A dental bridge as the term suggests entails bridging the gap left by a missing tooth, or even teeth, by permanently joining the two adjacent teeth across the gap.
This delicate process relies heavily on the fabricated material that a dentist will use to bridge the gap as well as how the bridge will anchor the two adjacent teeth. The common materials used to fabricate dental bridges include gold, porcelain or a fusion of porcelain and metal. Bridges made of gold and those made of porcelain fused to metal are normally the strongest.