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Maryland Bridge Ask The Dentist Corrine Scalzitti

Question:
Doesn't stay in: I have a Maryland bridge on the lower front of my teeth replacing my center front two teeth and a third one to the left.

It will not stay in.

From the time of placement, I have had it recemented twice within the first week, it then lasted about a month, then 3 months, and this last time 3 days.

I am so very careful because of the problems and am very stressed by this as I am being made to feel that this is my fault no matter what I do. Also, I am now being charged for each recementing.

I need to know what to do about keeping this appliance in place. ...Visitor from NY

Answer:
The only ideas I can give you to keep your Maryland bridge in place are Fixodent, a denture adhesive or an OTC dental cement that is sold in drug stores.

I would assume that both of these are available over the internet. If you use cement, try to keep the teeth and the bridge as dry as possible when applying it and make sure that it is in the correct position as the cement dries.

I would suggest that you have the bridge replaced when you get to a place where dental care is available. A Maryland bridge that keeps falling out has failed.

One thing you can do is to keep it in as much as possible. Teeth can move over a period of time, and if the teeth move too much it may not be possible to recement the same bridge again.

Corinne Scalzitti, DMD, MAGD
Austin Reconstructive Implant Dentistry
3900 RR 620 South
Austin, Texas TX 78738
(512) 263-3330

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