Choice of Dental Implants and Bridges Actual

If you are missing one tooth, it’s not a big problem yet, but, if you are missing several ones, it can look unattractive. Secondly, missing teeth can affect your ingestion process. You will not be able to eat, drink and speak in the proper way. But there is always a choice between a dental bridge and dental implants. There are different advantages and disadvantages of these two treatments.

Shortly, a dental bridge is always represented by a frame where two crowns and a fake tooth are attached. The main benefit of this dental treatment is that it does not cost so much and you do not need to make dental appointments so often. Those people who have used this way of treating their dental problems are rather happy with the outcome. But also you need to take into account the way a dental bridge will be fixed. The process includes grinding down healthy teeth so that to fix crowns.

As a result of this treatment your real teeth will become rather vulnerable to plaque accumulation, gum infection and decay. These diseases will negatively affect the bridge and it can break down. In general, the lifespan of a dental bridge is about five or ten years. If you want to have a more reliable way to fix your missing teeth, you need to choose dental implants. The procedure of fixing a dental implant is rather different as it is placed in a jaw to restore your missing tooth root.

A dental implant can stand for an entire dental prosthesis. The greatest benefit of using a dental implant is that you can get a real tooth without harming your jaw. Dentists do not have to grind down real teeth to restore your missing tooth. Moreover, not every person can identify implants and your smile will always look natural.

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