“Is bridging better than implant?”

Generally speaking; No. An implant is the closest thing you can get to a natural tooth. The average life expectancy of a 3-unit bridge is 10 years. The average life expectancy of an implant is many more years than that. An implant also does NOT involve the adjacent teeth.

Implants are the best way to replace a missing tooth if your bone condition qualifies. 

In my opinion,  no.  A missing tooth is your concern or problem.   Once you are missing a tooth, the other teeth are required to work more, take more pressure from your biting, speaking, eating, etc.  An implant keeps it to a 1 tooth scenario.  A bridge ties the 2 adjacent teeth, to where the missing tooth once was,  together.  Any future problems or concerns, those 2 teeth are tied together.  An implant keeps a 1 tooth problem,  a 1 tooth problem.   Implants are also a highly successful solution.  Now I do caution you, to go to a reputable oral surgeon.  You can use the website ASIRD to help you.  I actually do not place implants, but I restore them after they are placed by an oral surgeon. I would caution you to shy away from your multi-office chain dental places.  I see more problems with them.  Again, my opinion and experience,  over 20 years.

On the contrary. Bridging to replace a missing tooth is damaging 2 perfectly sound teeth . In this case an implant is more of a conservative approach. So it depends on the situation of the 2 Neighbor teeth . If they both have , say root canal treatment and huge fillings and infection free . I’ll do a bridge for the time being . Otherwise an implant is the choice

Is bridging better than implant? I have a missing tooth and want to replace it. Is bridging better than implant? Each situation is different. An implant is a one tooth solution for a one tooth problem so no other teeth are involved in the solution. If you have or can get the bone and have or can get the space to have an implant placed and restored it would almost always be preferable to involve two more teeth in the problem. A bridge involves attaching the teeth on either side of the space and hanging a replacement crown between them. This is usually done by placing a crown the tooth on each side of the space. If those teeth do not need or already have crowns it would be a shame to modify them radically enough to place a crown. However, if they already have or need crowns it might make more sense to "kill two birds with one stone" just realize that then on since they are all connected if any of those three have a problem the other two also have that problem.

If you have enough solid bone in a favorable location to place an implant, it is better to place an implant than a Bridge. If the teeth on either side of your missing tooth have already been prepared for crowns, then it is fine to remove the crowns and place a cemented-in Bridge. Your implant with a single crown will probably last longer then a bridge that is cemented onto teeth next to your space.

It depends which teeth are missing, sometimes we do implant supported bridges, but if it is one tooth, most people are happier with an implant. It takes longer and is more expensive, but in the end if impants are taking care of then patients are more happy with them.