Tooth Bridges

Oakland, San Francisco

If you have several missing teeth a dental implant can be placed to support a permanent bridge to replace those teeth. Dental bridges are false teeth, also called 'pontics,' that are suspended in the gap between neighboring teeth on either side.

Advantages of implant-supported bridges

Traditional bridges are still an option, but there are advantages to having your bridge supported by an implant:

• No support is needed from neighboring teeth
• No grinding on other teeth
• The missing tooth roots are replaced by the implants, so that no deterioration is likely to happen in the jawbone
• There'll be no gum recession as can happen with fixed traditional bridges, and no inconvenience as with removable partial dentures
• The implant support is very firm, giving you new teeth that feel, look, and function like your natural teeth

How is it done?

• The implants are placed during your first visit, and several months are allowed to pass while the bone grows snugly around them. You can wear temporary teeth during this period. The number of implants will depend on how many gaps are being filled, and where they are.
• Also during this period, your bridge is constructed, with natural-looking porcelain teeth and customized to exactly fit the space left by your missing teeth.
• In the second visit, the bridge is attached to the implants.

Now you have new teeth that look, feel, and function just like your other teeth. There'll be no bone loss, you'll be comfortable and confident, and you'll be able to eat your favorite foods.

To view the Smile Gallery of our patients who have improved their smiles through dental bridges, please click here.

Our doctors offer free consultations to patients throughout the San Pablo, California area, as well as the surrounding cities of San Francisco, Berkeley and Oakland. If you are missing any teeth, or would like to find out more about dental bridges, please contact us today!