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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DENTAL IMPLANTS AND DENTAL BRIDGES?

Dental implants and dental bridges both serve the same purpose – they are meant to replace a missing tooth. While each accomplishes the same thing, they differ in a variety of ways. You can think of a dental implant as being a titanium tooth root that replaces a missing tooth. We place the implant into the jaw and it integrates and becomes stable in 3-6 months.

Your dentist may install a temporary crown allowing for your gums to naturally shape around the tooth while the implant is becoming stabilized. Once the implant is secure you will receive a permanent crown and the process will be complete.

Dental bridges, while still replacing a missing tooth, do not replace the full tooth root. Instead, dental bridges rely on the structure of surrounding teeth to attach a bridging crown to fill the space left by the missing tooth.

The entire dental bridge process takes less time than the dental implant process, but the dentist will have to permanently change surrounding teeth in order to attach the bridge firmly and securely in place.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR DENTAL IMPLANTS OR DENTAL BRIDGES?