As you’re making your way through your opportunities for rebuilding your smile after tooth loss, you will come across the usual variety of available treatments. What makes your decision unique when compared with other patients dealing with missing teeth is the fact that your needs are yours and yours alone. For instance, while a dental bridge may work for a friend or relative, it may not be the best for you. Let’s find out why you may need to skip this option and consider another.

You Don’t Qualify

You are going to need to skip the dental bridge if you simply don’t qualify. This can happen for a variety of reasons, none of which are anything to worry about – they’re simple requirements that are out of your control. Understand a bridge better by considering the following:

• If you are missing more than three teeth, you won’t qualify for a bridge
• If you are missing no more than three teeth but they are not all missing in a row, you will not qualify
• If you are missing no more than three teeth but your remaining teeth are in poor health, you may not qualify

You Want A Removable Prosthetic

If you want a removable prosthetic, you’re going to need to skip the dental bridge. This is because it’s a fixed prosthetic (as opposed to a removable one, which is what you want). Fixed devices are placed “permanently.” In this case, it means we bond the bridge over natural teeth. A partial denture, on the other hand, you may remove when you desire.