I recently lost my dental bridge when i went into the hospital. whose fault?

Depends: Are you speaking about a removable partial denture? Your fault if lost. If you are talking about a fixed bridge that was cemented in was knocked loose, then it was the hospitals fault.

Dental Bridgework: Many patients confused dental bridges with partial dentures. Dental bridges are fix to your teeth by cement and cannot be removed unless they are already lose do to decay or leakage. Partial dentures on the other hand are removable and can easily be misplaced in a napkin and thrown into the trash. You are ultimate responsible to have stored a partial denture in a safe place before being admitted.

Depends: What occurred when the bridge was lost? Were you eating a certain type of food, was there a cavity underneath the bridge or did the teeth fracture underneath the bridge.

Can't say...: But, insurance should cover it. Perhaps your homeowner's insurance?

Yours: Unfortunately this is a common occurence. Usually the hospital has you sign a waiver for lost prosthetics like your partial or denture. Often patients will wrap their partials or dentures in a napking and then the whole thing gets thrown out. You can try and see what the hospital will do but it is unlikely they will pay for a new one.

Unfortunately: Unless there was an obvious breakdown in hospital protocol, the fault is usually the patient's.

Good question: Ask your doctor if he has any recent xrays showing the bridge in good shapewith no decay. If so, ask him to write a letter statingits condition.

Yours, Unfortunally: Removable dentures are easily thrown away, especially if they are wrapped on napkins or paper towels. There is no need for this restorations on the or, take them off and give them to your family for later.