“Is getting a dental bridge painful?”
I am a 49 year old male and I will get a dental bridge. Is getting a dental bridge painful?
2 Answers
No.
Hello,
No getting a bridge is usually not that painful. You will have local anesthesia at the very minimum. Once the local anesthesia takes effect you should not feel anything except perhaps boredom while the dentist does the work. There are possibilities of discomfort afterward that your doctor will go through with you before hand. Such possibilities depend on if there is a cavity in one of the teeth supporting the bridge and how deep the cavity is. Another one would be the angle of the teeth supporting the bridge. You should raise this question to the doctor before your bridge is started; it will help you both better understand the situation.
Hope this helps.
My best to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD
No getting a bridge is usually not that painful. You will have local anesthesia at the very minimum. Once the local anesthesia takes effect you should not feel anything except perhaps boredom while the dentist does the work. There are possibilities of discomfort afterward that your doctor will go through with you before hand. Such possibilities depend on if there is a cavity in one of the teeth supporting the bridge and how deep the cavity is. Another one would be the angle of the teeth supporting the bridge. You should raise this question to the doctor before your bridge is started; it will help you both better understand the situation.
Hope this helps.
My best to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD
