Dental Prosthetics

A dental prosthesis is a device that replaces one or more teeth that are missing, damaged, misaligned, or have undesirable shapes.

There are three types of prostheses:

• Removable dental prosthesis: This is a device that can be taken out and put back in, such as dentures. It can be partial or complete depending on the patient’s needs.

• Fixed dental prosthesis on natural teeth: This type is bonded or cemented onto the natural teeth.

• Dental prosthesis on implants: This can be either screwed or cemented. Depending on the case, it can be a single unit (a single implant-supported crown) or multiple units (a partial bridge or, in some cases, a fully implant-supported prosthesis).

Inlays and onlays are indirect restoration techniques made in a dental prosthetics laboratory. They are designed to replace a significant cavity in the tooth and can be made from composite or ceramic materials.

Inlays and onlays provide a high-quality solution that meets the mechanical, biological, functional, and aesthetic needs of damaged teeth.

Dental crowns are fixed prostheses used to rebuild damaged, broken, devitalized, or severely decayed teeth when the remaining healthy structure is not sufficient to allow for conventional conservative treatment. A bridge is a dental prosthesis that forms a “bridge” between several teeth, usually two. It replaces one or two missing teeth by anchoring onto adjacent teeth (called abutment teeth), which are sometimes devitalized.

In all cases, your dental surgeon will help you make the best choice to find a durable, comfortable, and aesthetic solution for replacing one or more teeth. Once the decision is made, impressions are taken at the clinic to provide the prosthetist with as much information as possible to create your prosthesis.