Chances are that you’re considering having a crown, a number of crowns or a permanent bridge designed. The good news is that we offer the most carefully crafted dental bridges and porcelain crowns Virginia Beach has seen. To assure the most esthetic and functional results possible, your cooperation and understanding are especially important to us. In this page we’ll take you, step by step, through crown and bridge treatment. We encourage you to ask yourself questions along the way and welcome your e-mail.
Why Replace Missing Teeth?
Losing a tooth can be of social and psychological concern. Teeth are lost for a number of reasons including:
● Dental decay
● Periodontal (gum) disease
● Trauma (injury or accident)
When a permanent tooth is lost, the neighboring teeth are affected. Because the support and chewing forces are altered, the remaining teeth will begin to shift. The tooth above or below the one that was lost will begin to move up and out of its socket. This accelerates periodontal (gum) disease and causes further breakdown in the dental arch. If the missing tooth is not replaced, more teeth will eventually be lost, due to the improper forces exerted during chewing.
What Is Crown And Bridge Treatment?
Having gaps where teeth are missing affects the way the jaw closes. The remaining teeth begin to tilt and drift into the gaps. In addition to food becoming trapped in these spaces, TMJ problems (jaw joint problems) may arise because of jaw-line bite offsets.
Also, the longer you are missing a tooth, the greater the bone loss you will experience in that area. As soon as a tooth is lost, either from gum disease or an extraction, the supporting bone in the jaw begins to dissolve. Over time, more and more of the jaw bone disintegrates until it becomes very difficult to eat certain foods or even perform dental restoration.
Aesthetically, replacing missing teeth will improve your smile and preserve the integrity and shape of your jaw-line and face.
