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Dental Bridges in Glastonbury, CT
Unlike baby teeth, permanent or adult teeth are meant to last for a lifetime. However, we often lose teeth due to decay, disease, accidents, dental trauma falls or slips, and so on. Untreated tooth decay, for instance, can cause teeth to loosen up and fall out, leaving a gap behind.
While our dental enamel is one of the hardest substances (it’s even harder than your bones), it’s not invincible.
Are Missing Teeth Preventing You from Sporting an Attractive Smile?
Dental bridges can help close gaps created by missing teeth and can help you chew and speak properly. They offer aesthetic as well as functional advantages and considered an affordable and simple treatment option. They also help improve face shape and add definition to your jawline.
Most importantly, they help your upper and lower sets of teeth to meet properly, thus allowing for a proper bite. Leaving missing teeth untreated can result in other teeth drifting apart or moving out of place.
Missing teeth can not only be unsightly and uncomfortable, but it can also cause a lot of oral health problems. Let’s understand how missing teeth can hurt our oral health.
- A missing tooth can cause your jawbone to shrink, which in turn weakens the gums on either side of the missing tooth; this eventually causes adjacent teeth to fall out too.
- Neighboring teeth often end up growing into the gap (especially for children), and this results in crooked or awkwardly pointed teeth.
- Missing teeth also lead to receding gums. Receding gums also leads to pockets that become hotbeds for bacteria.
The problem of missing teeth can be corrected with dental bridges, dentures, partials, crowns, or implants. Each device has its own set of benefits, features, and procedures. We offer affordable dental bridges to patients in Glastonbury, CT.
Contact Steven F. Hinchey, DMD for Dental Bridges, Dentures and More
Call us to make an appointment, and our experts will evaluate your oral cavity, examine the gaps, and suggest suitable treatment options.
Explore our website and speak to our friendly team, and we will work together with you to create a treatment plan.
