A dental bridge, sometimes referred to as a partial denture, is a tooth restoration that is used to replace one or more missing teeth. The bridge is comprised of two anchoring teeth shells, or dental crowns and a false tooth/teeth in the middle. The false tooth is called a pontic and can be made of a variety of materials such as gold, porcelain, alloys, or a combination of materials.
The way a dental bridge works is by utilizing the adjacent teeth to place the false tooth in the empty space. The two adjacent teeth form a restoration 'bridge', hence the name.
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