Maryland Bridge Case Study

Maryland Bridge For Missing Tooth

• Patient Name: Xixi
• Age: 45
• Dental Issue:
  • Missing tooth which had been temporarily replaced.
  • Xixi was after a more permanent fix, which would improve the aesthetics of her smile long-term.

Maryland Bridge: Before and After

Missing Tooth Problem

When Xixi first visited Care Dental Camberwell, she had a temporary solution for a tooth that was missing on the left-hand side of her mouth.

This temporary fix bothered Xixi in a number of ways. She was tired of it constantly looking like she had something stuck in her teeth. Plus, the overall effect just wasn’t pleasing to the eye. She wanted a smile that she could be proud of. She wanted to flash her pearly whites without people telling her she had food stuck between her teeth!

Xixi wanted a more permanent solution for her missing tooth that matched the colour of her remaining teeth.

Before, Xixi’s main issues were:

• Missing tooth upper left side of her smile
• Constantly aware of the temporary solution used to replace her missing tooth
• The desire for a permanent solution, which matched the colour of the rest of her teeth

Missing Tooth Solution

• STEP 1: To begin, our team of expert dentists carefully and expertly removed the composite and the temporary tooth.
• STEP 2: We designed and agreed upon both the colour and shape of the replacement tooth. Xixi visited our trusted lab so that her replacement tooth matched her other teeth perfectly.
• STEP 3: The final step in this procedure was the insertion of a Maryland (resin-bonded) bridge. Maryland bridges are often used to replace a missing front tooth.