Dental Bridges in Hempstead, NY
Several types of bridgework are available for patients who have lost their teeth. Kane Dental Care provides dental bridges that take the place of missing teeth. Having empty spaces from lost teeth can create issues over time. Other teeth can drift toward the space, causing spacing and misalignment issues.
Our dentist in Hempstead, NY fits the dental bridgework by crowning the teeth on both sides of the dental bridge and attaching the bridge. The false teeth are suspected in the space between the adjacent abutment teeth holding the supporting crowns. Once complete, your newly fitted dental bridge will be cosmetically indistinguishable from the real teeth.
How do Dental Bridges Help?
Receiving dental bridges in Hempstead, NY comes with several benefits.
- It restores your smile
- Maintains your facial shape
- Restores proper chewing ability and speaking
- Distributes the bite force to help prevent excess pressure on some teeth that could wear them
- Keep the remaining teeth from moving and getting misaligned
- Seals the space where food leftovers and debris could lodge to cause dental problems
Our Dental Bridge Process
We prepare the abutment teeth on the first visit to receive dental bridges near you. These are the teeth that serve to support the bridgework. They are found on opposite sides of the space left by the lost teeth. Preparation entails shaving them down to take out some enamel parts.
Our dentists near you get teeth impressions to have a model for making the bridgework. A provisional bridge is provided to protect the teeth and allow you to get a feel of how the new bridge will be.
On the second visit, our dentists remove the provisional bridge. The newly fabricated lasting porcelain or metal bridge is placed. We check the fit and do adjustments wherever possible. We may schedule more visits to see how the bridgework fits and functions before cementing it on the abutment teeth.
A dental bridge can serve you for roughly five to 15 years, sometimes even longer. Contact us today at Kane Dental Care if dental bridges can help you.