Implant Bridge
The Importance of a Night Guard
If you clench or grind your teeth, wearing a custom night guard is strongly advised. Bruxism places excessive pressure on dental implants and restorations, increasing the risk of wear or early failure. A properly fitted night guard helps evenly distribute bite forces, protecting both your implants and your investment.
With consistent care and regular maintenance, our patients’ implant bridges often provide lasting comfort and function for decades.
Implant Bridge Maintenance
Caring for an implant bridge is much like caring for natural teeth. Brushing twice a day, flossing daily, and scheduling professional hygiene appointments every 3–4 months are essential to protect the surrounding gums and implants. We also recommend using a Waterpik™ or Superfloss™ to clean around the implants and beneath the bridge.
At yearly intervals, the implant bridge should be professionally removed and cleaned in our in-house dental laboratory. This deep maintenance helps preserve the health of the implants and ensures your restoration remains in excellent condition for years to come.
Key Benefits of Implant Bridges
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Preserve Healthy Teeth – no need to prepare or crown the adjacent natural teeth.
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Fixed and Long-Lasting – securely anchored by dental implants for maximum stability.
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Natural Aesthetics – custom-designed to match your bite, shape, and shade.
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Bone Preservation – helps prevent the bone loss that often follows tooth extraction.
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Improved Function – restores chewing strength and comfort for a confident smile.
Implant Bridges in Edmonton
At Vivid Specialized Dentistry in Ambleside, we restore multiple missing teeth with custom implant-supported bridges. For the right candidate, an implant bridge provides a stable, long-term solution that restores comfort, esthetics, and natural function. Our in-house dental laboratory allows us to control every step of the process — from digital design and precise fit to final shading and characterization. The result is a seamless, durable restoration that blends naturally with your smile and delivers the strength of real teeth.
Why Choose an Implant Bridge?
Implant bridges offer a permanent, lifelike solution for patients missing several teeth in a row. Unlike traditional bridges, they don’t require shaving down adjacent healthy teeth for support. Instead, dental implants provide independent anchorage that helps preserve bone, maintain facial structure, and distribute bite forces evenly.
For patients seeking a fixed, long-term solution that looks, feels, and functions like natural teeth, an implant-supported bridge is often the optimal choice. While treatment takes longer to complete than a traditional bridge, the result is a durable, non-removable restoration that restores comfort, esthetics, and confidence.
Implant Bridge Basics
The Fundamentals of Implant-Supported Bridges
An implant-supported bridge is a fixed dental prosthesis used to replace multiple missing teeth. Instead of relying on natural teeth for support, it is anchored by at least two dental implants placed directly into the jawbone. These implants act as artificial roots, providing a stable foundation for the bridge while helping preserve surrounding bone and gum tissue.
Each implant bridge is custom-designed for the patient’s bite, smile, and esthetic goals. The bridge is secured to the implants using precision components, restoring chewing function, speech, and appearance with a result that feels remarkably similar to natural teeth.
Proper maintenance is essential to ensure long-term success. Daily brushing, flossing, and regular hygiene visits help prevent inflammation or peri-implantitis around the implants. With consistent care, implant bridges can provide decades of comfort, strength, and stability.
The Implant Bridge Timeline
I - Consultation & Planning
We begin with a comprehensive examination to determine if an implant-supported bridge is the right solution for you. Digital imaging, scans, and treatment planning help us evaluate bone quality, gum health, and your overall restorative goals.
I I - Surgical Phase
If extractions or bone grafting are needed, these are completed first, followed by a healing period of about 3–6 months. Once the area is ready, the dental implants are surgically placed into the jawbone to act as the foundation for your future bridge.
*During this stage, a temporary appliance is crafted to maintain esthetics and function - allowing you to smile, speak, and chew comfortably while your implants heal and integrate with the bone.
III - Integration & Design
After placement, the implants are given 3–4 months to integrate securely with the bone. Once healed, a digital impression is taken and sent to our in-house laboratory, where your custom implant bridge is designed, milled, and shaded to perfectly match your natural teeth.
IV - Insertion
Your new smile is here! Your new implant bridge is secured to the implants, and Dr. Sumar makes precise adjustments to the bite, contacts, and aesthetics to ensure a natural look and comfortable function.
The entire process - from planning to final insertion - typically takes 7 to 11 months.
Precision-Crafted Implant Bridges with Our In-House Laboratory
At Vivid Specialized Dentistry, our in-house dental laboratory allows us to create implant bridges with exceptional precision and efficiency. Because design, milling, and finishing all happen on-site, we can achieve a highly accurate fit and lifelike esthetics while minimizing wait times and additional appointments.
Our dental technicians work closely with Dr. Arif Sumar, combining advanced CAD/CAM technology with meticulous hand-finishing techniques. From selecting the right shade to fine-tuning your occlusion, every detail is customized to your individual needs.
