Overview And Scope
- The Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge equips undergraduate and postgraduate students to meet the goal of competent management of patients with prosthodontic needs, arrive at a diagnosis, and plan the sequence of treatment. It provides good clinical care for patients requiring comprehensive and advanced phases of prosthodontic treatment like occlusal rehabilitation, full-mouth, rehabilitation, and implant-supported prosthesis, and extraoral/intraoral maxillofacial prosthesis.
- Prosthodontics is a branch of dentistry that deals with designing, manufacturing, and fitting artificial replacements for teeth and other parts of the mouth. It is a branch of dentistry that is mainly concerned with the cosmetic restoration of lost orofacial structures (aesthetic restoration). Maxillofacial prosthodontics is a subspecialty of prosthodontics that deals with the prosthesis of the oral and maxillofacial region. Aesthetic restoration of lost orofacial structures is done through removable and fixed prostheses.
- Removable prostheses include removable dentures (artificial teeth) - both complete and partial sets. while fixed prostheses include bridges, crowns, and implant-supported dentures. Rigorous training and experience provide prosthodontists with a special understanding of the dynamics of the smile, the preservation of a healthy mouth, and the creation of tooth replacements.
- The Department is the first in Asia to have CAD/CAM technology, an advanced implant clinic supporting all systems, and injection molding processing systems to produce high-quality dentures and titanium casting machines.
Prosthodontics treatment provided includes the fabrication of:
- Crowns and bridges
- Complete and removable partial dentures
- Implant-supported restorations
- Smile design
- Management of temporomandibular joint problems
- Traumatic injuries to the teeth / orofacial region
- Congenital disorders like cleft lip and cleft palate
- Snoring or sleep disorders
- Oral cancer reconstruction and continuing care
Clinics and Laboratories
- The department boasts of an expansive UG & PG Clinic with a separate implant section in the clinical block. In the pre-clinical block, a state of the art casting laboratory and ceramic section that churns out about 100 units per month on an average is a pride of this department. The laboratory houses equipment from the best in business and includes metal/full ceramic/ metal fused to ceramic/metal castings /metal free /best of acryliser to name a few. The preclinical students get to work in a patient simulation laboratory before working on patients.
Supplementary Activities
- In addition to the routine academic programs, students are encouraged to attend international/ national and state level conferences, symposiums and workshops. Our students over the years have won various accolades and awards in scientific presentations including oral presentation, quiz, skills related competitions and posters. The staff are involved in clinical research and in handling the various challenging cases walking into the hospital.
- The department has been organizing various dental education programs and contests like Smile Architect – A Talent search contest, Teach the Teacher – Post Graduate teacher workshop and CDE programs on all disciplines of Prosthodontics by eminent speakers.
Extension Activities/Outreach Programmes
- Conducted various lectures / seminars /hands -on workshops by eminent national speakers impairing knowledge on enhancing endodontic and restorative operative skills for students and faculty alike.
- Annual Workshops are being conducted on some latest technology.
- Conferences, Workshops, Guest Lectures, Short term courses , Inter college engagement programs , Celebration on Special Days are key highlights.
- Dental camps
- Short term courses
- Festival Celebrations
- Poster Competitions
- State and National Conferences
Department Achievement
- Publications – more than 300
- Books – 4
- Patents – 2
