My front teeth bridge is broken

[Kiri]

Hello

I have a three teeth front bridge which was made 10 years ago after I lost a tooth in an accident. The bridge has worked well all of these years but now one end of the bridge feels loose and my dentist says that the root underneath holding the bridge is broken. He suggests seeing an dental implant expert and getting two implants done with a new implant bridge. But I was thinking that maybe one of the bridge teeth could be saved and the other two replaced. But I am not sure if that is possible. Could you please tell me what implant options are available for replacing this teeth bridge?

Thank you

[Dr Mohsen J. Esfahani]

Thank you for your question.

A broken three unit dental bridge needs to be assessed. If one of the abutment teeth has broken in an un-restorable way then that abutment tooth will need to be removed. In such a situation, the missing tooth and the damaged abutment tooth can be replaced with two dental implants.

If both of the abutment teeth holding the bridge have been damaged, then one can place two implants and a three unit implant bridge on top. In such a situation it might even be possible to place three separate dental implants and three implant crowns subject to space availability.