A dental implant bridge uses dental implants instead of natural teeth to support a dental bridge. Lower removable partial dentures that replace two or more missing molar and premolar teeth tend to be a big problem and patients hate to wear them. The area where the teeth are missing is called an edentulous ridge. Two implants can be placed in the edentulous ridge and a dental implant restoration can solve the problems associated with wearing removable partial dentures.

          Using a dental implant bridge can be especially helpful when the surrounding teeth are not very healthy and are not good supports for a traditional bridge. Patients who have gum disease often have loose teeth that they wish to keep. These loose teeth are not able to support the forces placed upon them in traditional tooth replacement restorations. Placing implants around the existing teeth helps decrease the destructive forces that the natural teeth have to bear.

           Rather than a dental implant bridge, whenever it's possible, it is better to place three adjacent dental implants with each of the three having an individual dental implant crown. It's a accepted principal that the more dental implants used, the better. Each additional implant provides additional support. There's really two stages with a separate dental implant cost, the implant placement and the dental work on top. Dr. Mark Allan Padolsky, our Atlanta Implant Dentist, is able to provide both services. Dr. Jeffrey Stephen Smith often helps with the restoration phases.

          A dental implant bridge reduces the patient's cost by one or two implants but the cost of the final restoration is generally about the same.  The dentists at the Atlanta Dental Group PC are dedicated to their patients' good health and well being. You are welcome to join our family of patients. Dr. Mark Allan Padolsky has been placing and restoring dental implants since 1987. If you are interested in Implant Dentistry and would like a free dental implant consultation with this Georgia implant dentist, Dr. Mark Allan Padolsky, call 404-874-7428. It's the first step in taking good care of yourself.