Sometimes all the available choices in dentistry are confusing… Fillings, implants, whitening, porcelain veneers, bonding… what do I need??? Let’s go over a very common choice, dental bridges.

Dental bridges are used to fill gaps in the mouth when teeth have fallen out or have been removed due to periodontal disease, injury or decay. When a person is missing a tooth, it can really have an effect on self-confidence. Missing teeth create an unbalance in existing mouth structures leading to additional bone loss, jaw stress, TMJ problems and headaches. Speech can also be affected when a person has a missing tooth.

Our Dr. Kourosh Maddahi, one of Los Angeles’ premier cosmetic dentists, operates from our state-of-the-art Beverly Hills office, and he’s taken dental bridgework to a new utmost standard. He utilizes effective technology such as Shade vision, computerized tone and color matching of existing teeth, and The Wand – a slow-feeding anesthetic delivery system for virtually painless procedure. As an acknowledged expert, his results are nothing less that outstanding.

Typically, fixed bridges or partial bridges are used to replace missing teeth. A fixed bridge is a replacement tooth that is attached to the surrounding teeth by placing porcelain crowns on those teeth and fastening the artificial tooth to those crowns. This is the favored solution and the porcelain work done by Dr. Maddahi is natural looking and results in a beautiful new smile!

A partial bridge is a denture-like plastic or metal structure that has the missing tooth or teeth attached which slides into the mouth and is removable for cleaning. Partials may not look as natural and do need to be removed and thoroughly cleaned every day.

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