Dental Bridges
At some point in your life, you may lose a tooth. Luckily, your smile doesn’t have to stay that way! At Amigos Dental Care, Dr. Todd Petersen and Dr. Tad Tholstrom answer questions about replacing missing teeth with effective restorative solutions tailored for you. If one or several of your pearly whites need to be improved, consider looking into the comfort and aesthetics of dental bridges.
What is a dental bridge, and is it right for me?
A dental bridge is a common tooth replacement option. It is a fixed dental appliance that uses neighboring teeth as support. Dental bridges are created by attaching them to adjacent teeth via crowns, essentially bridging the gap between two healthy teeth.
Removing or losing a permanent tooth can be a life-altering experience. Yet, with dental bridges, our Salt Lake City family dentists can restore your quality of life to new heights! Enjoy smiling again, speaking clearly without slurring your words or misaligning bites while stabilizing adjacent teeth—all at an affordable cost!
How Dental Bridges Are Created and Placed
Don’t let missing teeth lead to embarrassing moments. Instead, explore how a dental bridge can help restore your pearly whites and bring back confident smiles all around:
Our experienced dental team will assess your teeth and gums to determine the best procedure for you, providing a bridge if it's deemed suitable.
Some scenarios involve extracting one or more of your existing teeth before fitting crowns on either side of the gap to secure them together. Typically, this is only done to sickly or severely damaged teeth that cannot be returned to health.
Since dental bridges stay in place with existing healthy teeth, Dr. Petersen and Dr. Tholstrom must prepare the smile by shaving away some dental enamel on the supporting teeth.
With your mouth fully prepped for a new dental restoration, we’ll take digital impressions of your smile. (Say adios to nasty, gooey impressions!)
Amigos Dental Care won’t leave you hanging with an empty smile while your dental bridge is made. To ensure you have something while waiting for our laboratory technicians' handiwork, we'll provide a temporary tooth bridge so that no one needs to know about any of this!
Our laboratory will create a custom tooth bridge to perfect your smile seamlessly.
We will call you back after a week or two to fit and secure your dental bridge.
Reimagine Your Smile After Tooth Loss
Do you feel like your missing teeth are diminishing your shine? You don’t have to let that be the case any longer! With dental bridges, a comfortable and natural-looking tooth replacement option offered by Amigos Dental Care in Salt Lake City, regaining confidence can become a reality. Let Dr. Petersen and Dr. Tholstrom help restore clarity to your life and see if this transformative method works for you! Call (385) 295-1601 or request a dental bridge consultation online.
