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  • WELCOME
  • MEET US
  • Experience
  • TREATMENTS
    • Sleep Dentistry
    • Dental Implants
    • Teeth Xpress
    • Digital Dentures
    • Same Day Crowns
    • Veneers
    • Root Canals
    • Bridges
    • Fillings
  • TESTIMONIALS
  • CONNECT
    • Sioux Falls
    • Sioux City
    • Black Hills
    • Watertown

Dental Bridge

A bridge (fixed partial denture) is a device, which fills the gap where teeth are absent. Fixed bridges are bonded into place and can only be removed by a dental professional. Removable bridges, as the name implies, can be taken out and cleaned. Fixed bridges offer more stability than their removable counterparts.
Dental Bridge
Why would I need a bridge?

Oral functionality and appearance are important reasons for wearing a bridge. A bridge helps support your lips and cheeks. The loss of a back tooth may cause your mouth to sink and your face to look older.

Dental health is the most important reason for a bridge. Teeth were designed to complement each other. Unusual stresses are placed on the gums and other oral tissues when teeth are missing, causing a number of potentially harmful disorders. Increased risk of gum disease has proven to be one of the worst side effects of missing teeth and can be minimized with a bridge. Missing teeth can also cause speech disorders as they are used to make many of the sounds we use to speak clearly.


​How is a bridge attached?


The attachment procedure usually takes two or three appointments to complete. At the first appointment Dr. Prouty will prepare the teeth on either side of the gap by removing a portion of the enamel and dentin. Since the bridge must be made very precisely to ensure correct bite and to match the opposing tooth, impressions of the teeth are taken and digitally send to our in-house lab where the bridge will be created.

​Fixed bridges are typically cemented to the natural teeth next to the space left by the missing tooth. A pontic, (false tooth), replaces the lost tooth. Crowns, which are cemented onto the natural teeth, provide support for the bridge.
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​Care and Follow Up:

A strict regimen of brushing and flossing will keep the bridge and surrounding teeth clean. This is of critical importance as the bridge relies on the neighboring teeth for support.

ACTUAL dental BRIDGE CASE

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cerec primescan

Say goodbye to uncomfortable impression trays filled with thick, goopy, messy material. With the premier CAD/CAM CEREC® PRIMESCAN system, our dentists can take 3D Digital Impressions with the simple wave of a wand. 

The
CEREC® PRIMESCAN then digitally sends the 3D impressions to  our in-house Infinity Laboratory for your crown, denture, or implant to be designed and fabricated by our MCX Milling Units.

Sioux Falls SEDATIOn dentistry

WE FIX YOUR TEETH WHILE YOU SLEEP.

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Sioux Falls Sedation Dentistry
4320 S. Minnesota Ave
​Sioux Falls, SD 57105

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(605) 275-2009

SIOUX CITY

Infinity Sedation Dentistry
4016 Morningside Ave
​Sioux City, IA 51106

(712) 717-6700

Watertown

Infinity Sedation Dentistry
2310 9th Avenue SE
​Watertown, SD 57201


(605) 878-0456

Black Hills

Infinity Sedation Dentistry
4215 Berniece Street
Rapid City, SD 57703

(605) 608-8080
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