Many people lose a few teeth.their quality of life deteriorates several times. In this case, the potential patient of the dental clinic is lost in the situation when he has to choose the type of prosthetics. Therefore, the question of what to do, an implant or a bridge, becomes relevant - what would be better in a particular situation? Indeed, on the one hand, I want to save a little, because now the implantation process is quite expensive. On the other hand, forget about going to the orthopedic dentist as long as possible. Therefore, we will take a closer look at what each of the mentioned types of prosthetics represents, in order to weigh their possible positive and negative sides, answering the questions that concern themselves.
People commonly call them short words."bridge". These are some dental structures that got their name because of the special form of attachment. They are crowns made of various materials that are able to completely replace the already non-existent teeth. Such structures are attached to the adjacent teeth, which are called abutment teeth. This is the mounting system and gave the prosthesis the name - the bridge.
Надо внимательно разобраться в том, как правильно make a choice: implant or bridge? What would be better in each individual case? In order not to make a mistake, you need to know what are the advantages and disadvantages of a bridge.
There are certain situations when a dentist may recommend replacing already non-existent teeth with such prostheses. The indications for this are as follows:
Depending on the patient’s wishes, medicalindications and location of the bridge, the crown part can be made of dental plastic, metal, zirconium dioxide and metal ceramics.
The undoubted advantage of this type of prosthesis is its affordability.
True, the disadvantages are much greater. They are:
Dental implants are much moreperfect, and from this, and more expensive dental structures. Despite the money spent, after installing them, you can forget about this procedure for about 15-20 years. What is also important. Especially when you consider that most patients do not like to visit dentists. In addition, if the patient decided to use dental implants, he will have several other advantages:
The patient may not agree to this procedure, inmainly because of its high cost (how much it costs to put an implant, you can find out in any dental clinic, the minimum cost with installation is approximately $ 215). Therefore, most choose the bridge, despite the fact that he has many shortcomings.
Before making an important choice:implant or bridge (which is better), you need to learn more about dental bridges. Indeed, often the more an ordinary person a non-specialist knows about it, the easier it is for him to make a decision, relying on the advice of his attending physician.
So, we already found out that dental bridgesit is considered to be a construction that is fixed on implants or adjacent teeth. These are fixed prostheses. And the length of the bridge will be how many teeth it will replace - one, two, three and more.
In orthopedics have the following types of dental bridges, which can be distinguished by the method of their attachment in the oral cavity:
When dental bridges are mounted on implants, no harm is done to healthy teeth, because turning in this case is not a necessity.
The same respect for healthy teethcan be observed when installing a dental bridge with a lock mount, because special locks are used here. Such prostheses can be removed if there is a need for this, and the construction itself will not suffer.
When the prosthesis is attached to the abutment teeth, thenThe bridge is a system of crowns, in which there is a hole for installation on the teeth intended for this purpose, and jumpers connecting the teeth. Crowns that make up the jumper, it is customary to make one-piece, so that they are more durable.
Adhesive dental bridges differ in the waymounts. Using special composite materials, they are carefully attached to the back surface of the teeth. Their only drawback is a short service life of approximately five years.
Here is a dental prosthesis. The bridge would be a great way to restore normal food chewing.
From the above, it becomes clear thatThe story of dentures is not new. During the time they were used to make the patient feel as little discomfort as possible, several types of bridges were created, each of which has its own advantages.
Pay attention to designs that do not havemetal frame. These are ceramic bridges. Yes, their strength is somewhat less than that of metal or metal-ceramic, but if we consider the question of the external impression that bridges of this type are clearly in the first place. The specialist can easily adjust the color of such a denture to the color of the patient's teeth, as a result of which it will be quite difficult to distinguish it from a living tooth. Ceramic bridge to the front teeth is chosen by those who want to look attractive.
But there are problems with other teeth, whereAppearance is not as important as “work force and endurance”. And again there is a dilemma: what is better to put - a bridge or an implant - on a chewing tooth? Reviews of patients who have already been in the hands of dentists are almost unanimous: because the load on the side teeth is quite large, it is best to put a bridge on these chewing teeth.
So, we have already figured out in many ways that cancome in handy during a visit to the dentist. And the answer to the question posed at the beginning of the article seems to be clear too: if there is a choice - an implant or a bridge - which is better, you must rely not only on your desires, but trust the experience of the attending physician and come to a common decision together.
Going to the dental clinic forconsultation or already for the "repair" of the oral cavity, it should be remembered that any orthopedic design has its own specific life and load limits. And no matter how expensive it is, it must be treated very carefully and constantly maintain hygiene. After all, if the simplest rules are not respected, this will soon lead to the fact that the structure will gradually loosen, break, or even fall out.
