Dentist-Prosthetist

Who is a prosthetic dentist? This is a doctor specializing in a special area of dentistry - dental orthopedics.

If the general orthopedics is aimed at treating and restoring injuries to the musculoskeletal system of a person, then dental orthopedics eliminates the defects of the dentition associated with damaged or missing teeth. This is possible due to prosthetics - a special medical and technical field of clinical dentistry.

So the answer to the question - what does the prosthetic dentist do? - is obvious. The dentist-protezist is engaged in the manufacture (removal of molded teeth for the further manufacture of prostheses by prosthetic technicians) and the installation of dentures - artificial substitutes for lost teeth.

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When should I go to a prosthetic dentist?

Given all of the above, there should be an almost exhaustive answer to the question of when to contact a prosthetic dentist?

The services of this specialist in prosthetics of teeth are the only adequate measure with incomplete "staffing" of the dentition. At the disposal of dental prosthetics are many technologies and modern materials that can solve this problem.

To date, widely used types of prosthetics, such as clasp, bridge, removable, non-removable, conditionally removable, as well as prosthetics on pre-implanted in the gums of dental implants. But implantation is implanted by another specialist - dentist-implantologist, but an artificial tooth on the implant is already installed by the dentist-prosthetist.

However, it's up to the dentist to decide which way to replace lost teeth is right for you.

What tests should I take when I call a dentist-prosthetist?

Prosthetic dentistry requires a full sanation of the oral cavity, that is, the treatment of all diseases of the oral mucosa and all available teeth. The dentist-therapist, who will direct the patient to take a blood test for hepatitis C (Anti-HCV), hepatitis B (HBsAg), HIV (anti-HIV) and syphilis, is engaged in all this. These tests are given to ensure the safety of all types of dental treatment.

With increased bleeding gums, an analysis is needed for the level of blood coagulability (for platelet content). And if you have diabetes, you may need a blood test for sugar.

If the patient decides on prosthetics with the installation of implants, then the dentist-prosthetist connects the surgeon-implantologist. In this case, the list of necessary tests will be much longer, and the delivery of tests appoints an implantologist.

What diagnostic methods does the dentist-prosthetist use?

The main diagnostic method used by the dentist-prosthetic is x-ray. Orthopantomography (an overview radiograph of the teeth) allows you to get an overview of both the upper and lower jaws.

But the most modern diagnostic method, which is equipped with a dentist-prosthetist of a good clinic is dental computer tomography, which gives a snapshot of teeth and jaws in 3D format.

Advantages of computed tomography are that the doctor sees in 3D the features of the structure of the teeth of a particular patient, the state of the soft tissues of the oral cavity, the periodontal and bone tissue of the jaw, the location of the nerves, the habitual bite,

What diseases does the dentist-prosthesis patient cure?

A prosthetic dentist treats not a dental disease, but eliminates their frequent consequence, which is adentia or edentulism - loss of teeth. The most common causes of irretrievable loss of the tooth or several teeth are neglected caries, gingivitis, pulpitis, periodontitis, chronic periodontitis, as well as diabetes and even rheumatoid arthritis. To the loss of teeth can also lead to jaw injuries.

Reducing the number of teeth has the most negative effects on the digestive system: food that is not sufficiently milled in the mouth, is more difficult to digest and is less easily digested. The absence of teeth makes articulation difficult when speaking.

In addition, partial or complete edentulism leads to subsidence of the spongy bone tissue of the alveolar jaw, the consequence of which is the change of some external facial features.

Important are adjective and accompanying negative factors of psychoemotional nature: they reduce not only the quality of a person's life, but also the level of his self-esteem.

Tips dentist-prosthetist

To keep your own teeth as long as possible, read the simple advice of a prosthetic dentist.

So, you need to take care of your teeth regularly (clean in the morning and in the evening). Teeth need to be treated in a timely manner. If you do not pay attention to caries and other diseases of the teeth (and gums), you can remain without teeth - partially or completely.

To the loss of teeth leads smoking, eating sweet food and drinks, as well as foods with a lot of carbohydrates and acids. A common cause of tooth loss is periodontitis, which can develop due to diabetes mellitus, chronic malnutrition (with severe diets), decreased immunity and HIV infection.

Remember: if you do not go to a regular dentist in time, you may need a prosthetic dentist.