Dental Implant or Dental Bridge? Reviews and Differences
Dental Implant or Dental Bridge?
Implants and dental bridges are two completely different treatments that our dentists have chosen to compensate for dental deficiencies. With the development of technological possibilities in dentistry, implant dental and dental bridge applications are treatments that can be used for many years when selected according to the needs. But our patients with dental deficiency are uncertain about which of these two treatments to choose. As the dentists of Avedent Dental Clinic in Kadıköy, Istanbul, in this article, we will address the issues of whether implants are better than bridges, the comments of those who use implants and the bridge, and what are the differences between these treatments.
Should I Prefer Implant or Bridge?
In this article, we’re going to try to provide information about implant dental and dental bridge treatments, but after a thorough examination of our dentists, we can decide which treatment is more suitable for you. Oral and dental health will give us some data on which treatment will be more effective. However, both treatments have advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, in the context of the information in our article, it would be most appropriate for you to make the final decision according to the recommendations of our specialist dentists.
What is Dental Implant? What are Advantages and Disadvantages?
Dental implant treatment is a treatment in which dental crowns are fixed on titanium screws placed in place of the tooth root to eliminate tooth deficiencies. The advantages and disadvantages of implant treatment, which offers permanent, long-lasting and natural dental comfort to replace missing teeth, are as follows:
Advantages of Implant Treatment:
- An tooth implant offers a structure similar to a real tooth root, with the implant placed in the jawbone being surrounded by the bone.
- You can have aesthetic teeth that look like natural teeth, thanks to zirconium, porcelain or emax & empress veneers made on the implant according to your wishes.
- Since implant treatment is applied only to the gums and jawbone in the space where the missing tooth is located, it does not harm the neighboring teeth in any way. In other words, no abrasion is made on the teeth adjacent to the area where the implant will be placed.
- Since the dental implant functions as a tooth root, it prevents loss of jawbone. Otherwise, jaw bone volume will be lost over time and healthy teeth will be damaged as a result.
- Since the implant tooth is supported directly from the jawbone, it offers the chewing comfort of a real tooth.
- Since implant teeth are made of very durable materials, they offer long-lasting use.
Disadvantages of Implant Treatment:
- Implant treatment is a surgical procedure.
- Dental implant prices are higher than bridge treatment.
- Since it involves a surgical procedure, the recovery time and overall treatment completion time is long.
- In patients with insufficient jawbone volume, it cannot be applied without bone grafting.
What is Dental Bridge Treatment? What are the Advantages - Disadvantages?
Dental Bridge treatment is a treatment performed by placing a prosthesis in place of the missing tooth, with support from neighboring teeth. Bridge dentures perform the chewing function by taking power from healthy teeth and also provide an aesthetic appearance. The bridge method offers permanent solutions for missing teeth treatments. The advantages and disadvantages of bridge treatment are:
Advantages of Dental Bridge Treatment:
- Gum tissues are not treated and do not require surgery.
- Dental Bridge treatment recovery and treatment time is short.
- Bridge treatment can be performed in patients who do not have enough jawbone volume for the implant tooth.
- It is more convenient in terms of cost.
Disadvantages of Dental Bridge Treatment:
- The teeth adjacent to the missing tooth need to be filed a little. Therefore, for bridge treatment, etching is performed only on healthy teeth.
- A prosthetic tooth used to replace a missing tooth in bridge treatment does not have a root. Prosthetic tooth receives support from neighboring teeth.
- In bridge treatments, since the missing tooth is not connected to the jawbone, the volume of the jawbone may decrease over time.
- Bridge teeth have a shorter lifespan.
What are the Differences Between Implant and Dental Bridge?
If we evaluate the advantages and disadvantages about implant and bridge;
- The cost of implant treatment is higher.
- Implant treatment time is longer than the bridge.
- The volume of the jawbone is very important for the implant, while bridge treatment can be applied to everyone.
- The chewing power of the implant tooth is much higher than the bridge.
- The duration of use of the implant is much longer than the bridge.
- Neighbouring teeth are not abraded for the implant, but they are abraded for the bridge.
- In case of multiple tooth deficiency, all on four and all on six implant treatment can be easily applied, bridge treatment is not suitable in these cases.
What are the reviews about dental bridge and implant?
Bridge or implant reviews are directly related to whether or not to get help from a reliable dentist in the decision-making phase of this treatment. Dentists make the necessary explanations and patient evaluations about treatment alternatives and recommend the most ideal treatment. In this way, the comments of bridge or implant treatments recommended and performed by a competent dentist will of course be positive.
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