What the differences between bridge teeth,crown and implant teeth?

What the differences between bridge teeth,implant teeth%26amp;crown? What the positive%26amp;negative things from the bridge%26amp;implant?What the risk?how long the age limit for each of them?whether its easy to do if we go to dentist?how much we much go back to dentist to check our teeth after do that?whether its same with real teeth?how to do brush teeth after bridge/implant?whether bridge/implant can damage other teeth?how much the price?thx

What the differences between bridge teeth,crown and implant teeth?
A crown is when you wear down a tooth a couple of millimeters and cover it with a prosthetic covering like porcelain, it is on on tooth.


A picture of a crown:





http://www.animated-teeth.com/teeth_whit...





A bridge is usually used when there is a tooth missing and you use the teeth adjacent tothe missing tooth to anchor on to, to replace. It's just like a crown but it involves more teeth.


A picture of a bridge:





http://www.hxdental.co.uk/index_files/de...





An implant is used instead of a bridge, so it usually involves one tooth at a time. The surgeon opens up you gums, cuts away some bone, and places like a screw in there and patches you up. You then get a crown put on that screw, but you then have to wait usually about 4 to 6 months to get your crown put on the implant so your bone has time to heal and the implant has time to adhere to the bone.


Apicture of what you will look like in the meantime after implant:





http://www.flickr.com/photos/12133145@N0...





And after the crown on th implant:





http://www.flickr.com/photos/12133145@N0...





Another pic of an implant:





http://www.dentistbangkokclinic.com/imag...





One positive thing about implant over bridge is that you don't wear down the teeth adjacent to the missing one. A negative thing about the implant is the price of it (a lot more expensive than bridge) and the time you have to wait to get the crown put on. As for the price, I can't really tell you, depends where you live, there isn't a set price on implants since no insurance will cover an implant, but I've seen some go for $5,000 for one tooth, and that's in Los Angeles.





Not really sure about the age limit, but my mom is 58 and going to get an implant.





It'll never be the same as a real tooth, but an implant is a better than a bridge if you can afford one. There are nothing wrong with bridges, though.





Bottom line, if you have a cracked tooth or something along those lines, you get a crown. Have a missing tooth, you get a bridge or implant.
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Reply:A crown is used to cover teeth that can no longer be repaired using a filling- used for cracked fillings and borken teeth.





A bridge they actually have to kill the nerve in the two teeth next to the one that is missing. Not a good thing.





Even though implants are more expensive in the long run they are bettter. You don't have to kill the nerves in the teeth next to it and it attaches to the bone so it is like having a real tooth there.
Reply:if youre making a choice.. pick implants! im 18 and i started the process last september. they numbed the heck out of me, screwed a bolt into my bone stitched it up. then i waited 3-4 months and went back to get a piece pushed back up thru my gums to screw onto the bolt which is what the tooth will be on then i went to my normal dentist who took a mold and i came back later and he put my teeth on and im in heaven now :-)





it was a very painful process but DEFINITELY worth it! and the x-rays are pretty awesome :-P



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