What You Need to Know About Crowns and Bridges

If you have missing teeth, then your dental professional might need you to put on dentures. But dentures can be inconvenient to people as they can fall out, slide around, or shift from their place as they are removable. That is where dental crowns and bridges come to your rescue.

Dental crowns and bridges are used quite commonly in the dental industry, and they help restore a person’s smile if their teeth got chipped or broken and protect the teeth from further damage. The crowns and bridges have evolved a lot in their design from the time they came into existence. They are different from dentures since they are fixed into your mouth and not removable by the patient. It makes them practical and comfortable.

What are Dental Crowns?

Crowns are like royal treatments for damaged teeth. Crown covers broken teeth from top till bottom. The treated tooth should have had a root canal performed on it. Crowns are dental prosthetics made out of porcelain that look pretty much like teeth and mimic their functionality perfectly. With a crown, you can restore the state of a damaged tooth to its previous level of health. One can wear several crowns inside their mouth, but one crown covers only one tooth.

Apart from protecting teeth, crowns also improve their shape, fix alignment, and improve their overall appearance. By wearing crowns, chewing can get easier too. Teeth that are weak and might require filling or break in the future get good protection through crowns. When a crown is done by the dentist they:

• Match the color and appearance of the crown with your existing teeth.
• Ensure that the crown fits seamlessly and is appropriately positioned so that it lasts longer.

What are Dental Bridges?

A crown is meant to protect a damaged tooth. The purpose of a dental bridge is to replace a set of missing teeth. They create a row of teeth to span the area left vacant due to missing teeth. Bridges are also porcelain (or ceramic) prosthetics and match your teeth in color and appearance. They are attached to a tooth (at the back and front of where it is positioned) or dental implants.

One would need bridges due to loss of teeth due to extraction or some injury. One bridge can have three or more connected crowns, and the dentist might need to remove a part of the enamel of a nearby tooth (or reshape it) so that space is created for new crowns.

Caring for Dental Crowns and Bridges

You would need to clean your devices daily to take proper care of your implants. Some of the ways to keep them clean and hygienic are:

• You can opt for a toothbrush with a little bit of toothpaste to brush the dental bridge or crown.
• You could floss between the teeth on your bridge to remove any stuck food particles.
• If you are removing your dental bridges, ensure you place them in the container that has been given to you by your dentist so that it is protected while not in use. Not doing so may result in chipping and cracking of your implant.

If you want to restore your confidence in your smile and your appearance, then dental crowns and bridges are an apt option to explore. With technology development, both these implants appear like your original teeth, and more and more people are enjoying a perfect smile with these devices.

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