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Lukens Family Dental - Giving You a Reason to Smile – Wichita Kansas Dentist

Wichita Kansas

Fixed Partial Denture / Bridge

Lukens Family dental

Fixed Partial Denture / Bridge

A dental bridge is a false tooth that is used to fill the gap created by missing tooth or teeth. A gap between your teeth can be potentially dangerous to your dental health, as it can cause your teeth to shift resulting in a change in your bite that could be painful. Dental bridges help alleviate this problem by using the two surrounding teeth as anchors to hold a false tooth in the place where the gap is. Typically, porcelain crowns are placed over the surrounding teeth, and the false tooth, known as a pontic, is fused between them.

TYPES OF DENTAL BRIDGES

  1. Traditional fixed bridge – This is the most common type of dental bridge, in which porcelain crowns are placed over the two surrounding teeth and used as anchors to hold the fale tooth in place. The false tooth is usually made of either porcelain fused to metal or ceramics.
  2. Cantilever bridge – A cantilever bridge is used when teeth are present on only one side of the gap. These are used typically in areas of your mouth that doesn’t experience an intense chewing load, such as your front teeth.
  3. Resin-bonded bridge – In a resin-bonded bridge, metal bands are bonded to the surrounding teeth with resin and used to hold a plastic false tooth in place. This type of bridge is typically used in areas of the mouth that undergo less stress, such as the front teeth.

WHAT TO EXPECT

‍A minimum of two visits are required for placing a dental bridge. At the first visit, three important steps are completed. Firstly, the surrounding teeth are prepared to be fitted with a crown. This may including filing down the tooth so that the crown can fit over it. Secondly, an impression is taken of your teeth which will be sent to a laboratory to prepare the bridge and crown. Finally, the dentist fits your teeth with a temporary bridge to protect them while the bridge is prepared at the laboratory.

At the second visit, the temporary bridge is removed and the new bridge received from the laboratory is fitted and adjusted. Multiple visits may be necessary to check and adjust the fit.

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    What Our Patients Say

    "Exceptional!! I didn't smile for over a decade, and now I just shine. I love to smile, and I really appreciate how Dr. Lukens assisted with getting to smile again!! I highly recommend his services."
    J. Crider
    Wichita, Kansas
    "Dr. Lukens and his team are friendly, knowledgeable and professional. I've been a patient of Dr. Lukens for about 1 1/2 years and highly recommend him and his team. ...""
    Alex D.
    “We recently switched from our long term dentists to this office. We could not be more pleased. The office staff are very professional and efficient, the hygienists were fantastic and Dr. Lukens provided a very thorough exam. I also appreciated the follow up letter detailing the appointment, findings and recommendations. Please give them a try, you will not be disappointed.”
    Kathy P
    “First of all I never write reviews but in this case I wanted to let everyone know that I was very impressed with Dr. Lukens and his staff's friendliness and wonderful level of professionalism and efficiency that I received. I was trying to find a good dentist in the Wichita area and I am so glad that I chose Lukens Dental. To me it's worth my time to write a positive review because good work should not go unnoticed.”
    Courtney R

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    8am - 5pm

    Tuesday

    7:15am - 5pm

    Wednesday

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    Thursday

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    Friday

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