Study into Army Personnel
Practice Manager - Saturday, June 24, 2017Background: Dental attrition is capable of causing toothache, temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), and vertical facial dimension loss. It may also harden prosthesis fabrication. The most frequent causes of this problem are stress and mental tensions. Read more
Why do you need a prosthodontist?
Practice Manager - Wednesday, May 31, 2017All dentists are trained to make crowns, bridges, partial and complete dentures, and restore implants, so why do you need a prosthodontist?
Essentially, prosthodontists are THE recognized experts when anything needs to be replaced in your mouth.
Let’s make this comparison to illustrate the point further: according to the American Dental Association, there are approximately 3,400 prosthodontists nationwide, compared to the 195,000 general dentists.
A prosthodontist is a dentist who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment planning, rehabilitation and maintenance of the oral function. This includes comfort, appearance and health of patients with clinical conditions associated with missing or deficient teeth and/or oral and maxillofacial tissues using prosthetic substitutes – or false teeth.
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