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Prosthodontics is one of 8 dental specialties recognized by the American Dental Association. Prosthodontists have had 3 years of additional specialty training in an American Dental Association accredited graduate education programs after completing 4 years of dental school. |
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implant crowns, implant supported dentures, implant assisted dentures, crowns, bridges, conventional complete and partial dentures.
As a result of rigorous post graduate specialty training, prosthodontists and their offices are equipped to create superb smile and treat patients with complex oral problems such as patients with severely worn out teeth, collapsed bite, uncomfortable bite, uneven occlusal plane, etc. Prosthodontists, serving as an "architect" also work closely with other specialists and general dentists to provide the most optimal treatments for their patients. Prosthodontists can enhance and rebuild beauty and function of your teeth using such procedures as finely tuned natural looking comfortable crowns, model quality porcelain veneers and full mouth rehabilitations using various techniques and materials such asimplants and dentures.
Whether you need a single crown or a full mouth rehabilitation, a prosthodontist's office is a good place to start. For more information on prosthodontics, please visit American College of Prosthodontists website at
www.prosthodontics.org .
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According to ADA specification, dental alloy used to make crowns are classified into three groups. They are high noble, noble, and base alloy. Nobility of an element is determined by its position in the periodic table, and is a measure of its passivity in the oral environment.
The noble metals most commonly used in restorative dentistry are gold, platinum, and palladium. Iridium, rhodium, ruthenium, and osmium are also designated as noble metals. Silver, which has a tendency to tarnish in oral fluids, is generally not considered as a noble metal.
High noble metal contains minimum 40 wt% gold and greater than 60% noble metal. Noble metal contains more than 25% noble metal but less than 60% noble metal, and Base metal contains less than 25% noble metal. When fabricating any type of crowns that contain metal, noble alloys should be used because noble metals resist corrosion and are less likely to trigger allergic reactions.
Most, if not all, low priced crowns are made of base metal which often does not contain any noble metals. In addition to not having any noble metal, the base metal may contain Nickle which may trigger allergic reaction, especially in female patients.
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