A dental specialist, recognized by the American Dental Association, who focuses on cosmetics and functional reconstruction and/or replacement of missing, broken, or discolored teeth and tissues with natural-looking substitutes such as crowns, bridges, veneers, denture, and implant prostheses.

Three years of rigorous specialized training and experience, after completing dental school, give prosthodontists the special understanding of the dynamics of the smile, the preservation of a healthy mouth, and with extensive laboratory skills to handle the materials used in restoring and replacing teeth.

Prosthodontist is the specialist in caring for adult patients who want a higher level of routine care, have high expectations, desire improvements in the appearance of their smile, or who need more involved dental problems expertly treated.

Their advanced specialty training can improve your appearance. Some of the procedures which can improve your smile are:

• complete ceramic esthetic crowns ("caps") onto teeth.
  
• veneers (a very thin porcelain "shell") onto teeth to conceal defects.
  
• using bonding technology on a tooth's surface to change its shape or to close gaps.
  
• bleaching discolored teeth to brighten and whiten a smile.

Prosthodontists Also Can Help in Many Other Ways

As dental experts in state-of-the-art procedures and techniques, prosthodontists are able to treat many different, diverse dental conditions such as:

• Complex care management involving multiple specialists
  
• Post oral cancer reconstruction and continuing care
  
• Children born with missing teeth
  
• TMD - jaw joint problems
  
• Traumatic injuries
  
• Snoring and sleep disorders