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Crowns and Bridgework | Date Posted: 1/1/2002
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What is a bridge?
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A bridge is an appliance permanently fixed in the mouth to replace missing teeth. It uses remaining teeth to support the new artificial tooth or teeth.
A bridge is made up of two crowns for the teeth on either side of the gap --these two anchoring teeth are called abutment teeth-- and a false tooth/teeth rigidly attached in between. The false teeth are called pontics. The bridge can be made from gold, alloys, porcelain or a combination of these materials.
An enamel-bonded bridge uses a metal or porcelain framework to which the artificial teeth are attached, and then resin bonded to supporting teeth.
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More questions in this category:What is a crown?Why are crowns more expensive than fillings?What is a bridge?
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34th Australian Dental Congress - Brisbane
30 Mar - 03 Apr 11
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As part of a community campaign to promote good oral health care for babies and toddlers the ADA has developed oral hygiene tips for parents and carers of young children.
> Learn more
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ADAVB’s Convention – Dentistry2010 – will
be bigger and better with the introduction of pre-Convention workshops and multiple concurrent sessions.
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Dental Health Week is a community awareness program coordinated and funded by the ADA. In 2009 the ADA is leading a campaign to target 55 year olds and over and has developed a range of Fact Sheets on oral health care. August 3rd - 9th is Dental Health Week.
> Click here for DHW 2009 Media Release.
>Click here for previous Dental Health Week material.
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The ADA is once again conducting a Mouthguard Awareness campaign in 2009.
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Have you recently covered a story on dentistry or oral health?
Find out more information on the ADA's Journalism Award.
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