Hello there are missing teeth in d left side lower jaw. It has been nearly three years since they are removed. The dentists whom we consulted gave us two options, a bridge using the last wisdom tooth and second premolar teeth. He said its a long bridge n said that the bone under d gum may go down as she ages which ultimately leads to damage of the supporting tooth. He even said that he is going to do root canal before giving the bridge. Also suggested implant bridge. Asked us to prefer implants. Now can anyone pl tell me which is the best option and is there any problem if she goes for normal tooth supported bridge without root canal treatment of the healthy teeth? And will there be a sensitivity after they fix the bridge? After few years? The doctor said in both the cases (implant bridge n normal tooth bridge) food gets stuck and leads to infection? Is that true? thank you.
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Firstly the disadvantage of bridge is that unaffected tooth have to be interfered with. Moreover since those unaffected teeth bear the load of the missing tooth too, hence they do have a shorter life span as compared to implants which deliver life long results.In any case implants are more approved than bridges. You dnt necessarily have to do rct of the unaffected tooth. Food lodgement does not occur in implant and bridges in normal cases. There are certain conditions in which food lodgement can occur but for such conditions we modify the design of your prosthesis. So in either case it's not a cause fr your worry it's somethin that the doc has to be specialised to diagnose and treat.
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Implant is 1st best choice if bone width and length is adequate. It may require cbct xray to check exact size of available bone. This treatment slightly expensive when compared to the conventional fixed bridge. Long span bridges can cause problems over a period of time. Because dentist has to trim good teeth to give cap.
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You can go for either of the two options, donot worry about what is going to happen in the future.
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