Dental prosthetics is the aspect of dentistry that deals with the replacement of missing teeth or the repair of damaged or worn down teeth. Traditional dental prostheses are removable denture and fixed bridges. Nowadays due to advancement in technology, netter options of teeth replacement are available.
Advanced dental prosthetics makes it possible for teeth to be replaced in a comfortable manner that looks as natural as possible for the patient.
Traditional full mouth rehabilitation with dentures has been replaced with all-on-4 and all-on -6 – full arch dental bridges retained on 4 or 6 dental implants and implant abutments. Traditional fixed partial dentures or bridges are now being replaced with implant borne crowns and bridges which avoid the problem of preparation of sound tooth tissues. Clinical procedures like veneers, crown, onlays and inlays are also gaining popularity, (due to improvement in techniques and materials), as option for restoring form, morphology/appearance and function of teeth.
Traditional dental impressions with alginate and elastomeric impression materials are increasingly being replaced by digital impression methods like intraoral scans and software systems. Cone Beam CT combined with intraoral scan has so much simplified the diagnostic and treatment planning process with digital workflow. Computer Aided Design And Computer Aided Machining (CAD/CAM) systems have made prosthetic workflow much faster, improved accuracy, and less burdensome. Dental laboratory processes have also been made easier by leveraging on CAD/CAM and 3D printing technologies. Artificial intelligence has now been incorporated into the diagnostic, planning and execution phases of prosthetic dentistry, making the procedures speedier, and less error prone. Prosthetic dentistry is an ever evolving field and the future looks exciting!
Emerging aspects of dentistry such as esthetic dentistry or cosmetic dentistry are only possible due to the advancement in prosthetic dentistry that has opened new treatment opportunities in dentistry.
At Total Dental Care Clinic, we leverage on these new technologies to give you the best care the system can offer. Come to Total dental Care Clinic today for your customised treatment plan so your prosthetic needs can be resolved.
