Prosthodontics is one of the nine dental specialties recognized by the American Dental Association (ADA) and requires 3-4 years of additional formal training in an ADA approved program. Prosthodontists specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of complex oral related disease and conditions. Specialty programs consists of extensive training in head and neck anatomy, preservation and restoration of oral health, materials science, esthetic tooth replacement, TMD related disorders, traumatic injury to facial structures, sleep disorders and head and neck cancer reconstruction.
Maxillofacial prosthodontics is a sub-specialty in which additional training has been pursued for treatment and restoration of missing head and neck structures such as ears, eyes, nose by prosthetic means.
External links
Americal College of Prosthodontics (http://www.prosthodontics.org)
About prosthodontics (http://www.prosthodontics.org/cf-dbm/about/c-about.cfm)
American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics (http://maxillofacialprosth.org/maxillo/maxillofacial/)
Prosthodontics is a field of dentistry whereby the dentist performs an esthetically higher level of implantology and full mouth reconstruction to offer the most advanced form of sequencing treatment, restorative treatment and maintenance.
This treatment may involve multi-discipline levels of care, including the re-treatment of failures affecting the mouth and smile, maxillofacial (jaw and face) abnormalities, cases stemming from congenital disorders, cases stemming from oral/maxillofacial trauma or neglect, and complex anatomical features of the teeth, gums and supporting bone structure that require advanced dental care.
Prosthodontics is one of nine fields of dentistry to be recognized by the ADA.
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