My dentist made a 3 unit fixed bridge for me(tooth #3, 4,5) She cut the old bridge open and found deep decay. After cleaning, more than half of the tooth was gone. She spent almost a year, made 3 bridges on same tooth: 1st did not fit; 2nd one lasted 5 month; 3rd one lasted less than 1 year, then the gum around the bridge swollen, #3 had to be pulled. could you tell me why? Is it ok to use tooth #5, a small weak tooth, #3, a 10yrs old root canal, deep decay, 2/3 gone tooth, as abutment teeth?
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The bulky porcelain can be adjusted a little and be polished, see if that would help! It is not an easy job to do! There is no room for mistakes, and the glaze of the adjusted porcelain will not be exactly the same as the original. If that does not work possibly prepare a veneer to be placed...
The temp bridge gradually stains overtime. They are meant to be in your mouth for only a short time until the final bridge is placed. Unfortunately the only way to get a lighter shade if you are not ready for the final bridge is to redo the temporary one.
You do not need to do bone graft for a bridge to replace a missing tooth. Even if you have defect on your ridge on front teeth and you are not happy with it due to cosmetic, you will be able to fix it with soft tissue graft.
