Dental Bridges in Chingford

If you require a more extensive restoration than a crown or have more than one tooth that needs to be repaired, a good solution is a bridge. Bridges are usually made of a precious metal base which gives them a solid structure and makes them hard-wearing. If you need a bridge in your smile line, porcelain is usually added to the base to make it look more like real teeth. A bridge helps to strengthen the prepared teeth and makes chewing and eating easier because they are fixed and can't come out.

Some bridges can also be fixed to your jaw with dental implants, if you have several teeth next to each other that are missing.

Once you have a bridge fitted, you will have to take extra care of your daily hygiene regime to ensure it stays plaque free and that you can prevent bad breath.

Dr. Pranay Sharma
BDS MFDS RCPS M.Clin.Dent.(Prosthodontics) MRD RCS(Eng)
Specialist in Prosthodontics

Senior Clinical lecturer in Prosthodontics, UCL Eastman CPD

Programme Director, Removable Prosthodontics, UCL Eastman CPD.

Pranay Sharma qualified from king's College London in 1997 with honours. During his undergraduate training he was awarded several prizes and awards, including the National Westminster class prize for oral pathology and several merit awards for clinical dental achievement.

After qualifying he completed hospital training as a Senior House officer in Oral and Maxillo-facial Surgery and Restorative dentistry. During this time he was awarded the Membership in Dental Surgery qualification (MFDS RCPS), by the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow.

In 2000 he joined the Eastman Dental Institute in London and completed a four-year specialist training program in fixed and removable prosthodontics, with distinction for his clinical case presentations. He was subsequently awarded the MRD, the highest formal qualification available for the prosthodontic speciality, by the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He is formally recognized by the General Dental Council UK, as a Specialist in Prosthodontics.

He has remained on the teaching staff of the Eastman and is the program director for the Removable Prosthodontics and is a part-time senior clinical lecturer in Prosthodontics and Implant dentistry at the University College London Eastman CPD. He lectures extensively in the UK, both at local and national level, as well as internationally. He has also contributed to a number of written dental articles and has published numerous papers in prestigious dental journals.

Dr. Sharma is an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons of England and an internal examiner for the restorative masters course at the Eastman CPD Dental Institute.

Dr Sharma's expertise covers:

Implant Dentistry (including bone augmentation and 'teeth in a day')

Smile Makeover

Partial / full mouth reconstructions

Veneers

Crowns, Bridges and Dentures

Complex Restorative Cases involving multi-disciplinary dental care

Dr Raj Gogna
Accredited Specialist
in Prosthodontics
BDS (Hons), LDSRCS, DGDP (UK)
MGDSRCS (Eng.), MSc, FFGDP (UK)

"I have been providing advanced Restorative Dentistry since 1995, and enjoy the challenge reconstruction of the compromised dentition and restoring complex cases involves.