Prosthodontics

Prosthetics is the science or profession, of the development or production of prostheses, ie artificial replacement for lost organs or body parts, such as an arm or leg, is concerned. Thus it provides the medical application of mechanics, but also electronics and other departments dar.

The prosthetic is divided into subregions developed such as the sports prosthetics, specifically artificial limbs for disabled athletes.

Prosthodontics is a medical specialty that with missing teeth and extensive loss of jaw and facial parts is concerned mainly with the oral rehabilitation ( overlap with epithetics ). It includes all related biological, functional, psychosocial, material science and technological aspects. The prosthesis includes it - in close interdisciplinary collaboration with other medical and dental Schools - a long-term care a. In addition to maintaining oral structures and in improving the quality of life here is also of benefit to the whole organism observed.