A Prosthodontist is a dentist who specializes in the restoration of natural teeth and the placement of natural-looking prosthetic teeth.
Prosthodontists offer their patients a wide variety of options to replace missing teeth.
When a permanent tooth is lost, the remaining teeth are affected. As support and chewing forces are altered, the remaining teeth will begin to shift. This alteration of forces and dental shifting, in many cases, causes or promotes other forms of dental disease and the loss of additional teeth. Crown and bridge treatment is a permanent method of replacing lost teeth. A crown is placed over a tooth where there is no longer sufficient tooth structure to support a dental filling.