Prosthetic dentistry is one of the fundamental pillars of dentistry. Even though it is highly specialized in replacement of missing teeth and adjacent soft and hard oral tissues, the cooperation with other branches of dentistry is very important. It usually provides final stages of rehabilitation of the whole maxillofacial system. The loss of several teeth doesn't have to be an immediate threat...

Dental and dental personnel’s are constantly exposed to a number of specific occupational hazards. This article analyze the potential hazards and various risks involved in persons exposed to prosthodontic practice mainly prosthodontist and the laboratory technicians. These risks include exposure to chemical, physical hazards, infectious environment, psychosocial hazards and various others. Pers...

S. Anil1,5, S. V. Varma2, R.S. Preethanath1, P. S. Anand3 and A. Al Farraj Aldosari4 1Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, 2Sri Sankara Dental College, Trivandrum, Kerala, 3People’s College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Bhanpur, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 4Department of Prosthetic Science, College of Dentistry, King Saud Un...

the minimal invasive nature of lasers, with quick tissue response and healing has made them a very attractive technology in various fields of dentistry which serves as a tool to create a better result than ever before. the rapid development of lasers and their wavelengths with variety of applications on soft and hard tissues may continue to have major impact on the scope and practice in prosthe...

Composite Materials Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras, Patras 26500, Greece. School of Dentistry, Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, University of Athens, Greece. School of Mechanical Engineering, ATEI of Thessaly, Larisa, Thessalia, Greece. Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Laboratory of Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineerin...

The application of techniques from logic databases and definite clause grammars is illustrated in RaPiD, an intelligent design system used in prosthetic dentistry.

OBJECTIVE To describe and compare the levels of stress reported by dental practitioners working within clinical dental specialties. METHOD Questionnaire survey of 220 dental practitioners identified from the General Dental Council lists of specialist practitioners in the following clinical specialties: orthodontics, paediatric dentistry, restorative dentistry, endodontics, periodontology, pro...

Modern dentistry has changed tremendously with implant therapy. For the successful implant therapy, making a proper treatment plan considering both surgical and prosthetic part in mind is the key of success. Often practitioners tend to create a treatment plan overlooking the basic principles of prosthetic part. This present review has discussed various prosthetic consideration of implant-suppor...