I am getting 4 Unit dental Bridge on upper front teeth (zirconia Bridge) wherein the middle two will be pontic and the outer two will be crowned. I am getting this Bridge after my braces treatment so my bite is proper and I don't have any bruxism or grinding habit or any oral disease and my crowing teeth are healthy. I want to know for how long can I expect my Bridge to last if I don't put much stress on it and take proper care of it at home. If possible kindly give no. of years expected to last
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Some times old bridges or crowns can be used as temporary till a new one is fixed with some modification. How ever Maryland bridge has a different design where only the inner surface of the tooth has this prosthesis. It would be quite crude to modify and fix this. May not be esthetically...
An implant usually is better, longer lasting, and easier to keep clean since you can floss between the teeth. Was there any reason the bone grafts didn't work? They usually heal very well.
Crowns or Bridges repeated can cause pain due to the following factors.
1. Pulp in the tooth gets irritated due to the repeat procedure of tooth drilling etc., In this case you will get pain to cold where the pain lasts for up to a minute or more. Here that particular tooth will need to be...