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Is It Possible To Place A Dental Bridge On The Lower Teeth?

Is it possible to place a bridge on lower teeth, 23,24,25,26 using existing teeth 22 and 27 as anchors ? Our dentist wants to have implants on 22 and 27 but we are concerned the implants are expensive plus what if they get infected and need to be removed. The patient has down syndrome.
Sat, 12 May 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Putting a bridge for 4 teeth with support of just 2 teeth, which are also weight bearing areas as used for chewing, can cause weakening of the supporting teeth also.

Secondly, if the supporting teeth which in your case are 22 and 27 are already having some bone loss or weakening then they are not appropriate for taking support.

So first of all, please send me x-rays of your teeth so that I can see if the teeth are healthy for support or not.

Also implant is an option and if done properly, it will not get infected.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Honey Arora
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Is It Possible To Place A Dental Bridge On The Lower Teeth?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Putting a bridge for 4 teeth with support of just 2 teeth, which are also weight bearing areas as used for chewing, can cause weakening of the supporting teeth also. Secondly, if the supporting teeth which in your case are 22 and 27 are already having some bone loss or weakening then they are not appropriate for taking support. So first of all, please send me x-rays of your teeth so that I can see if the teeth are healthy for support or not. Also implant is an option and if done properly, it will not get infected. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Honey Arora