Dentists explain why long bridges need implants to work. When a snap-on bridge spans 6 to 8 teeth, implants break it into shorter segments so the load doesn't crush the few natural teeth left. Overextending on one side of the mouth is a common mistake.
had a snap-on bridge. Now, a lot of times when you have a bridge that is, um, extensive, maybe 6 to 8 units, a lot of times they do like to place implants in order to break up the bridge, if you will, so it's not so much support on 2 or 3 teeth. Pause. Usually—
did you see the shade? She said they like to break up the bridge so that those one— that one tooth that he had in the, in the side of his mouth Rewind it back just a little bit, Jasmine. Don't do this.
Up the bridge, if you will, so it's not so much support on 2 or 3 teeth, which that's all he had.
Usually he had 1 and a half tooth on the side. That's why it was— no, that's why it came out while he was talking. And this ain't the first time this happened. Said that he had implants 20 years ago and, um, he's waiting on new implants. Do you see that?