{"id":3286,"date":"2015-04-11T03:39:16","date_gmt":"2015-04-11T03:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caugheydds.com\/newsite\/?p=483"},"modified":"2024-06-29T00:32:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T00:32:12","slug":"bridge-with-pink-porcelain-gums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caugheydds.com\/2015\/04\/11\/bridge-with-pink-porcelain-gums\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridge with Pink Porcelain Gums"},"content":{"rendered":"
Pink porcelain gum on bridge creates a Trompe L’Oiel effect for this gingival defect<\/strong><\/p>\n This patient had trauma to her front two teeth as a child, which led to a series of root canal treatments, and ultimately resulted in tooth loss. \u00a0Dental implants had been initially placed in the site of the missing 2 front teeth, but the remnants of the original trauma-induced infection would claim them as well. \u00a0She\u00a0lost so much\u00a0of the bone and gum that would normally sit around those teeth.\u00a0 As a result, the defect in the front of her mouth was substantial – typical crown and bridge dentistry would not prevent air and food from going between the bridge and the natural ridge of gum tissue.<\/p>\n