Severe pain while chewing food

Hey,

One of my molar teeth got decayed a few years back. There was a swollen gum tissue formed around the tooth. It was followed by intense pain and bad taste in the mouth. I was really afraid of the root canal process and I asked my dentist to remove that tooth.

Now, I’m 30 years old and I find severe difficulty in chewing food without that tooth. Also, I think the lost tooth can cause the remaining teeth to loosen. The teeth in the opposite jaw also started to shift up toward that space. I googled to find a procedure called “dental bridge” to restore my missing teeth.

I have fixed an appointment at a clinic in Kitchener delivering digital dental x-ray services to the patients. Do you think “dental bridge” is a painful procedure? What’s the difference between a bridge, implant and denture? Please share your experiences and genuine replies.