These dental restorations can replace one or more missing teeth, but they offer different benefits. While dental implants can strengthen your jawbone and act more like your natural teeth, dental implant surgery is invasive, and you need to have enough bone density or go through a bone graft procedure first. Dental bridges are a non-surgical restorative dentistry option that works well if your surrounding teeth are healthy. However, bridges are not as long-lasting as dental implants.
There are other types of dental bridges that incorporate dental implants. An implant-supported bridge offers dual benefits if you have good bone quality.