Missing teeth create many dental health problems and can make your smile unattractive � affecting your personal relationships and self-esteem. Each tooth serves a function and supports the one next to it, so once a tooth is missing the remaining teeth will shift or rotate from their normal position. These teeth are vulnerable to gum disease, decay and your bite may even be affected, putting stress on your jaw structure and possibly causing TMJ (temporomandibular dysfunction - a painful and debilitating jaw and teeth problem.)

Dr. Sayeg will recommend a bridge, in many cases, to fill in the empty spaces. The Bridge will be composed of crowns that are permanently attached to the teeth on either side of the missing space or spaces. A new tooth or teeth will be sculpted to fit exactly in the missing areas and will be permanently attached to the two anchoring crowns. These will look and feel just like your natural teeth. They will be the same size and shape as your natural teeth and as a result will keep your jaw and bite aligned. The bridge will make sure that other teeth do not shift and take on a greater share of the work of biting and chewing.

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