Figure dental bridge

Illustration of a dental bridge as a fixed denture

Dental bridge
(here as a fixed denture)

  1. Dental bridge with one
    Bridge pontic
    (single span bridge)
    with several pontics
    (multi-span bridge)
  2. Tooth gap
    (leads to tooth migration,
    Jaw problems etc.)
  3. Tooth abutments
    (Abutment tooth)
  4. Ground healthy teeth
    (Bridge anchor)
  5. Bridge pontic
    (Part of a dental bridge)
    Bridging process:
    A - missing tooth
    B - tooth (abutment tooth) on the left
    and the right is sanded off
    C - The dental bridge will
    firmly attached
    D - Healthy teeth with
    Dental bridge (dentures)

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