rdailyey,
A bridge biting against another bridge will not cause a spongy sensation unless you are referring to the sensation being in between the upper and lower teeth as you chew together....??
You had originally posted...
<<<Floss cannot be threaded between the gum and bottom of Bridge tooth, even the Dentist could thread it, so I believe it is the sensation of the gum that is making the spongy feeling. Can this happen when the gum is right up against the bottom of the Bridge tooth. Interdental brushes can't get through either. This is driving me nuts so any help would be appreciated. >>
You made reference to the gum below the fake tooth and that you could not floss underneath the bridge. I assumed this was where you felt the spongy sensation when you chewed.
Two opposing bridges may somewhat alter the chewing sensation because it is not bare tooth against bare tooth. But anytime you have fillings in opposing teeth it's the same principal. Bridgework is a tad different than individual fillings because the teeth are now connected. But I'm not so sure that would make it feel spongy upon chewing. Are you able to floss underneath the fake tooth now? Take notice when you chew as to where this spongy sensation is coming from.... see if you can pinpoint it.
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by rdailey4
Once he realized that the two bridge teeth were meeting when chewing, he said he agreed that it was probably the problem. He said that all my life I have always had a bridge tooth coming down onto a tooth that was still there and alive, and that food being chewed by a bridge tooth on top and one on the bottom would, or could, give the feeling of sponginess due to their natural give when chewing. Everything else looks very good, the bridge itself, the gums, and so rather than have them do a new bridge and risk damaging one of the anchor teeth, I decided to just try to get used to it. There is no pain and no loss of taste. Very strange but the only thing different is that now those two teeth are both bridge teeth and before the bottom one was real. Thanks.
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