Cantilevered Bridge Replacing
Bicuspid
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November, 2004. |
November, 2005. |
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on 2.5 & 2.6, by Talisman Dental Laboratory |
Tooth 2.4 was extracted. 2.5 & 2.6
have large silver amalgam fillings. Both teeth could benefit
from crowns, as stronger, more aesthetic restorations. |
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The opportunity was here to attach pontic
2.4 (false tooth) to splinted crowns.
This made the cutting of healthy tooth 2.3 unnecessary. Usually
a false tooth for 2.4 would be supported by 2.5 and 2.3, but
here we used 2.6 instead of 2.3. |
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Soft tissue has healed at 2.4
extraction site.
Note large silver fillings in 2.5 & 2.6.
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Before Bridge |
After Bridge |
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Teeth 2.5 & 2.6 have been
reduced & shaped to receive bridge. Space is provided
for thickness of metal & porcelain. |
Patient is very pleased with the
result.
She is happy to smile without a missing tooth.
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Bridge is seated
without cement to check fit. |
Bridge is attached
to teeth with resin cement. |
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Above the right lateral incisor, 1.2, there is a bump on the
gum. Treatment will be done here soon. The nerve in 1.2 is
dead. There is infection in the bone around the end of the
root.
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Treatment
by Dr. Mel Perlmutter, 2005 |
