Bridges

Many of our patients have missing teeth and are in need of replacing them. With only a few missing teeth, partials aren’t needed and implants can be a long process to go through, which brings us to dental bridges.

With bridges, our patients are able to restore their smile with abutments that replace missing teeth, and the entire process is done in only a few short weeks. The only requirement we have for bridges is that there are natural teeth adjacent to the missing teeth, as these will have crowns to act as the tether to the bridge.

The process for dental bridges goes as follows:

1. We perform x-rays and an examination to get a good look at the natural, adjacent teeth
2. Impressions are made of the natural teeth to be used for crowns, and for making a similar abutment for the bridge.
3. The patient returns in two weeks when the abutments are ready to have crowns placed over their teeth and complete the bridge.

Bridges last about 10-15 years on average, lasting longer if the patient takes good care of their teeth. If you are in the New Hyde Park, NY area need dental bridges, contact our dentist Dr. Amit Pandya.