Bridges Care: Clean Under and Around Your Bridge
Dental bridges can naturally trap plaque and food particles in the gap between the bridge and your gums. Using these dentist-recommended tools is essential to protect the supporting teeth and maintain healthy gum tissue around your restoration.
Super Floss or Floss Threaders
Essential for sliding cleaning materials under the dental bridge safely.
Water Flosser for Bridges
Uses pulsated water to flush out debris trapped deep under the bridge structure.
Interdental Brushes for Bridges
Ideal for removing plaque from the gaps between your bridge and natural teeth.
Soft-Bristle Toothbrush
Gently cleans the surface of the bridge without scratching the ceramic material.
Super Floss or Floss Threaders
Best for: Patients who need to clean under the false tooth of a bridge.
Interdental Brushes for Bridges
Best for: Cleaning the spaces where the bridge meets your supporting natural teeth.
Water Flosser for Bridges
Best for: Patients who prefer a gentle way to flush out bacteria from bridge gaps.
Soft-Bristle Toothbrush
Best for: Effectively polishing the bridge surface without damaging gums.
- Features a stiff end to easily guide floss through the gap between the bridge and the gumline.
- The spongy section grabs and removes plaque from the underside of the dental bridge.
- Recommended for daily use, ideally right before your evening brushing.
- Slender, brush-tipped tool that slides into the tight gaps where regular floss often can't go.
- Effectively scrubs away food debris that gets trapped against the bridge's anchors.
- Use once or twice a day to prevent gum inflammation around bridge supports.
- Uses a targeted stream of pressurized water to deep-clean the 'blind spots' under a bridge.
- Massages the gum tissue to promote circulation and health around the restoration.
- Best used daily as a supplement to manual flossing for maximum protection.
- Flexible bristles reach the margins where the porcelain bridge meets the natural gumline.
- Removes the surface plaque that accumulates on the porcelain throughout the day.
- Brush twice daily for two minutes, paying extra attention to the bridge area.
Daily Bridge Cleaning Routine
1
Start by using super floss or a floss threader to gently guide the dental floss underneath the false tooth of your bridge.
2
Slide an interdental brush into the gaps at the base of the bridge and around the supporting abutment teeth to remove trapped debris.
3
Use a water flosser on a medium setting to flush out remaining food particles from under the bridge pontic.
4
Thoroughly brush all surfaces of the bridge and your natural teeth with a soft-bristle toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste.
5
Rinse with an antimicrobial mouthwash to further reduce plaque buildup around the bridge margins.
Note: See your dentist if the bridge area feels sore or bleeds often.