- Prosthodontics, also
known as
dental prosthetics or
prosthetic dentistry, is the area of
dentistry that
focuses on
dental prostheses. It is one of 12 dental...
- A
dental prosthesis is an
intraoral (inside the mouth)
prosthesis used to
restore (reconstruct)
intraoral defects such as
missing teeth,
missing parts...
-
George Washington, the
first president of the
United States, lost all but one of his
teeth by the time he was inaugurated, and had at
least four sets of...
- A
dental implant (also
known as an
endosseous implant or fixture) is a
prosthesis that
interfaces with the bone of the jaw or
skull to
support a dental...
- A
denturist in the
United States and Canada,
clinical dental technologist in the
United Kingdom and Ireland,
dental prosthetist in Australia, or a clinical...
- A
bridge is a
fixed dental restoration (a
fixed dental prosthesis) used to
replace one or more
missing teeth by
joining an
artificial tooth definitively...
-
Dentures (also
known as
false teeth) are
prosthetic devices constructed to
replace missing teeth,
supported by the
surrounding soft and hard
tissues of...
- In dentistry,
platform switching is a
method used to
preserve alveolar bone
levels around dental implants. The
concept refers to
placing ****ed or friction...
- An
articulator is a
mechanical hinged device used in
dentistry to
which plaster casts of the
maxillary (upper) and
mandibular (lower) jaw are fixed, reproducing...
- A face-bow is a
dental instrument used in the
field of prosthodontics. Its
purpose is to
transfer functional and
aesthetic components from patient's mouth...
