{"id":76,"date":"2019-02-01T22:18:32","date_gmt":"2019-02-02T03:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/?p=76"},"modified":"2019-02-01T22:18:35","modified_gmt":"2019-02-02T03:18:35","slug":"implants-vs-bridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/all-posts\/implants-vs-bridges\/","title":{"rendered":"Implants vs Bridges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-black-color\">Implants or bridges? Trying to decide which option is best for you to replace a missing tooth can be confusing. Both implants and bridges have their pros &amp; cons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-black-color\">Some advantages to getting a bridge: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A bridge takes less time<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Bridges can cost less<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Bridges look natural<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some disadvantages to a bridge:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Bridges permanently alter adjacent teeth<\/li><li>Bridges place stress on adjacent teeth <\/li><li>Bridges\u00a0may need\u00a0replacement due to new decay<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-black-color\">Some advantages to getting implants: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Implants replace the tooth root<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>An implant is easily maintained <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Implants can last 40+ years\u00a0 <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Implants don&#8217;t alter adjacent teeth<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some disadvantages of an implant:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Implants may take a few\u00a0 or many months to complete <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Implants\u00a0can be\u00a0more expensive because much more is involved<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-black-color\">We are experts in both dental implants and dental bridges and can help\u00a0you make the best choice\u00a0based on your needs and concerns. The most beautiful smile you&#8217;ve ever had is here waiting for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"863\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/dental-bridges-vs-dental-implants.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77\" srcset=\"https:\/\/longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/dental-bridges-vs-dental-implants.jpg 863w, https:\/\/longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/dental-bridges-vs-dental-implants-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/dental-bridges-vs-dental-implants-768x401.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Implants or bridges? Trying to decide which option is best for you to replace a missing tooth can be confusing. Both implants and bridges have&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":68,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95,"href":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions\/95"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.longislandcrownsbridgesimplants.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}