They are often known as an acid etch bridge, an adhesive bridge, a Maryland or a rochette bridge. The other type of bridge is called a conventional bridge and they can fall out as well.

If you keep on going to the dentist to have your bridge repeatedly put back in, that may indicate there is something wrong especially when the bridge has not been in for a long time. Some of these problems are as follows.

Firstly, decay can occur under a dental bridge just as it can occur in a normal tooth. When decay occurs under a dental bridge it is important to remove the decay and usually it’s necessary to make a new bridge altogether. If the decay is quite extensive then it may not even be possible to make a new bridge and an alternative method has to be thought of.

If the bridge is inadequately designed, this will also cause the bridge to fall out repeatedly.

On average a dental bridge should last about 10 years however if yours has been less than three years then we may be able to make a claim if we feel that the bridge was carried out to a poor standard. Also we will look at if the bridge was your best option in your case.

Compensation can be divided into 3 categories:

1. The first category is compensation for pain, suffering and anxiety that has been involved. It could be that the bridge became infected and you had pain for which you were given antibiotics and painkillers. The pain could have been so severe that it disrupted the sleep and even caused you to take time off work.
2. We also look into past losses. Past losses take into account the cost of additional travelling for appointments, taking time off work or the cost of prescription medications such as antibiotics and painkillers.
3. Also added to your claim would be future treatment costs. This may include having a new bridge replaced. You will therefore receive an amount in order to have your bridge replaced again. If any new bridge is not possible, then you can receive compensation to have a dental implant placed instead. There will also be an element of replacement cycles which means that every 10 to 15 years if a bridge or an implant crown needs replacing, you will also receive compensation for that.

Your dental bridge keeps coming loose due to the bridge construction itself and also due to your bite which may be just lodging the bridge. The bridge itself should fit very snugly over the underlying teeth but if this does not happen then the glue will not be able to hold the bridge by itself. The teeth underneath the bridge have been prepared in a particular way and that should be in harmony with the dental bridge. Other reasons for your dental bridge coming loose are that the tooth or teeth underneath the bridge have become decayed.  It can also be that the teeth under the bridge do not have an optimum shape in order to keep the bridge firmly fixed.

Pain under your dental bridge can indicate that there is new decay in the teeth which are holding the bridge in place. Pain and severe sensitivity can also indicate an infection in the root for example if the tooth was root filled prior to placing the dental bridge.  Pain under your dental bridge could also be due to a gum infection or a dental abscess.