Implant prosthodontics
The phase of prosthodontics concerning the replacement of missing teeth and/or associated structures by restorations that. are attached to dental implants.
Introduction
Implant dentistry has matured from the early days where the main goal was to provide function. Today, the need of the hour is to provide function with long-term esthetics that respects the parameters of hard- and soft-tissue biology and preserves the surrounding bone architecture around functional implants for decades. This puts a unique responsibility on the clinicians today, who need to train from the biologic perspective to place the implant in stable tissues and from a technical perspective to prevent long term prosthetic complications. Given the large number of implants placed in recent times, the complications experienced are only bound to increase. Moreover, if such complication does end up occurring, there has to be a pathway and protocol to manage these without extensive intervention and remakes.