A bridge is a combination of dental crowns and artificial teeth. Bridges can close the gap left by one or more missing teeth by extending across an area that has no teeth. They are typically made up of an artificial tooth fused between two dental crowns. Dental crown and bridge treatment restores the look of your smile and redistributes the workload amongst your teeth more evenly.Traditional bridges are used if there are natural teeth on each side of the gap where the tooth is missing.Implant bridges are used if you don’t have healthy teeth or enough teeth to support a bridge, or when several or all teeth are missing. It’s also a perfect solution to help you keep your healthy teeth untouched by a crown. A custom-made bridge is anchored to the dental implants instead of to your natural teeth.Resin-bonded bridges (also known as Maryland bridges) are used when the missing teeth are in the front of the mouth. This type of bridge involves the artificial teeth being fused together to metal bands and are affixed to the back of your natural teeth.Cantilever bridges are used when there are healthy teeth on only one side of the missing tooth or teeth. This procedure involves anchoring the artificial tooth over one or more of your natural adjacent teeth.Similar to dental crowns, if you take proper care of your bridge by flossing and brushing every day they should last for about 10 years. Call today for your no-obligation consultation to find out which type of dental crown or bridge is right for your smile!