Dental Crowns

A dental bridge is a false tooth, known as a pontic, which is fused between two porcelain crowns to fill in the area left by a missing tooth. There two crowns holding it in place that is attached onto your teeth on each side of the false tooth. This is known as a fixed bridge. This procedure is used to replace one or more missing teeth. Fixed bridges cannot be taken out of your mouth as you might do with removable partial dentures.
Bridges help to fill in gaps where teeth are no longer present. If you have lost teeth or have had teeth removed, a bridge is important not only to preserve a beautiful smile, but also to prevent biting problems, shifting of the teeth, jaw problems, and even periodontal disease