As a rule of thumb, the abutment tooth root surface area should equal
the pontic tooth surface area. In the
case that you described, teeth #7, #8, and #9 are missing, one lateral and two
central incisors. I prefer a bridge from
#6 (canine right side) to #11 (canine on the left side). If my...
Since you have lost 2 molars, your bridge extends from premolars to a
wisdom tooth (3rd molar).
Assuming that you can keep the area clean, this would work. Implants are another solution to replace the
molars. Unfortunately, when molars are extracted and implants are desired, one
has to look at...
I agree with the answers below. If the bridge is loose it's probably because the tooth with the cavity is broken and does need to be redone.The bridge is not salvageable if it's only being 'held up' by one end. The tooth that is holding the bridge in place will eventually break if it doesn't...