With dental implants growing in popularity worldwide, is there no longer a place for the lowly bridge? With excellent survival rates and finance payment options for patients, the implant is an affordable treatment modality for most. As it stands alone with no impact on adjacent teeth, should it be considered the most ethical replacement for a single missing tooth?

• • Understand indications for bridges
• • Appreciate which clinical circumstances would be more favourable for bridges or more favourable for implants
• • Understand the different types of bridge design and their limitations.