Crown and Bride: Preoperative Assessment
This short article is the abstract of the part of the " Crown and Bridge 3-day practical course " for ADC practical examination A variety of factors have to be considered for the construction of a bridge. Span of the edentulous area Type of the teeth being replaced Quality of supporting teeth Conditions of the teeth in the opposing arch Age of the patient Patients’ ability to bear the treatment cost Span of the edentulous area means how many teeth have to be replaced by bridge. The greater number of teeth to be replaced, the longer will be the bridge; that in turn, will cause more stress in the bridge itself as well as onto the supporting teeth known as abutments. More stressed bridge will get more fractured ceramic from the metal part. Type of the teeth decides as to how much masticatory load will have to be borne by the abutments. In case of the lateral incisor pontic, supported by one central incision and one canine, the masticatory load over abutments will be mini...