Bridging the Gap in Your Smile
A large gap in your smile can create significant problems for your dental health if left uncorrected. Over time, your bite pressure may shift to other parts of your mouth to compensate for an inability to chew efficiently in the area of the missing tooth. Then nearby teeth may start to move into the gap, resulting in discomfort, pain and the potential for other problems.
Dr. Strickland will prepare the two neighboring teeth and then create crowns for them. Finally, a prosthetic tooth is fused between the crowns, literally “bridging the gap” in your smile.
