If you’re missing a tooth, you may be a candidate for a dental bridge. That’s an artificial tooth, or pontic, that fills in a gap created by a missing tooth to connect the teeth on either side of the ...

Tooth loss is extremely common. It’s estimated that 69 percent of adults 35 to 44 have lost at least one adult tooth. By age 74, about a quarter of Americans lose all of their adult teeth. When you ...

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A dental bridge can be a costly necessity. A dental bridge is a procedure that can be necessary to replace missing teeth and prevent issues with chewing, speaking or shifting teeth. This dental ...