Benefits of Replacing Your Missing or Extracted Teeth with Dental Bridges

When you are missing one or more teeth, ineligible for oral surgery, and don’t fancy services like dentures, Dr. Mary Taudel will suggest dental bridges to get rid of your “gappy” smile. A dental bridge has one or more prosthetic teeth attached to the remaining teeth with crowns or clasps. Park Avenue Dental in New York, New York, designs dental bridges identical to natural teeth, so it’s impossible to tell they’re artificial just by looking at them. 

Benefits of dental bridges

About 178 million Americans miss at least one tooth, with 40 million missing all teeth! This should give you comfort, but it doesn’t mean you should do nothing about it. Tooth loss not only affects your smile aesthetics but also impedes your oral function. The good thing is that several teeth replacement options exist, including dental bridges. 

Dental bridges offer numerous benefits, including:

• Enhanced smile: A dental bridge restores the gaps in your smile, resulting in a complete and aesthetically pleasing appearance. Many patients report feeling more confident after a dental bridge because their smile doesn’t have unsightly mouth gaps
• Improved chewing: Missing teeth can diminish your ability to chew, especially hard and sticky foods. Investing in a dental bridge eliminates pain when chewing and improves your biting ability, ensuring you can eat all nutritious foods
• Restored speaking ability: Spaces in your mouth can affect how you pronounce some words, and sometimes, you can speak with a lisp if you’ve lost several teeth. A dental bridge closes the spaces between teeth to restore your natural speech
• Stabilizes adjacent teeth: Teeth are like dominos. When you move one, the rest follow suit. A dental bridge “sits” in the space where the surrounding teeth tend to shift in to. This way, a dental bridge maintains your aligned bite, preventing bruxism and TMJ disorder
• Preserve the natural shape of your face: A dental bridge maintains your facial structure by stopping the abnormal wear of the nearby teeth, which often results in further tooth loss if left untreated. Additionally, an implant bridge stimulates the jawbone, preserving its integrity to prevent bone loss and facial collapse

A dental bridge boosts your smile, oral health, confidence, and quality of life. Please dial (646) 588-1704 to schedule an appointment with Park Avenue Dental to take the first step toward a restored smile with dental bridges.