Replace a Missing Tooth and Restore Your Smile
Losing a tooth can affect the way you chew, speak, bite, and feel about your smile. A dental bridge can fill the space left by one or more missing teeth and help restore both appearance and function.
What Is a Dental Bridge?
A bridge replaces one or more missing teeth with an artificial tooth, or teeth, supported by neighboring teeth or dental implants. A traditional bridge is supported by teeth next to the space; an implant-supported bridge uses dental implants for support.
How Can a Bridge Help?
- Restore comfortable chewing
- Improve the appearance of your smile
- Improve speech in some situations
- Help prevent neighboring teeth from shifting
- Restore a more even bite
What to Expect
We’ll evaluate the missing-tooth area, the condition of the surrounding teeth, your bite, and your overall oral health. If a bridge is appropriate, impressions or digital scans are used to create a restoration designed to fit comfortably and blend with the surrounding teeth.
Bridge or Dental Implant?
A traditional bridge uses neighboring teeth for support. A dental implant replaces the missing tooth root and can support a crown without relying on adjacent teeth. Both options have advantages and considerations. We’ll help you compare them based on your oral health, the location of the missing tooth, and your long-term goals.
Taking Care of Your Bridge
Continue brushing twice a day and clean carefully around and underneath the bridge. Regular dental visits allow us to monitor the bridge, gums, and supporting teeth and address concerns early.
Ready to Explore Your Options?
If you’re missing a tooth, we’ll help you understand whether a bridge, implant, or another restoration is appropriate.
Call Princeton Dental Group at (609) 924-0796 or schedule an appointment.