What is the difference between a prosthodontist and a general dentist?
A prosthodontist is a dentist. The difference between a general dentist and a prosthodontist is that the latter specializes in restoring and replacing missing or damaged teeth and managing complex dental cases. After graduating from dental school, prosthodontists continue their education with three additional years of advanced training in an ADA-accredited prosthodontics graduate program. Prosthodontists not only make patients' smiles look beautiful and natural, but they enable patients to restore function, which contributes to better oral and overall health.
A prosthodontist:
- Restores Natural Teeth: A prosthodontist focuses on restoring both function and appearance of damaged or decayed teeth.
- Replaces Missing Teeth: A prosthodontist specializes in replacing missing teeth with various prostheses.
- Provides Complex Dental Care: A prosthodontist has extensive training in treating patients with more complex dental issues due to missing teeth.
- Coordinates Care for Complex Cases: Prosthodontists provide both professional prosthodontic care and coordination of care for complex dental issues. They will often employ a team of dental or medical specialists and synchronize the sequences of treatment, providing patients with a holistic team approach that results in the most comprehensive dental and medical care.
What are the typical services offered by a prosthodontist?
Here are the most common dental services provided by a prosthodontist:
- Dental Implants: Placing and restoring dental implants to replace missing teeth.
- Dental Crowns: Restoring damaged or decayed teeth with dental crowns.
- Dental Bridges: Replacing missing teeth with dental bridges.
- Dentures: Providing various types of dentures to replace multiple missing teeth.
- Cosmetic Dentistry: Enhancing the appearance of teeth and smile with dental veneers.
- Sleep Apnea Therapy: Screening for sleep apnea, working with a medical professional to conduct sleep studies, fitting for an intra-oral sleep appliance, adjusting the appliance when necessary, and overseeing the entire treatment process.
- Night Guards: Fitting and fabricating custom-made night guards (occlusal guards) to protect teeth while you sleep.
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