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Adental prosthesis is an intraoral (inside themouth)prosthesis used torestore (reconstruct) intraoral defects such as missingteeth, missing parts of teeth, and missing soft or hard structures of thejaw andpalate.[1]Prosthodontics is the dental specialty that focuses on dental prostheses. Such prostheses are used to rehabilitatemastication (chewing), improve aesthetics, and aid speech. A dental prosthesis may be held in place by connecting to teeth ordental implants, by suction, or by being held passively by surrounding muscles. Like other types of prostheses, they can either be fixed permanently or removable;fixed prosthodontics and removabledentures are made in many variations. Permanently fixed dental prostheses use dental adhesive or screws, to attach to teeth or dental implants. Removal prostheses may use friction against parallel hard surfaces and undercuts of adjacent teeth or dental implants, suction using the mucous retention (with or without aid from denture adhesives), and by exploiting the surrounding muscles and anatomical contours of the jaw to passively hold in place.[2]
Some examples of dental prostheses include:
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