Office Location: 540 East Main Street, Lexington, KY 40508
New patients: 855-610-7695 | Existing patients: 859-252-0314
Kentucky Dental Group
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Meet Our Doctors
      • Meet Dr. John Weaver
      • Meet Dr. James E. Willliams
      • Meet Dr. John Ross
    • Meet Our Team
    • Contact Us
    • Request an Appointment
    • What Can I Expect My First Visit?
    • Patient Forms
    • Financial Policies
    • Map to Our Office
  • Cosmetic Dentistry
    • Porcelain Crowns
    • Porcelain Veneers
    • Teeth Whitening
  • Tooth Replacement
    • Dental Implants
    • Dentures
    • Implant Overdentures
  • Other Services
    • Pediatric Dentist
    • Emergency Dentist
    • Sedation Dentist
    • Wisdom Teeth
    • Mercury-Free Dentist
    • Metal-Free Dentist
    • Sleep Apnea
Our Reviews
  • Facebook
  • Google

Dental Implant Versus Dental Bridge

Posted on May 31, 2019 by writeradmin.

I need to replace a tooth. My dentist has given me two choices. I can either get a dental implant or a dental bridge. I’m having a hard time deciding. He said the dental implant is better but it does mean surgery. Can you help me understand the benefit to surgery?

Malcolm

Dear Malcolm,

dental implant versus bridge

It’s always important to understand the pros and cons of every option. I don’t know how much your dentist explained to you so I’m going to go over the procedures.

With a dental bridge, The two adjacent teeth will be crowned and a false tooth suspended between the two of them. They are bonded on. The downsides are twofold. One, you have to grind down the structure of healthy teeth. Two, if one part of the bridge fails, the whole thing has to be replaced. The upside is no surgery.

With a dental implant, a prosthetic tooth root is surgically placed into your jawbone. You are given some time to heal and for the bone to integrate with the implant. Then, a dental crown is placed on top. Its upsides are numerous but can be summarized by the fact that it is like having a healthy natural tooth in your mouth again. Its downside is you need some minor surgery.

Cosmetic Considerations with Tooth Replacement Options

The color of tooth replacement options can be made any color you want. However, whatever color you end up with is permanent. If you’ve ever considered whitening your teeth, the time to do that is before you have the replacement tooth made.

If you decide to have teeth whitening done later, your natural teeth will whiten, but the cosmetic work will not. In order to get them to match, the crown or bridge will have to be re-made to the new color.

Doing everything ahead of time saves you a significant amount of money.

This blog is brought to you by Lexington, KY Dentist Dr. John Weaver.

Filed Under: Lexington Dentist Tagged With: dental bridge, dental implants, Lexington Dentist, Teeth whitening, Tooth Replacement Options

Archives

  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018

Categories

  • Affordable Dentist
  • Best Kentucky Dentists
  • Cosmetic Dentistry
  • Dental Implants
  • Dentures
  • Emergency Dentist
  • Holistic Dentist
  • Lexington Dentist
  • metal-free dentist
  • Pediatric Dentist
  • Sedation Dentist
  • Teeth Whitening
  • Wisdom Teeth
  • Zirconia Crowns
  • Zirconia Dental Implants

Recent Posts

  • Can I Charge a Venue for My Emergency Dental Visit
  • Can Novocaine Make You Tremble?
  • Dentist Doesn’t Understand Tooth Infections
  • Going Directly to Lab for My Partial Denture
  • Worried About Having My Wisdom Tooth Extracted
Request
an Appointment
Please fill out short form. When we receive your information, one of our staff members will contact you to set up a specific appointment.
540 East Main Street
Lexington, KY 40508
New Patients: 855-610-7695
Existing Patients: 859-252-0314
Office Hours:
Mon - Thur: 8am – 5pm
Every Other Friday: 8am – 5pm
Weaver Logo
  • Lexington KY Affordable Dentist
  • Lexington KY Holistic Dentist
  • Privacy Policy
  • Blog

© 2022 Kentucky Dental Group • All rights reserved Privacy Policy
Website Design and SEO by Infinity Dental Web IDW Copyright Logo

  • Home
  • About Us
    • Meet Our Doctors
      • Meet Dr. John Weaver
      • Meet Dr. James E. Willliams
      • Meet Dr. John Ross
    • Meet Our Team
    • Contact Us
    • Request an Appointment
    • What Can I Expect My First Visit?
    • Patient Forms
    • Financial Policies
    • Map to Our Office
  • Cosmetic Dentistry
    • Porcelain Crowns
    • Porcelain Veneers
    • Teeth Whitening
  • Tooth Replacement
    • Dental Implants
    • Dentures
    • Implant Overdentures
  • Other Services
    • Pediatric Dentist
    • Emergency Dentist
    • Sedation Dentist
    • Wisdom Teeth
    • Mercury-Free Dentist
    • Metal-Free Dentist
    • Sleep Apnea
  • New Patients Click to Call
    (855) 610-7695
  •  
  • Existing Patients Click to Call
    (859) 252-0314