如果您缺少牙齿，则可能是牙桥。那是一种人造牙齿或庞蒂，填补了由缺失的牙齿造成的间隙，以连接间隙两侧的牙齿。

当您您可以用作解决方案缺少一颗以上的牙齿, too. In fact, dental bridges are commonly used when someone is missing two or more consecutive teeth.

缩小此差距可以：

  • restore your ability to do things like chew properly
  • improve your bite
  • keep other teeth from shifting out of position

有几个不同种类的牙桥，包括悬臂牙桥。

有了传统的桥梁，两侧的牙齿都固定在牙齿上。另一方面，悬臂牙桥只需要在一侧固定在牙冠上。人造牙齿侧面的牙齿通常称为基牙牙齿。

传统的桥梁是最常用的，但是有时候悬臂桥很有用。

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A cantilever dental bridge can be used when there are existing teeth on one side of the missing tooth. Alexis Lira.

如果您仅在缺失的牙齿的一侧有牙齿，或者当没有足够健康的牙齿以支撑桥梁时，悬臂牙桥可能是一个不错的选择。您的牙医会将庞蒂斯固定在间隙中，然后将其固定在一侧的剩余或健康牙齿上。

Cantilever bridges that use an implant for support can have very good success rates. A 2010 study found a 5-year success rate of94.3％用于植入物支撑的固定牙齿假肢，以取代一颗牙齿。

Your dentist may speak with you about the benefits of opting for a cantilever dental bridge. There are several possible benefits, including:

  • 如果您缺少牙齿，悬臂牙桥是消除沿着牙龈线的差距的一种方法。
  • 因为可以使用的零件较少，所以悬臂牙桥可能比其他一些选择便宜。
  • 您无需依靠两个基于牙齿的牙齿来安装悬臂牙桥。
  • It doesn’t take as long to install as a solution that involves a dental implant.

Cantilever support can be a little tricky. For that reason, cantilever bridges are often used only when one tooth is missing.

另外，位置很重要。咀嚼食物时，您的后牙必须能够承受很多力量。 Research from 2012 暗示悬臂桥在嘴前（前方）而不是背面使用时可能是更好的选择。

但这并不意味着您的嘴角总是是悬臂牙桥的好选择。

It might not be the best choice in areas where you have a type ofmalocclusion（未对准）被称为underbite, according to a 2012 review 影响固定悬臂桥的可行性的因素。

Additionally, your dentist may want to check on your teeth alignment, because uneven pressure might cause a cantilever bridge to break or fail. And there’s always a risk of the bridge loosening over time because it’s only anchored on one side.

The process of installing a cantilever dental bridge may require a couple of visits to your dentist’s office.

在第一次访问期间：

  1. Your dentist will start by taking impressions for the bridge.
  2. 下一步是准备基牙。这可能需要从牙齿上取出一些搪瓷和牙本质，因此可以将冠放在顶部。
  3. 您的牙医将为永久冠军留下印象。
  4. A temporary crown may be placed on top, and your dentist might even place a temporary bridge, while the permanent bridge is being made in a lab.

At the next visit:

  1. Your dentist will remove the temporary bridge, if one was placed.
  2. 您的牙医将将新桥梁安装在适当的位置，并在牙齿上戴上永久性冠，然后对其进行调整。
  3. The cantilever dental bridge will be cemented in place.

If you’re contemplating major dental work, you’ll certainly want to take the potential cost into account. A cantilever dental bridge can run anywhere between$2,000 and $5,000for a pontic and crown for each abutment tooth.

成本可能会因桥梁以及用于创建桥梁的材料和安装过程的复杂性而变化。

如果您有保险，它通常涵盖牙桥的费用，因此您可能对整个账单不承担任何责任。但是，如果您没有保险或仍然担心费用，请与您的牙医交谈。可以要求付款计划。

悬臂牙桥可能不是您情况的最佳选择。但是，您确实有其他选择。

传统桥梁

A traditional牙桥结合了与水泥相连的人造牙齿，这些牙齿与两侧的基牙牙齿上。

马里兰州桥

如果您要获得马里兰州的牙桥，则不需要牙齿上的牙冠。这座桥将您的替换牙齿连接到两侧的基于牙齿的牙齿，并用瓷器或金属（或两者）制成的框架。

Dental implant

而不是安装一个桥,你的牙医开启t suggest a dental implant, depending on your situation.

某些条件或其他事实可以 增加 the risk of a dental implant failure, though. These include:

  • 糖尿病
  • 吸烟的历史
  • a history of head and neck radiation
  • 骨质疏松症

此外，随着人们的年龄，植入物衰竭更有可能。但是，总体故障率仍然很低。 2018 research 。

Dental implant-supported bridge

想象一座传统的桥，带有人造牙齿粘在两侧的冠上。用植入物代替传统的冠，您会有牙科植入物支持的桥。

这种类型的桥梁以非常坚固而闻名，但要完成该过程需要几个月的时间。

部分义齿

部分义齿can sometimes be used to fill in gaps left by missing teeth, too. Remember that dentures are removable, so you’ll have to take them out and clean them on a daily basis.

And they may not last as long as you’d like. One 2017 study suggested thatnearly 40 percent由于美学和痛苦的问题，人们在5年内停止使用可移动的部分义齿。

如果您缺少一个或多个牙齿，并且有兴趣填补空白，请与您的牙医谈论最适合您的桥梁。

周围牙齿的健康可能是要考虑的因素之一，也是缺失的牙齿的位置。您的牙医可以指导您采取最佳选择。

That might be a cantilever dental bridge or it might be another type of bridge, depending on your individual situation.