prosthodontics
Artificial teeth specialty
Prosthodontics is the dental specialty focused on replacing missing teeth and restoring damaged ones.
Prosthodontists design and fit artificial replacements—crowns, bridges, dentures, and dental implants: She was referred to prosthodontics for a full set of implants.
The field combines functional restoration with cosmetic considerations.
Regal head ornaments
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- denturesRemovable artificial teeth
- veneersSuperficial outer layers
- inlaysEmbedded decorative elements
fillings · bonding · composite · ceramic · porcelain · gold · amalgam · resin
Superficial outer layers
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
- contourBounding line of shape
- symmetryInvariance under transformation
laminates · translucency · color · smile line · characterization · staining · glaze
Teeth-based food breakdown
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
- bitePierce with teeth
- chewingCrushing food orally
- swallowingIngesting via throat muscles
speech · enunciation · dentition · temporomandibular · mandible · maxilla · palate · tongue
Element twenty-two
- abutmentLoad-bearing end structure
- fixtureAttached building component
- zirconiaZirconium dioxide compound
- bone graftTransplanted skeletal tissue
Fabricates oral prosthetics
- denturistRemovable prosthetic teeth professional
- dental laboratoryProsthetic fabrication facility
- ceramistOne who crafts pottery
- oral surgeonDoctor operating on jaws
crowns
Regal head ornaments
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- denturesRemovable artificial teeth
- veneersSuperficial outer layers
inlays · fillings · bonding · composite · ceramic · porcelain · gold · amalgam · resin · impression
veneers
Superficial outer layers
symmetry · laminates · translucency · color · smile line · characterization · staining · glaze
mastication
Teeth-based food breakdown
swallowing · speech · enunciation · dentition · temporomandibular · mandible · maxilla · palate · tongue · articulation
titanium
Element twenty-two
dental technician
Fabricates oral prosthetics
- denturistRemovable prosthetic teeth professional
- dental laboratoryProsthetic fabrication facility
- ceramistOne who crafts pottery
oral surgeon · periodontist · dental assistant · treatment planning
- dental servicesdental care, dental hygiene, orthodontics, endodontics, periodontics
- dental labdental lab, dental labs, dental technician, dentures, crowns
- dentistrydentist, teeth, tooth, dentists, dental care
- dental educationdental schools, dental education, dental students, dental school, dental training
- dental insurancecoverage, premium, premiums, deductible, deductibles
- dental schooldental school, DAT, clinic, lecture hall, faculty
prosthodonticstooth extraction
Removing a bad molar
oral surgery · orthodontics · preventive dentistry · periodontics · endodontics