Does anyone have a dental bridge?

[Anonymous]

PP's, which types of bridges do you have and are they on the lower or upper mouth? A maryland bridge is much less expensive but I need one on my bottom teeth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dh has a bridge for his upper front teeth. The front 2 were pulled and the bridge is anchored on the 2 neighboring teeth. He's had it for about 6 years now with no problem. If you're having periodontal issues and potential bone loss, I would go for the implant as it would be a longer term solution. DH just had 2 implants set the week before Christmas and will ultimately have to do a couple more and his entire lower teeth will end up being a bridge, anchored to implants on either side.

As far as pain, he has a pretty high tolerance, having had scaling cleanings & root canals in the past. They set the implants on Dec 20 and he was able to eat Christmas dinner with no problem. He said his cleaning earlier that week was worse, but he did have a hygienist that is notorious for being rough in her cleanings. He didn't take pain meds and just had the stitches removed on the 30th. Now it's just a waiting game, will return in 4 mos for xays to see if they set in the bone well, before adding the abutment and crown.

My father has this kind courtesy of a Chinese rifle butt during the Battle of Choisin Reservoir (Korea). I never, ever knew he had it until I saw it in a glass soaking long after I left home. With adjustments and repairs, it has lasted 65 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dh has a bridge for his upper front teeth. The front 2 were pulled and the bridge is anchored on the 2 neighboring teeth. He's had it for about 6 years now with no problem. If you're having periodontal issues and potential bone loss, I would go for the implant as it would be a longer term solution. DH just had 2 implants set the week before Christmas and will ultimately have to do a couple more and his entire lower teeth will end up being a bridge, anchored to implants on either side.

As far as pain, he has a pretty high tolerance, having had scaling cleanings & root canals in the past. They set the implants on Dec 20 and he was able to eat Christmas dinner with no problem. He said his cleaning earlier that week was worse, but he did have a hygienist that is notorious for being rough in her cleanings. He didn't take pain meds and just had the stitches removed on the 30th. Now it's just a waiting game, will return in 4 mos for xays to see if they set in the bone well, before adding the abutment and crown.

My father has this kind courtesy of a Chinese rifle butt during the Battle of Choisin Reservoir (Korea). I never, ever knew he had it until I saw it in a glass soaking long after I left home. With adjustments and repairs, it has lasted 65 years.

DH's bridge doesn't come out. Maybe the actual term is something else but when he had it done, his dentist at the time referred to it as a bridge. He lost his front teeth thanks to a game of basketball. He already had periodontal issues with bone loss below the gum line and a sizable gap between his 2 front teeth. Playing a game of basketball one day, he jumped and came down, with his mouth open, and landed on top of someone else's head, pretty much biting them. It pushed his tooth forward. Combined with the bone loss, it began wiggling and had to go. The neighboring tooth was beginning to experience similar problems due to bone loss and the gap, so they both came out.

[Anonymous]

PP, there are two different types. Do you know which one he has? The first type is crowned to the two teeth next to the missing tooth and usually runs about $3,000+. The second type, the Maryland bridge, is about $1500 and cemented to the two nearest teeth without crowns.

[Anonymous]

I've had the crowned type of bridge on the bottom for almost 20 years with no problem.