First, an assessment is made as to whether a dental bridge is the most appropriate means of replacing missing teeth. Your dentist will check your mouth and take X-rays of your jaw to diagnose your dental health condition and determine the best treatment. Your dentist will reshape the two healthy adjacent teeth by filing them down to prepare them for a dental bridge. Your dentist will then take a mould, or impression, of your mouth. The dental laboratory will use the mould as a model to fabricate your bridge, false teeth, and crowns. Your dentist may provide you with a temporary bridge while your permanent bridge is being made. At a second dental appointment, the permanent bridge is installed. In this step, the temporary bridge will be removed, and the permanent bridge will be cemented into place with dental cement.