Prosthodontics

Prosthodontics is the dental specialty that focuses on providing care for patients who are missing teeth or have significant damage to their existing teeth. A referral to a prosthodontist is made when a patient has a difficult or complex problem that requires advanced specialist management.

A prosthodontist receives three years of additional training after dental school in a program accredited by the American Dental Association based either at a hospital or a university. This extensive training and education provides prosthodontists with the skills for restoring the balance, function and look of the mouth as a whole, as well as individual teeth.

Prosthodontists are excellent at identifying the causes of problems and are skilled at providing the solutions. Rather than simply provide cosmetic solutions, which focus on the way things look, they are trained to correctly diagnose and treat any underlying problems beforehand.

This understanding is carried over into all aspects of reconstructing or improving smiles and appearances. These dental specialists are experts in dental rehabilitation and have mastered many procedures including: crowns, caps, bridges, veneers, removable partial dentures, dentures and dental implants.