I can’t afford to have my bridge replaced but it looks awful, can it be made to look normal?
Q.
Dr.Solanki,A year and a half ago,my regular dentist made me a bridge of 6 upper teeth,I have been unhappy since.I have expressed to him that when I DON’T smile big and when I’m talking,it looks like I don’t have any teeth!The teeth are perfectly aligned and look nice at the gumline but I can bite down on something flat and it is obvious they are arched upward.I told him this shortly after it was made but he just now finally tells me he can add on to my existing bridge with some substance to make them longer, and if it does not work he can remove the added on part and my bridge will not be damaged.Can this be done sucessfuly,look normal and hold up,and be removed without any damage?I cannot afford to replace this one(he says it cannot be removed anyway,and he has’nt offered)but this is interfering with my self confidence that I was supposed to be gaining from this procedure. Please help!
Dr.Solanki,A year and a half ago,my regular dentist made me a bridge of 6 upper teeth,I have been unhappy since.I have expressed to him that when I DON’T smile big and when I’m talking,it looks like I don’t have any teeth!The teeth are perfectly aligned and look nice at the gumline but I can bite down on something flat and it is obvious they are arched upward.I told him this shortly after it was made but he just now finally tells me he can add on to my existing bridge with some substance to make them longer, and if it does not work he can remove the added on part and my bridge will not be damaged.Can this be done sucessfuly,look normal and hold up,and be removed without any damage?I cannot afford to replace this one(he says it cannot be removed anyway,and he has’nt offered)but this is interfering with my self confidence that I was supposed to be gaining from this procedure. Please help!
A.
Yes you can add on to the porcelain of your bridge, It can sometimes be difficuilt to get a perfect match to the origional porcelain. If you don’t like the result it can be removed easilly without damage to the bridge.
Yes you can add on to the porcelain of your bridge, It can sometimes be difficuilt to get a perfect match to the origional porcelain. If you don’t like the result it can be removed easilly without damage to the bridge.
I have recently had a new bridge made and it is a metal one as I could not afford what my insurance could not cover — it doesn’t fit properly and is hurting my exsisting teeth by being to tight…. The dentist is trying to convince me that it simply needs to settle — IT HAS BEEN A WEEk and it sifts from side to side and really feels horrible to the point I can not chew properly
My old one that he replaced was made several year ago with new fangled plastics that look like real gums — it cost 2000 and I can not do that now but I think he is trying to angle me towards the one my insurance won’t cover HELP how can I make him remake this one to a proper fit (I have a metal lower bridge that has fit fabuously for 10 years)
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