Types of Dental Bridges | Platinum Dental Care

The most common types of dental bridges used by dentists these days are -

• Traditional Dental Bridge: When the gap created due to a missing tooth in the mouth has a healthy tooth on either side, a traditional bridge is placed with the support of the adjacent teeth and dental crowns. The dental crowns get support from the abutment teeth (the adjacent side tooth on either side).
• Cantilever Dental Bridge: It is used when the gap of the missing tooth has only one natural tooth to support it. In this case, the false tooth or pontic is kept in place by a dental crown. This dental crown has the support of only one abutment tooth. It is useful for patients who do not have two abutment teeth to support the pontic.

Types of Dental Bridges

• Maryland dental Bridge: It is a little different from the traditional bridge. Here a metal or porcelain framework is used on the two abutment teeth to keep the pontic in place.
• Implant-Supported Dental Bridges: When either or both the supporting abutment teeth are missing, dental implants are used instead of crowns and framework to keep the pontic tooth in position.