It is the fastest fixed solution, but the price is preparing two healthy neighbours down to crown stumps. This page covers the dental bridges appointment itself — what is prepared beforehand, what happens in the chair, and what the first hours afterwards feel like. Plan for 2 appointments and 5-7 days.
Preparation and scanning take around 45-60 minutes per tooth, and the fit visit a further 30 minutes; a multi-unit case is grouped into one longer prep appointment rather than spread out. Preparation is done under local anaesthetic only, and if the tooth has already had a root canal many patients ask for it without anaesthetic at all. No sedation is normally needed. It is the fastest fixed solution, but the price is preparing two healthy neighbours down to crown stumps.
Your scan or photographs are reviewed in person against the remote plan. It is the fastest fixed solution, but the price is preparing two healthy neighbours down to crown stumps.
Between 0.5 mm and 2 mm of enamel is removed depending on the material; the margin is placed just at or slightly below the gum line so the join is invisible.
An intraoral scan captures the preparation and the opposing bite. Chairside milled or laboratory temporaries are cemented while the definitive units are made.
The units are checked for margin fit, contact points and shade under different light, then bonded or cemented and the bite adjusted with articulating paper until it reads evenly.
A fixed replacement for one or more missing teeth, anchored to the natural teeth on either side of the gap.
You leave with written aftercare and the follow-up schedule fixed — for this option that means 5-7 days, with 2 appointments in total.
Preparation is done under local anaesthetic only, and if the tooth has already had a root canal many patients ask for it without anaesthetic at all. No sedation is normally needed.
Preparation and scanning take around 45-60 minutes per tooth, and the fit visit a further 30 minutes; a multi-unit case is grouped into one longer prep appointment rather than spread out.
A restorative dentist or prosthodontist prepares and fits the units, with a dental technician doing the shade work — ask whether the technician sees you in person for the shade, which is what separates a good match from an average one.
Your prepared teeth are covered by temporaries that are deliberately soft-cemented, so they can feel slightly rough or loose. Sensitivity to cold for a few days is normal while the dentine is protected only by the temporary.
Cost and alternatives for Dental Bridges.
Compare vs alternatives → See full cost breakdown →Speed, cost and cases where bone or health rules implants out. The trade-off is two healthy teeth prepared and continued bone loss under the gap.
With superfloss or an interdental brush under the pontic, daily. Neglect here is the main reason bridges fail.
Ask for the reduction in millimetres for your material. Zirconia and metal-ceramic need more clearance than a bonded all-ceramic unit, and that reduction is permanent.
Slightly subgingival for front teeth so the join is hidden, at gum level elsewhere. A margin buried too deep is the usual cause of chronic gum inflammation around a crown.
Yes — insist on a mirror check for shade and shape at try-in. Once the unit is definitively cemented, changes mean remaking it.
2 appointments — and 5-7 days. Any quote that compresses that materially is worth a second read, because laboratory and healing time set the schedule, not the clinic diary.
A single implant preserves the neighbouring teeth and the bone, but needs two trips and more months.
Single-trip fixed treatment is the bridge's main advantage.
If they need crowning anyway, the trade-off largely disappears.
Medical or bone constraints make bridges the practical fixed option.
It is the fastest fixed solution, but the price is preparing two healthy neighbours down to crown stumps.
| Sessions | 2 appointments |
|---|---|
| Time in Turkey | 5-7 days |
| Recovery | A few days of gum tenderness |
| Expected lifespan | 10-15 years |
A single implant preserves the neighbouring teeth and the bone, but needs two trips and more months.
Timeline, aftercare and what to watch for, day by day.
It is the fastest fixed solution, but the price is preparing two healthy neighbours down to crown stumps. Preparation and scanning take around 45-60 minutes per tooth, and the fit visit a further 30 minutes; a multi-unit case is grouped into one longer prep appointment rather than spread out.
It is the fastest fixed solution, but the price is preparing two healthy neighbours down to crown stumps. Preparation is done under local anaesthetic only, and if the tooth has already had a root canal many patients ask for it without anaesthetic at all. No sedation is normally needed. Preparation and scanning take around 45-60 minutes per tooth, and the fit visit a further 30 minutes; a multi-unit case is grouped into one longer prep appointment rather than spread out.
A restorative dentist or prosthodontist prepares and fits the units, with a dental technician doing the shade work — ask whether the technician sees you in person for the shade, which is what separates a good match from an average one. Your prepared teeth are covered by temporaries that are deliberately soft-cemented, so they can feel slightly rough or loose. Sensitivity to cold for a few days is normal while the dentine is protected only by the temporary.
2 appointments and 5-7 days are what the plan is built around. A single implant preserves the neighbouring teeth and the bone, but needs two trips and more months.