What is Prosthodontics treatment?
Prosthodontics is a dental discipline concerned with replacing missing or damaged teeth with artificial prosthetics and implants. The prosthetics are natural in appearance and tooth-coloured to blend in with the patient’s remaining teeth.
The aim of a prosthodontist is to create a natural, functional smile for patients who have been affected by the loss of teeth, whether due to general wear, decay, a previously failed dental procedure or any number of other reasons.
It is usually reserved for the most challenging types of cases and can help restore a patient’s confidence and self-esteem, both of which can be severely hampered by gaps in the mouth or ongoing oral discomfort.
As well as undertaking additional prosthodontic qualifications, our team is experienced and focused on performing complex restorative treatments as well as the more basic replacement of one to two missing teeth.
TYPES OF TREATMENT
There are a number of treatments our prosthodontists at the Advanced Referral Centre can offer. These include (but are not limited to) the following:
Before deciding on the most suitable treatment, a prosthodontist will carry out a thorough examination taking a number of factors into consideration. These include a patient’s smile line, the gum line, tooth proportion and vertical symmetry.
