WHAT IS A BRIDGE?

A bridge is an appliance permanently fixed in the mouth to replace missing teeth.

It uses remaining teeth to support the new artificial tooth/teeth.

A bridge is made up of:

• Two crowns for the teeth on either side of the gap – called abutment teeth
• and a replacement tooth in between called a pontic.

The bridge can be made from composite, gold, alloys, porcelain or a combination of these materials.