No it is not a wisdom tooth, those were all removed long ago.

Rdailey,

The reason I asked about where the bridge was is because when a bridge is placed on the lower arch and a wisdom tooth is the back anchor tooth... sometimes the angulation of the bridge is odd and this could cause a squishy or sensitive sensation when you bite down.

Okay, so the bridge is replacing the first molar tooth #19. This should be a relatively straight forward bridge to prep for providing both existing teeth have enough tooth structure above the gum line to prep for crowns. If either of these teeth have tilted in toward the open space, then that could make the prep a little complicated.

One way to tell if this bridge was too snug against the gum tissue is when the bridge is removed there would be a dark red indentation in that area of gum where the pontic (fake crown) was digging into the gum. So ask to see the area with a mirror when the bridge is removed.

Hopefully the re prep will be minimal and the new bridge will fit perfectly.

Keep us posted...
Bryanna

Thanks Bryanna, unfortunately I am a pansy and will will be under the influence of a drug to make me unaware and so probably will not have the ability to ask about the gums. LOL. But I am hoping they will do the right thing and I will come out OK. Thanks for your opinion, it makes me feel much better.

Bryanna, still have not solved the squishy or spongy feel since I had my bridge installed on the lower left. However, I just realized that the bridge tooth is directly below another bridge tooth on the upper left. Is it possible that when food is bitten between two bridge teeth that it might give that spongy feeling? I go back tomorrow and I have a feeling he will want to replace the bridge completely and I don't want to do that if the above possibility exists. Thanks

Hi rdailey,

I doubt that is the problem. Spongy or squishy means saliva is getting in someplace. What did the dentist say today?

Bryanna

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.

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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