Comprehensive Dental Implant Services

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Implant vs Bridge

A bridge procedure involves preparing 2 or more teeth for crowns and connecting them as a means to replace missing teeth or in rare cases splint them for strength. During the teeth preparation, the teeth are ground down, compromised and traumatized. Research shows that often times Bridges lead to the need for additional dental treatment and sometimes even additional tooth loss. Bridges result in connecting teeth, making it more difficult to floss and clean properly. Food can trap around and underneath the bridge. Difficult hygiene often leads to tooth decay. Trauma from the procedure can result in dental nerve pathology and in rare cases the need for root canals.

Implant dentistry directly replaces missing teeth without the need to connect teeth or attach prosthetics to existing teeth. Dental Hygiene is easy and the same as with the natural teeth. Implants also cannot get cavities/decay and are less suseptible to gum disease.