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I also have a very large bridge anchored on 4 teeth. If it is well built and put in properly you shouldn't have to worry about chewing with it. My dentist reminds me that using my bridge to chew now that my molars are gone will put more strain on it, which can add up over time and make it loose or crack it eventually, but it shouldn't just pop unless it wasn't seated right. I broke 5 temporary bridges while the permanent was being made, because they just sort of stick those in and they aren't made of the tough stuff.
I simply try to divide my chewing as evenly as possible between the right and left sides of the bridge to evenly distribute wear and strain, and I take VERY good care of the four anchor teeth, because when they are gone, the bridge is done.
Obviously, if you heard or felt a distinct something from your bridge you need to get right in and have it checked immediately so you don't do more damage. My old bridge got very loose at the end and used to rock. I thought it was my teeth but it was just a loose bridge.
No second day after the pop noise, everything still seems normal. No sign of lossing.
I do take a good care of evrything I eat. That's why I was surprised when did that pop noise. I was slowly biting.
I simply try to divide my chewing as evenly as possible between the right and left sides of the bridge to evenly distribute wear and strain, and I take VERY good care of the four anchor teeth, because when they are gone, the bridge is done.
Obviously, if you heard or felt a distinct something from your bridge you need to get right in and have it checked immediately so you don't do more damage. My old bridge got very loose at the end and used to rock. I thought it was my teeth but it was just a loose bridge.
I do take a good care of evrything I eat. That's why I was surprised when did that pop noise. I was slowly biting.