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Treatments Offered at Dentech

Crown & Bridge
Each tooth, like a member of a team, helps the other teeth, and surrounding - do their job.
One missing Tooth can cause the pistion of other teeth to change. The space left by the missing tooth may cause some teeth to tilt forward, or opposing teeth to move down. A missing tooth can also create spaces between your teeth, changing your bite and smile.

Shifting and drifting teeth could lead to changes in your chewing muscles, bones and joints, making chewing difficult or painful. Teeth that have moved out of their normal position can tip over and become hard to clean. This can lead to tooth decay and gum disease. Eventually there is bone loss, the tooth becomes loose and falls out. This chain of events can be prevented by crowns and bridge treatment. After your evaluation, your dentist may recommend a crown to protect or restore your tooth, or fixed bridge to replace missing teeth. Materials used may be porcelain (ceramic) gold, other metals or a combination.

A crown (often called a cap) is an artificial cover that restores a decayed or damaged tooth to its normal shape and size. It is useful for protecting the structure of a tooth that is cracked or broken. A crown is also used to

A Fixed Bridge can replace one or more missing teeth. It consists of one or more replacement teeth (artificial teeth) attached to crowns that are placed on two or more surrounding SUPPORT TEETH

A fixed bridge serves the following functions
1) Replaces missing teeth
2) Restores normal function
3) Restores normal position of your bite
4) Prevents over eruption of opposing teeth
5) Prevents drift / tipping of adjacent teeth
6) Prevents gum pocket formation
7) Prevents decay
8) prevents bone loss
Thus a fixed bridge helps in restoring and preserving a complete set of teeth in the mouth.