What are bridges and dentures?
There are several ways to replace missing teeth, one is by placing a removable denture. Removable dentures are made of plastic and/or metal, it has fake teeth in it and a couple of tiny arm-like extensions that hold the denture in place. The other one is a fixed denture or a bridge, wherein the fake tooth or teeth are cemented on specially prepared adjacent teeth permanently. It is usually made of metal and/or porcelain. Some people want something that they can remove at night and prefer a more conservative treatment approach while others hate the idea of removing dentures and placing them in a container before going to bed. If dentures are worn during sleep, the reduced saliva flow may cause bacteria to multiply rapidly on the mucosa directly underneath the denture causing an inflammation called denture stomatitis.
