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DENTAL BRIDGES - Coggle Diagram
DENTAL BRIDGES
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TOOTH SUPPORTED
- CONVENTIONAL (traditional)
- held together by 2 crowns on the near teeth
PRO: + Time tested, durable, not
very costly, stable
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- used only if the are adjacent teeth on only one side of the missing tooth
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- false tooth held in place by two wings in metal or resin bonded to the posterior surface
PRO: + not costly, short time procedure, most conservative procedure
DIS: - not stable, may fall off, no for back teeth
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DURATION: 15 years, depending on crown, oral hygiene and habits
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