Not enough room to place a dental implant, roots too close together

image of patient with not enough room to place an implant
Before:

Orthodontic Spacing of teeth for implants

When a tooth is lost or missing, a dental implant is an excellent way to fill the space. An implant has the same basic shape as a normal front tooth root.  Sometimes, if the proximal teeth are too close together, there is not enough room for the implant to fit in between.  If orthodontics to rearrange the teeth is not an option, then a dental bridge may be the best option. This patient did not have room for implants and bridges had been created long ago to replace her missing lateral incisors. It was time to get a nicer more attractive smile and this patient did not want orthodontics the second time around either. 

All porcelain bridge, zirconium bridge
After:

Zirconium all-porcelain bridge

The new replacement all porcelain bridges for the upper front teeth gave the patient a believably natural smile. Only her dentist and hygienist woud know she was missing front teeth!  Zirconium was used to make these bridges strong.