Trends in Prosthodontics

Abstract

Prosthodontics is concerned with the impact of tooth or tissue damage and partial or complete loss of teeth onoral function in its broadest sense. It deals with this largely through prosthetic replacement. The discipline occupies a major portion of a dental school curriculum, and dental practitioners usually devote much of their practiceto prosthodontic services. With the rapid improvement in oral health and the reduction of edentulism in many countries, increasing numbers of people are retaining more teeth later in life.Gradually,the main focus in prosthodontics has shifted from removable dentures to fixed prostheses, while implant-supported restorations have attracted intenseinterest in the dental community. Another factor increasingly influencing prosthodontic practice is patients’ awareness of newer technologies in aesthetic dentistry. Because prosthodontic interventions as well as maintenance and repair are by nature costly, the global development in the field manifests fundamentalinequalities in the levels of service that patients can access. Diminishing resources for health care in general challenges educators and practitioners of prosthodontics alike. This review is an attempt to describe the recent developments in prosthodontics and its therapeutic areas, and the impact such developments may have on the theory and practice of the discipline.

Predictors of oral mucosal lesions among removable prosthesis wearers

“…Despite the increase of implato-prosthetic therapy, in daily practice, the need for partial and complete dentures will remains for several years to come (5). The correct fabrication and maintenance of dentures is a precondition for good quality of life among the elderly (6).…”

Dental occlusion: modern concepts and their application in implant prosthodontics

“…The most important obstacle is economic: most edentulous people are poor and cannot afford the high cost of implant treatment. 14,15 However, even when cost was removed as a factor, more than one-third of older edentulous subjects refused an offer of free implants, preferring to retain their mandibular dentures. 16 There are no RCTs comparing the outcome of restorations on implants with those on natural teeth.…”

“…How many teeth are required cannot be answered in general but must be evaluated individually with respect to the wide The maxillary cast is to be placed for mounting with an interocclusal record variation in occlusal morphology and individual adaptability present in the population. 15,32 In conventional prosthodontics, the fi rst choice for replacing missing teeth was in general a removable partial denture. Comparisons of two options for treatment of SDA, a removable partial denture and small fi xed dental prostheses, have demonstrated several advantages for the fi xed prostheses in spite of the fact that they did not provide molar support.…”

Attitudes of Patients Towards Replacement of Missing Teeth at Manubhai Patel Dental College, Vadodara

“…Those who have attained higher levels of education are more apt to have greater financial opportunity and to subsequently place a higher priority on dental health. Lack of education about the importance of oral health, the need for preventive services, and the consequences of neglect appear to constitute a significant barrier to dental health care 3 .…”

“…In its broadest sense, Prosthodontics is concerned with the replacement of partial or complete loss of teeth and oral function due to tooth or tissue damage 3 . Prosthetic treatment involves the replacement of few missing teeth in a healthy but incomplete dentition, the functional replacement of nearly all teeth in a badly damaged dentition, or restoring function by means of removable or fixed partial dentures, implants, complete dentures, or overdentures 4 .…”