What is the cause for other unit of bridge to feel rough?
Q. Hello Dr Solanki I had a missing tooth at the back of my upper teeth, the front two had previously been veneered some 14 years ago and one tooth next to a front tooth was a crown. I wanted the crown replaced, a bridge to be fitted to fill the missing tooth and the rest of my uppert teeth, which were healthy, to be veneered. The dentist thought it best to replace the whole upper teeth with two seper bridges, one starting from the right front and one fron the left front, a total of 11 teeth. the bridge unit starting from the left is ok , feeling quite smooth, but the other unit feels rough.What is causing this and what would be the remedy, and also, is it wise to file down perfectly healthy teeth to take a bridge? Thanks
A. Hi, my answer to your question is i try to avoid filing down healthy teeth to accomodate a bridge, the bridge could be rough due to excess cement being left around it, or the porcelain might not have been glazed sufficiently to give it a smooth surface. if this is the case it can be polished in the mouth with a diamond paste. hope this information is helpful.
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