Crowns and Bridges

– A crown is a dental material that is made to replace damaged tooth pulp by grinding away some of the damaged tooth pulp. And a crown is placed on the entire tooth. To strengthen the remaining permanent tooth pulp. Crowns are classified as fixed dentures. Made from a variety of materials from metal, ceramic, resin, zirconia.

– Making a dental bridge It is another form of fixed dentures. To replace lost teeth The principle of a dental bridge is to rely on adjacent natural teeth as the main basis for bonding. Dental bridges cannot be removed manually. Shaped like natural teeth, no hooks. No fake gums A dental bridge is used in cases where a tooth has been extracted but there is still a healthy adjacent natural tooth that can act as an anchor for the bridge.

A dental bridge consists of 2 parts.

1 part that is attached to the natural tooth It is the part that must be inserted to cover the adjacent natural tooth. Or called spokes to be used for fastening. The material used to make a dental bridge is the same material as a crown, such as all ceramic, all metal, or ceramic mixed with metal, etc.

2 Floating teeth (Pontic) This tooth bridge floats above the gums. It is a link between the two tooth abutments and acts as a replacement for the tooth that was removed. Can be used to chew food like natural teeth And helps build more confidence in smiling or talking.