What is this treatment?

Bridge-denture is the nickname of the treatment where a denture is fixed with small hidden retainers on a porcelain bridge (or crowns). This dental prosthesis can replace a group of missing teeth. It is also called semi-precision attachment bridge or denture.

Common use

A bridge-denture is designed to replace missing teeth where no other fixed tooth replacement is possible. This is common when a patient suffers from severe bone loss and/or too few teeth remain for a common dental bridge. This is a very popular dental treatment due to the fact that it both replaces missing teeth and improves the overall aesthetics of all teeth at the same time.

Details of the treatment

What does a bridge denture look like?

The great advantage of this treatment is that the bridge and denture is prepared together therefore it matches perfectly. It also covers the front teeth with porcelain (like veneers).

The front teeth received a porcelain bridge (joined crowns) to gain support for the denture and improve the aesthetics of teeth. The rear tooth ends in a small hidden retainer. This is what the denture locks onto. It is not visible when the teeth are attached. The denture and bridge together form a line of teeth without any visible clasp or metal part ordinary dentures have.

The denture is a lean, small piece of acrylic denture that locks on the back side of the front bridge. It can be removed from the mouth for cleaning with a special movement to unlock it from the teeth.

The denture has a thin inner metal lining to make it durable and strong. It is not visible and not noticeable to the tongue.

The denture includes a cosmetic gum contour to replace bone and soft tissue, which provides facial support and helps to regain a youthful appearance.