Advances in Prosthodontics

People are generally fascinated by innovations, especially if the end result can provide real benefits. Human society ever since its advent house has undergone various changes starting from discovery of wheels and fire to revolutionary invention of supercomputers and aircrafts that defy all the laws of gravity. Indeed this world has progressed in leaps and bounds in oral health. The scientific and technological basis of dentistry, are expanding rapidly in a world where alternative changes in the managements and financing of health care, the demography of our nation, and public expectations of better "quality of life".The argument is compelling that change is needed in the way treatment is delivered to reflect this emerging reality. Resolving such a challenge will need a joint effort from the dental profession and society, since traditional Prosthodontic strategies for managing such a problem would seem to be both unattainable and inappropriate at the population level. In light of current knowledge, this text attempts to sketch the developments in Prosthodontics and its treatment areas.