On average for a dental bridge, you will have two to three appointments until the dental bridge procedure is complete unless you are having the Maryland dental bridge completed. Regardless of the type of dental bridge you are having completed, your dentist will take impressions of the teeth with either a dental scan or a mold. This is to review how your teeth look to map out the procedure. With the traditional or cantilever bridge, you will need one appointment just to prepare the abutment teeth, in the next few appointments they will remove the temporary crowns, check out the permanent crowns to ensure they fit correctly and the bridge is supported well, and cement the bridge in place. Maryland dental bridge does not need any preparation appointment, as the abutment teeth will have etching done to the back of them to help the wings bond to them. Once the fittest is complete, the dentist will place the bridge, bond the wings on the abutment teeth, and cure the resin to hold them in place. An implant-supported dental bridge is a surgical procedure, as it requires dental implants first located in the jawbone and healing time before a dental bridge can be created.