Dental Bridges In Elwood
Located near Elwood and require dental bridges?
Missing a tooth? Daily activities like talking and eating can feel like an uphill battle when you’re struggling with missing or decaying teeth. We can restore your teeth with the help of a dental bridge and get you back to your beautiful smile.
Fix, Strengthen And Improve Damaged Or Missing Teeth
Restore Your Teeth To Their Natural Shape And Size
Laugh And Smile Again With Confidence!
Easy and painless Dental Bridge treatment — based in Elwood.
You deserve a beautiful smile. Having one or more of your teeth missing can have an impact on your confidence and can keep you from laughing and smiling. This can be especially true if the space is filled with a poorly fitting denture that moves around. Whether you have lost teeth as a result of advanced decay or an injury to the tooth, it’s wise to address the gap that has been left between healthy teeth. This is typically done with the use of one or more types of dental prosthetic solutions.
There can be the inclination to ignore missing teeth if they are not the front teeth that are visible when you smile. Each missing tooth, however, can have an impact on the health of your mouth and on your bite. Also, teeth on either side of the missing tooth will move as will the teeth opposite.
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General Dental
We offer a wide range of general Dental Treatments, such as teeth whitening, cosmetic injectables, fillings & restorations at our clinic at 163 Ormond Road, Elwood.
Wisdom Teeth Removals
General tooth extractions & wisdom teeth removals to correct a problem or to prevent problems that may come up in the future. An impacted wisdom tooth or one that comes through at the wrong angle can be painful and cause infections, crowding or other dental problems if it's not treated.
Delivering 1400 white smiles per year with gentle hands for the last 50 years.
Bayside Dentists on Ormond Road represents everything “going to the dentist” is not. We have upgraded your dreaded dentist appointment and transformed it into a relaxing and calming visit.
Our mission is to deliver the highest quality care, unprecedented comfort, and service. Our clinic is dedicated to the needs of the entire family, including children, teenagers, adults, and seniors. Patients come to Bayside Dentists, for comprehensive dentistry, which includes cosmetic, implant, and advanced restorative care.
What does an dental bridge fix?
Gaps left by missing teeth eventually cause the remaining teeth to rotate or shift into the empty spaces, which may result in a bad bite. Dental bridges or dental implants offer the best means of improving smiles by filling in gaps or replacing missing teeth. Missing teeth can cause a change in occlusion (bite), shifting of the teeth, temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ), speech impediments, an increased risk for periodontal disease and a greater chance of tooth decay.
What is a tooth bridge?
Simply put, a dental bridge will bridge the gap that was created by the missing tooth or teeth. The bridge will be fixed to the healthy teeth on either side of the gap. These teeth may need to be capped with a crown to reinforce them or can just have a ‘wing’ of bridge material on the palate or tongue facing side. If there are no healthy teeth, then a dental implant may be the direction in your dentist chooses to go to provide an anchor for your bridge.
A fixed bridge dental prosthetic will ensure good gum health is maintained while also restoring functionality to the side of the mouth.
Bridges can be made using a number of material types. These could include porcelain, Zirconia and porcelain fused to metal. The type of bridge that will work well for you will be determined based upon your unique goals for your dental health.
A bridge is fixed, that is cemented onto your own teeth or attached to implants. It is not removable and doesn’t go in a jar at night!
How does the treatment work?
Bridges span the space where the teeth are missing. Bridges are cemented to the natural teeth or dental implants surrounding the empty space. These teeth, called abutments, serve as anchors for the bridge. A replacement tooth, called a pontic, is attached to the crowns that cover the abutments. As with crowns, you have a choice of materials for bridges.
Porcelain or ceramic bridges can be matched to the colour of your natural teeth. In areas of your mouth that are under less stress, such as your front teeth, a cantilever bridge may be used. Cantilever bridges are used when there are teeth on only one side of the open space. Bridges can reduce your risk of gum disease, help correct some bite issues and improve your speech.
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We have transformed 70,000's of smiles across Melbourne at our Elwood clinic. But don't take our word for it!
Why Choose Bayside Dentists?
Bayside Dentists, on 163 Ormond Road, is Elwood's most modern dental practice providing all aspects of dentistry at an affordable price. Originally set up to stop people going abroad for dental treatment, we have grown from strength to strength thanks to our many happy patients.
A dental bridge can be used to replace anywhere from one to four teeth, depending on the patient's needs. However, it is most common that one to two teeth will be replaced. In some rare cases, a bridge can replace more teeth than four; however, there are a few factors that play into it.