In dentistry, the term prosthesis refers to the replacement of teeth and surrounding tissues lost for various reasons with artificial restorations. The branch of science that deals with the subject is called Prosthetic Dentistry, and dentists who have completed their doctorate or specialist training in the field of prosthetics are called Prosthodontists.

With prosthetic dental treatment, the patient’s lost functions (chewing), speech and aesthetic losses are restored to the patient, while psychological problems that develop due to tooth and tissue loss are eliminated with prostheses. One of the most important goals of prosthetic treatment is to protect the health and integrity of the remaining teeth and tissues.

Prosthetic dental treatment provides a wide range of services depending on the amount of lost teeth and tissue and the patient’s expectations.

Prosthesis Types

• Fixed Prostheses
• Removable Prostheses
• Implant Prostheses
• Maxillofacial Prostheses

Fixed Prostheses

They are called Crown and Bridge Prostheses. These are prostheses that cannot be removed by the patient.

Crown Prosthesis

After filling restorations with insufficient dental tissue support, implants are made by covering the top of the tooth that has been reduced for reasons such as correction of discolored teeth as a superstructure.

Bridge Prosthesis

In cases where one or more teeth are missing, these are prostheses made by minimizing the teeth next to the area where the gap is and using them as support.

Restorations Without Metal Support

Today, increasing aesthetic expectations have increased the use of restorations that do not use metal alloys in their infrastructure. They are frequently used due to their good biological compatibility and superior aesthetic properties.

Empress Crowns

Instead of a metal infrastructure, empress cores, which have good biological compatibility and good aesthetic properties that reflect light like natural teeth, are used in the prosthesis.

Zirconium Restorations

Zirconium oxide has high resistance. Porcelains with zirconium oxide infrastructure do not cause gum problems or allergies, and thanks to their light permeability, they have aesthetics and durability close to natural teeth.

Laminate Restorations

In the presence of color, shape and size irregularities in the teeth, they are restorations applied by gluing leaf-shaped porcelains as a result of only some abrasion of the front surfaces of the teeth.

Removable Prostheses

Complete Dentures

These are tissue-supported prostheses applied to patients who have no teeth in their mouth.

Partial Dentures

These are prostheses made with support from both teeth and tissues in the presence of teeth that cannot support a fixed prosthesis in their mouth. They are put on and removed by the patient. Precision Retainer Dentures are used in cases where clasp arms are thought to negatively affect aesthetics. A wide variety of precision connection types are available.

Implant Prostheses

They are prostheses made with support from implants instead of natural teeth.

Fixed Implant Prostheses

These are single member or bridge restorations made with support from one or more implants. The infrastructure can be metal alloy or ceramic.

Removable Implant Prostheses

They are both implants supported by 2, 3 or 4 implants, and prostheses supported by tissues.

Semi-Removable (Hybrid Prostheses)

It is a type of prosthesis that cannot be removed by the patient, but can be removed by the physician when necessary.

Maxillofacial Prostheses

These are prostheses made to ensure aesthetics and function in large defects caused by tumor surgery, congenital anomalies, and trauma.