{"id":312,"date":"2020-10-09T11:29:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T10:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wimbledondentalcare.co.uk\/blog\/?p=312"},"modified":"2020-10-09T11:29:39","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T10:29:39","slug":"could-you-benefit-from-crowns-and-bridges-the-4-different-types-from-wimbledon-dental-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wimbledondentalcare.co.uk\/blog\/could-you-benefit-from-crowns-and-bridges-the-4-different-types-from-wimbledon-dental-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Could you benefit from crowns and bridges? The 4 different types from Wimbledon Dental Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many people are familiar with the term \u2018bridge\u2019\nand the term \u2018crown\u2019 when it comes to dentistry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"dental-crown-bridge-wimbledon\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

But, with the invention of cosmetic options like\nthe dental implant, fewer people are approaching their dental team to have a\ntraditional bridge fitted. Or, with the invention of the implant-supported\nbridge, many patients are seeking this treatment, as a way of combining the two\ntreatments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, there are many instances in which dental\nimplants may not be suitable and so, it may be recommended that you have a\nbridge fitted instead. If you have a jawbone which is damaged or thin, or you\nhave a history of issues such as recurring gum disease, it may be unwise to\nhave an implant fitted. This is where the dental bridge comes in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At\nWimbledon Dental Care<\/strong>, our team sees\nmany patients who have gaps in their teeth who are not suitable for dental\nimplants. And so, we are proud to be able to offer them crowns and bridges in Wimbledon<\/a>,\nas a more permanent way to conceal that gap. A more sturdy alternative to\ndentures, these prosthetics require no glue to hold them in place, and can be\nfitted easily by our team! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But did you know that there are different types\nof bridges? Here are 4 of the most common types of crowns and bridges\nin Wimbledon<\/strong> that our team can offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traditional<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Undoubtedly the most common bridge type, the\ntraditional option involves a false tooth (or teeth) being held in place by\ndental crowns, which are cemented on to the surrounding natural teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you may have guessed, this option is only\nsuitable for people who have natural teeth surrounding their gap and, as it is\nfitted or held in place by the crowns, you also need to have healthy teeth to\nsupport them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cantilever<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you do not have the required number of teeth\nto support traditional crowns and bridges in Wimbledon<\/strong>, then our team is likely\nto suggest a cantilever bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although this bridge is similar to the\ntraditional one (as it is a false tooth or teeth held in place by a crown), it\nrequires only 1 natural tooth to attach the crown to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maryland dental bridge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As mentioned before, a traditional bridge\nrequires 2 teeth surrounding the gap to affix the supporting crown to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a Maryland dental bridge, our team will use\neither a metal or porcelain framework to affix the false teeth to the back of\nthe surrounding teeth, with a bond holding the prosthetics in place. Like the\ntraditional bridge, this is only suitable if you have 2 surrounding natural\nteeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Implant-supported bridge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Briefly mentioned in the introduction, an\nimplant-supported bridge uses the strategic placing of dental implants instead\nof crowns and frames.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While this newer bridge fitting will require a\nmore lengthy process to attach the implants to your jaw and then to place the\nbridge on the implants, it is considered the most stable of all the bridges and\nis therefore very popular.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many people are familiar with the term \u2018bridge\u2019 and the term \u2018crown\u2019 when it comes to dentistry. But, with the invention of cosmetic options like the dental implant, fewer people are approaching their dental team to have a traditional bridge fitted. Or, with the invention of the implant-supported bridge, many patients are seeking this treatment, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dental-crowns"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wimbledondentalcare.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wimbledondentalcare.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wimbledondentalcare.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wimbledondentalcare.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wimbledondentalcare.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wimbledondentalcare.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":314,"href":"https:\/\/www.wimbledondentalcare.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312\/revisions\/314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wimbledondentalcare.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wimbledondentalcare.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wimbledondentalcare.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}