Malament K A
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, USA.
J Am Dent Assoc. 2000 Dec;131(12):1742-9. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.2000.0121.
Prosthodontics is the dental specialty responsible for diagnosis, rehabilitation and maintenance of patients with complex clinical conditions involving missing or deficient teeth and/or craniofacial tissues. The essence of the specialty is expert treatment planning.
OVERVIEW/LITERATURE REVIEWED: In recent years, new approaches and technology have been introduced as a result of research performed in universities and by industry. The field of prosthodontics continues to evolve owing to a better understanding of the biology of the oral cavity and the introduction of new techniques and improved biomaterials. Improvements in periodontal and oral surgical techniques, implant procedures and materials, esthetic restorative materials, and jaw tracking recorders and articulators have led to enhanced functional and esthetic oral and maxillofacial prostheses.
The complexities of today's technical and clinical procedures and the higher expectations for more esthetically pleasing dentistry by the general patient population have placed a premium on teamwork involving general dentists, specialists and dental technicians.
口腔修复学是牙科的一个专业领域，负责对患有涉及牙齿缺失或缺损和/或颅面组织的复杂临床病症的患者进行诊断、修复和维护。该专业的核心是专业的治疗计划。
综述/文献回顾：近年来，由于大学和企业开展的研究，新的方法和技术不断涌现。由于对口腔生物学有了更好的理解，以及新技术和改良生物材料的引入，口腔修复学领域持续发展。牙周和口腔外科技术、种植手术和材料、美学修复材料以及颌骨追踪记录器和牙合架的改进，使得口腔和颌面修复体的功能和美学效果得到了提升。
当今技术和临床程序的复杂性，以及普通患者对更美观牙科的更高期望，使得普通牙医、专科医生和牙科技师之间的团队合作变得尤为重要。
