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Resin bonded bridge (Maryland bridge)

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jill36 Sat 18-Aug-18 22:05:48

Hi I have to have my 2 top front teeth removed after an accident which has badly fractured them. They are currently wired in at the back. Since July 14th.
A resin bonded bridge (otherwise known as a Maryland bridge) is my preferred option. Is there anyone here who has one of these and can share with me their experiences. Any advice welcome. Thanks Jill xx

grannyqueenie Sat 18-Aug-18 23:40:02

I’m pretty sure this is what my daughter, now 47, had fitted as a teenager. It was to replace a missing front tooth that was damaged In childhood. All these years later it’s still going strong and has never caused her any problems at all. In fact she commented recently that she dreads anything happening to it as she fears she would not be offered anything as good as a replacement. Good luck with getting a repair that works well for you.

FlexibleFriend Sun 19-Aug-18 09:26:45

I'd never heard of it and had to google it, apparently they don't last as long as a conventional bridge but nor are they as invasive to other teeth to have fitted. So I can see why you're tempted, the one thing that put me off a bridge was having perfectly good teeth either side massively reduced in size. In the end we compromised and my bridge is a cantilever bridge only attached to the canine tooth. It's surviving really well after a couple of decades.