Crown and Bridge

Dental Bridges One or more missing teeth may not seem like a big deal. However, your mouth is designed to work as a complete system. When a few teeth are missing, remaining teeth shift out of place and work harder to chew and bite. This can alter the appearance of your smile, but also promotes more tooth loss. The fact is, if you don’t have missing teeth replaced, you’re more likely to lose additional teeth.

Dr. Cowherd often recommends a crown-and-bridge system, which can replace one tooth or a few teeth in a row. Bridges are fixed appliances, meaning they are non-removable. A dental lab will fabricate your bridge with replacement teeth anchored to crowns. The crowns fit onto healthy teeth on either side of the space left by missing teeth. Dr. Cowherd takes pride in delivering natural-looking, durable, and functionally comfortable bridgework. With proper care, your new bridge can last ten years or longer.

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It’s time you experience personalized dentistry. In our Windsor Heights dental office, Dr. Christopher Cowherd serves families in the entire Greater Des Moines Area including West Des Moines, Des Moines, Urbandale, Clive, Waukee and nearby communities. We are easy to find, located just north of Interstate 235 next to the Walnut Creek Family YMCA. We’d like to meet you, get to know you, and provide excellent, contemporary dental care for you and your loved ones. Call Walnut Creek Family Dentistry of Des Moines today to reserve convenient appointments for the smiles closest to your heart!

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