How does the dentist make a bridge?
If you are having a conventional dental bridge, your dentist will prepare the teeth either side of the gap for crowns. For a Maryland bridge, your dentist will remove a little of the back surface of one of the teeth beside the gap. Once the teeth have been prepared, your dentist will take an “impression” (ie make a mould of) your teeth and take a measurement of how you bite together. Your dentist will also record the shade of the adjacent teeth so that the bridge (nb not a metal bridge) is an exact match. Often, your dentist will make you a temporary bridge so that you don’t have a large gap while you are waiting for the new bridge to be fitted.
