How to Replace Missing Teeth
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Removable Partial Denture
A removable partial is designed to be inserted and removed by the patient. It can replace just one tooth or multiple teeth within one arch. It is held in place by metal clasps surrounding your natural teeth.
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Fixed Bridgework
The teeth adjacent to a space are reduced on all sides to fit crowns (caps) over them with a false tooth connected between them. On your second visit, the laboratory bridge is cemented over your natural teeth. A bridge can be made of white porcelain, gold or silver.
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Dental Implant
An Implant is a more modern solution to tooth replacement. Unlike a bridge, an Implant can replace a missing tooth without affecting adjacent teeth. Made of titanium, an Implant mimics a tooth’s natural root and becomes just like other teeth as it anchors to the bone of the jaw.
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