Dental bridges help restore one or more missing teeth by creating a bridge between the two teeth next to the missing tooth area.
For full-porcelain dental bridges, both the inner and the outer are made of porcelain processed at high temperatures.
Full-porcelain dental bridges have high aesthetics
2. Indication
Loss of one or more teeth with enough healthy real teeth in the two side of the missing tooth to make pillars.
If there are not enough strong real teeth for pillars or the remaining real teeth have periodontal disease, there is no indication for a bridge.
3. Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages:
High aesthetics: Full-porcelain dental bridges can perfectly reproduce the color and shape of real teeth.
Good chewing function: Full-porcelain crowns are processed at very high temperatures, so they are as durable as real teeth.
Time saving: The performance time of 3 appointments lasts 3-5 days.
Disadvantages:
High cost: The price will vary from 3,000,000 to 7,000,000 VND per unit depending on the type of porcelain you choose.
Real teeth grinding: To place porcelain crown, the grinding of teeth is necessary to make pillars for the denture.
4. The process
1st appointment:
Examine and assess the damage.
Take X-ray film to check the damage around the tooth root (if any)
Carry root canal treatment (for teeth that are damaged to the pulp causing pain and swelling around the tooth) or filling to restore crown (for teeth with only external damage)
Grind the teeth so that the dentures can be placed on
Use special silicone used in dentistry to take impressions of teeth, send to the laboratory to make dentures.
Grind teeth
2nd appointment:
Test the frame to ensure a tight fit to the teeth
Mark the positions that are not close enough, then take impression again to proceed with editing.
3rd appointment:
Teeth final test, request for changes in color or shape (if any).
Permanently attach the restoration after you are satisfied with cement
Final restoration with perfect fit
5. Cost
3,000,000-7,000,000VND per unit depending on the porcelain you choose.
