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dental bridge

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dental bridge [′dent·əl ‚brij]
(medicine)
A prosthetic device used to replace missing teeth.
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Dental bridges or false teeth are known as a pontics, which are fused between two porcelain crowns to fill in the area left by missing teeth.
A Quick Explaination of Cosmetic Dentistry by Tim McDonald / Health care industry community
A dentist will either use a dental bridge to attach the new crown to adjacent teeth, or will ''whittle down'' the tooth which is being crowned into a peg shape then ''clip'' the new crown on and bond it with long-lasting cement.
Dental Crowns by Yodle Local / General interest community
A dental bridge is essentially a false tooth or series of teeth.
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