My Experience

I had two top teeth pulled and needed a replaceable bridge. A bridge is essentially a retainer with two replacement teeth in it. The bridge snaps into the teeth already there.

I sat in the dentist chair and a mold was put into my mouth to take an impression. It feels like soft plastic and you bite down. That was it. The dentist then sent it to a lab to get a bridge made. Two weeks later I went back to have the bridge fitted. He snapped it in and began to adjust the fit by filing parts that feel rough against the gum.