fixed bridge
Immovable river crossing
A fixed bridge is a dental prosthetic permanently cemented in place to replace missing teeth, anchored to adjacent natural teeth or implants.
Unlike removable dentures, it stays in the mouth: The dentist recommended a fixed bridge to fill the gap.
In music, a fixed bridge is a guitar bridge that doesn't allow pitch bending, as opposed to a tremolo system.
- permanentFixed without end
- dentalRelating to teeth
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- abutmentLoad-bearing end structure
- missing toothAbsent dental structure
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Hinged castle entrance span
swing bridge · lift bridge · floating bridge · pontoon bridge
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