your Bridge between number 20 and number 19 and remove tooth number 18. You cannot leave tooth number 19 attached to tooth number 20 or the laws of physics will cause tooth number 20 to fail quite rapidly. Think of a...