Ronald Martins' three-tooth bridge dislodged during anesthesia, and he swallowed it. He fought over the dental bill to replace the bridge. (Alexandra Pais/For NJ Advance Media) Consumers have a ...

The dental bridge procedure is a restorative dental treatment to replace missing teeth. The bridge fills the gap in the mouth between healthy teeth or dental implants on either side to restore both ...

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Dental bridges are a suitable restorative dentistry procedure for many patients but not the only option available. To determine the appropriate use of dental bridges for each unique situation, it is ...

If you’re missing a tooth, you may be a candidate for a dental bridge. That’s an artificial tooth, or pontic, that fills in a gap created by a missing tooth to connect the teeth on either side of the ...

Prior to the surgery, the patient told the anesthesiologist that he had no removable dental work, but had two permanent bridges. Here's a case that took more than six months to resolve, because of one ...