This close collaboration between our clinical and laboratory teams ensures your implant bridge is durable, functional, and seamlessly integrated with your smile — not just restoring what was lost, but rebuilding it to look and feel completely natural.
The foundation for long-term strength and stability
Placing Dental Implants for an Implant Bridge
Unlike a traditional bridge, an implant-supported bridge does not require the preparation or alteration of healthy neighboring teeth. Instead, two or more dental implants are strategically placed in the jawbone to act as independent anchors. These titanium fixtures integrate directly with the bone, creating a stable foundation for the bridge to attach to.
Because implants function like natural tooth roots, they provide exceptional strength and support while helping to preserve bone density — something that cannot be achieved with a traditional bridge.
After the implants are placed, the area is left to heal for several months as the bone fuses with the implants in a process called osseointegration. This healing period is essential for ensuring long-term success and stability.
Once integration is complete, we take precise digital impressions that guide our in-house laboratory in crafting your final implant bridge. The result is a custom restoration that restores your bite, function, and appearance - all without compromising healthy teeth.
For many patients, the slight increase in treatment time is well worth it. The implant bridge offers unparalleled durability, esthetics, and comfort, making it one of the most advanced and natural-feeling options for replacing multiple missing teeth.
Why Choose Vivid Specialized Dentistry for Implant Bridges?
At Vivid Specialized Dentistry, we combine specialized expertise with advanced technology to deliver implant bridges that are built for long-term strength, comfort, and natural esthetics.
Specialized Care
As a prosthodontist, Dr. Arif Sumar focuses on the restoration and replacement of missing teeth using advanced fixed solutions like implant-supported bridges. His training in both surgical and restorative phases ensures that each implant is precisely planned for optimal support, alignment, and bite function. The result is a restoration that feels secure, looks natural, and performs just like real teeth.
In-House Dental Laboratory
Our on-site dental laboratory allows us to design, fabricate, and refine your implant bridge entirely in-house. Because we control every step - from digital impressions and CAD/CAM design to the final staining and polishing - we can guarantee a precise fit and natural esthetics. This also means faster turnaround times and real-time communication between Dr. Sumar and our technicians for seamless results.
Patient-Centered Approach
Your comfort and long-term success are our top priorities. Every implant bridge is customized to complement your smile, gum contour, and bite dynamics. We evaluate your bone health, soft tissue, and functional needs to create a solution that not only restores your appearance but also supports healthy, lasting oral function.
At Vivid Specialized Dentistry, we don’t just replace missing teeth - we rebuild confidence, stability, and lasting beauty through precision-crafted implant bridges designed to stand the test of time.
How Long Do Dental Bridges Last?
When properly maintained, implant-supported bridges are one of the most durable and long-lasting solutions for replacing missing teeth. At Vivid Specialized Dentistry, many of our patients enjoy the function and comfort of their implant bridges for decades.
Unlike traditional bridges, implant bridges are not susceptible to cavities or decay. The most common risks come from inflammation or infection around the implant sites - known as peri-implantitis - which can be prevented through good oral hygiene and regular professional care.
We recommend brushing and flossing daily, using a Waterpik™ to clean beneath and around the bridge, and scheduling professional hygiene appointments every 3–4 months. During these visits, we may periodically remove the bridge to thoroughly scale and polish the implants in our in-house laboratory, ensuring it stays in excellent condition.
With consistent home care and professional maintenance, your implant bridge can offer a lifetime of stable function and natural aesthetics.
How Much Does an Implant Bridge Cost?
The cost of an implant-supported bridge varies depending on your individual needs and the specifics of your treatment plan. Factors such as the number of implants required, the type of bridge, bone quality, and whether additional procedures (such as grafting or extractions) are needed can all influence the final investment.
While implant bridges are generally more expensive than traditional bridges due to the surgical placement of implants and specialized components, they offer significant long-term value. Because they don’t rely on adjacent teeth and are resistant to decay, implant bridges often outperform and outlast traditional options when properly maintained.
At Vivid Specialized Dentistry, we take a personalized approach rather than offering flat rates. During your consultation, Dr. Sumar will assess your oral health, discuss all available options, and provide a transparent breakdown of expected costs.
Our goal is to help you make an informed decision and restore your smile with a solution that’s strong, functional, and designed to last.
What is an Implant Bridge?
AN advanced solution TO replace missing teeth
An implant-supported bridge is a fixed restoration used to replace several missing teeth. Instead of relying on natural teeth for support, an implant bridge is anchored by at least two dental implants that are surgically placed into the bone. These implants act as secure foundation points for the bridge, providing exceptional strength, stability, and longevity.
In this video, Dr. Arif Sumar, a prosthodontist at Vivid Specialized Dentistry in Edmonton, explains how implant bridges work, who they’re ideal for, and why they’re often considered the most natural and durable replacement for multiple missing teeth.