This coming February will mark the step into the 5th year of my braces....It was a long long journey since the day I put on the braces...
First...I had to remove 2 molars teeth from the upper jaw...I was tearing after each removal as the pain was so horrible....
Next, I did not eat a single solid food for 2 weeks when the braces was first fixed to my teeth. Brushing them has become so painful. Every morning started with pain....
No doubt, the braces helped to get my teeth into better and proper shape over the years. The sad part is, the gaps due to the removed molars are still there. It does not seems to be closing any further.
Last week, the doctor decided to give me an alternative option:- 'Bridging'
I started to google for more information and here is what it is all about...
Dental bridges are false teeth anchored on neighbouring teeth in order to replace one or more missing teeth. The false tooth is known as a pontic and is fused in between two crowns that serve as anchors by attaching to the teeth on each side of the false tooth and thereby bridging them together.
Here are a few graphic to show a better picture of bridging:-
First...I had to remove 2 molars teeth from the upper jaw...I was tearing after each removal as the pain was so horrible....
Next, I did not eat a single solid food for 2 weeks when the braces was first fixed to my teeth. Brushing them has become so painful. Every morning started with pain....
No doubt, the braces helped to get my teeth into better and proper shape over the years. The sad part is, the gaps due to the removed molars are still there. It does not seems to be closing any further.
Last week, the doctor decided to give me an alternative option:- 'Bridging'
I started to google for more information and here is what it is all about...
Dental bridges are false teeth anchored on neighbouring teeth in order to replace one or more missing teeth. The false tooth is known as a pontic and is fused in between two crowns that serve as anchors by attaching to the teeth on each side of the false tooth and thereby bridging them together.
Here are a few graphic to show a better picture of bridging:-
Missing Teeth & Gap
False teeth anchored on neighbouring teeth
Gap closed
The entire process requires only 2 more trips to the clinic and I am done with the entire braces, bridging bla bla bla.................This seems to be my best options to be FREE from braces..............sob sob....
The entire process requires only 2 more trips to the clinic and I am done with the entire braces, bridging bla bla bla.................This seems to be my best options to be FREE from braces..............sob sob....
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