Category Archives: bridges to replace missing teeth

Emergency Temporary Bridge

January 9, 2022bridges to replace missing teetharlington, best dentist, bridge, cavities, cavity, cosmetic dentistry, crown, decay, dental, dental bonding, dentist, dentistry, digital dentistry, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, pmma, smile, smile makeover, top dentist, virginiaDoctorGentry

This patient broke off her front teeth and delayed treatment due to fear of contracting COVID. I cleaned up the decay and made her a PMMA temporary bridge so she could smile for the holidays.

Bridge Case of The Day

August 29, 2020bridges to replace missing teetharlington, best dentist, bridge, crown, dental, dental bridge, dental fixed bridge, dentist, dentistry, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, smile, top dentist, virginiaDoctorGentry

This lady was playing with her todler son and smashed her teeth on the back of his head knocking out her front tooth. To restore her smile, I whitened her teeth and replaced the missing tooth with a cemented dental bridge.

Bridge case of the day

August 25, 2018bridges to replace missing teetharlington, bridge, dental, dentist, dentistry, digital dentistry, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, porcelain crowns, virginiaDoctorGentry

This patient presented with a broken 25 year old bridge replacing a missing front tooth. I re-prepped the teeth, digitally scanned the impression, computer designed a new bridge, 3D printed it out and cemented it in. Totally awesome!!!

before_after_bridge — before/after bridge cementation

digital_impression_scan — digital impression scan

dr_gentry_bridge — bridge cemented-perfect!!!

Missing tooth fix

June 10, 2018bridges to replace missing teetharlington, cosmetic dentist, cosmetic dentistry, dentist, dentistry, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, fixed dental bridge, northern virginia, virginiaDoctorGentry

This patient was missing her upper left canine tooth, and wanted me to give her a tooth so she could smile again. I restored her smile with a fixed porcelain bridge. Here’s the before and after photos:

computer_design_images — computer designs

Bridge case of the day

December 11, 2016bridges to replace missing teetharlington, bridge, dentist, dentistry, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, virginiaDoctorGentry

This patient had a non-restorable decayed upper first molar tooth. I recommended a bridge since his adjacent teeth already had crowns on them. We extracted the infected molar and placed a temporary bridge. Following healing I prepared the adjacent teeth and fabricated and cemented a fixed 3 unit zirconia porcelain bridge. Here’s the before and after pictures.

non-restorabletooth — X-ray of infected tooth

non-restorabletooth2 — photo of decayed tooth

Bridge to replace a missing tooth

October 17, 2016bridges to replace missing teetharlington, bridge, dental bridge, dentist, dentistry, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, fixed dental bridge, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, porcelain fused to metal bridge, virginiaDoctorGentry

For this patient, I replaced his lower right missing bicuspid tooth with a porcelain fused to metal bridge. Normally we would place an implant, however, in this case his mandibular bone was very thin in this area, and the distal tooth was very badly decayed and needed to have a crown. So I recommended a bridge to replace the missing tooth.

bridgepreps — teeth built-up and prepared

This next patient was missing a lower molar and the adjacent teeth were badly broken down. We elected to try to save the remaining teeth and made a porcelain fused to metal bridge to replace the missing molar and restore the adjacent posterior teeth. The other option would have been to extract the 3 broken down teeth and place dental implants to restore the lower left quadrant. Here’s the before picture showing the broken down teeth, and after with the bridge cemented in place.

Immediate provisional bridge

July 2, 2016bridges to replace missing teeth, smile makeoversarlington, bridge, dentist, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, smile, virginiaDoctorGentry

This patient was very unhappy with her smile and wanted me to help. We discussed different treatment options and what would work best. I took study models, waxed up an ideal smile and made a provisional bridge of the ideal smile. At the treatment appointment I prepped the canines and centrals for the bridge, extracted the lateral incisors and adjusted, fitted and cemented, the provisional bridge. The provisional bridge will stay in place for 3 months while the extraction sites heal. Following healing I will re-prep the teeth and take the final impression for the porcelain bridge.

after — Two hours later with provisional bridge

extractedteeth — extracted lateral incisors

fixed bridge

April 20, 2016bridges to replace missing teetharlington, bridge, dentist, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, virginiaDoctorGentry

This patient I saw today, grinds and clenches his teeth, and as a result he has broken and worn down all his teeth. After discussing options for restoring his lower right quadrant, he elected to have me restore his teeth with a 4 unit fixed bridge. I made 3 teeth with porcelain and did the last molar in metal. Since the last tooth doesn’t show, I did it in metal because there was not much space and if I used porcelain he would fracture the porcelain off with his clenching and grinding. This bridge looks great and is strong and will last.

Dental implant bridge case of the day

March 30, 2016bridges to replace missing teeth, dental implantsarlington, dental implant, dental implants, dentist, Dr Gentry, Dr. Philip Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, virginiaDoctorGentry

Nice note I received from this wonderful patient :-)))

I consider myself very lucky to have found such an outstanding dental professional.
Over the years he has done some truly amazing work for both my husband and me. He filled, he fixed, he patched, repaired and replaced, while employing the latest innovations in dentistry. All this with a cheerful, kind attitude that would put the most anxious person at ease. Not just best in his field, but BEST ALL AROUND! You can not imagine just how wonderful my new teeth feel! The fit is simply perfect!! My whole outlook has changed and I feel like a new person. Thank you, thank you! I could not be happier!!!
We have the highest regard for Dr. Philip Gentry and recommend him without reservation.
A grateful patient from Bethesda, Maryland. Ildiko Yeni- Komshian

Dental bridge attached to teeth

July 18, 2015bridges to replace missing teetharlington, bridge, dentist, Dr Gentry, northern virginia, Philip Gentry, virginiaDoctorGentry

Another option to replace missing teeth is to make a dental bridge attached to the patient’s teeth. This is also called a fixed partial denture and is cemented to the teeth on either side of the missing teeth.