Why See a Prosthodontist?

Choosing a prosthodontist means choosing the best for your mouth regarding health and aesthetics. A prosthodontist specializes in restoring and enhancing smiles to their highest capacity. Advanced training beyond dental school gives prosthodontists the additional skills needed to treat complex cases and help patients achieve maximum aesthetics and comprehensive oral health.

What is a Prosthodontist?

Prosthodontics (also known as dental prosthetics or prosthetic dentistry) is one of the nine dental specialties recognized by the American Dental Association (ADA).

Prosthodontists specialize in the diagnosis, restoration, and replacement of missing teeth. Prosthodontists can restore oral function by placing restorations or prostheses (dentures, crowns, implants, etc.).

Extensive training and experience give prosthodontists a unique understanding of restoring the dynamics of a smile and healthy mouth by creating tooth prostheses. Becoming a prosthodontist requires three additional years of specialty training after obtaining a DMD (Doctor of Dental Medicine) or DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) degree.

This specialized training must be completed at an ADA-accredited prosthodontic education program. This is where prosthodontists are highly trained in state-of-the-art techniques and procedures for treating multiple, diverse, and complex dental conditions.

They will also learn how to restore a smile’s optimum function and aesthetics.

Advanced deterioration of a patient’s teeth usually creates issues besides loss of teeth or tooth structure, which our office can address. While we may serve as the “architect” of a dental treatment plan, we often collaborate with your general dentist and other specialists to facilitate the complete treatment of your condition.

What Can Prosthodontic Treatment Do For Me?

Prosthodontic treatment can redesign your smile with several services, including dental veneers, inlays/onlays, dental bonding, dental implants, dentures, teeth whitening, dental bridges, and dental crowns.