PROSTHODONTICS is that branch of dentistry pertaining to the restoration and maintenance of oral function, comfort, appearance and health of the patient by restoration of natural teeth and or replacement of missing teeth and craniofacial tissues with artificial substitutes.
Our primary responsibility lies in the education & training of graduates in managing replacement of missing teeth/oral & maxillofacial structures to restore biologic health ,function ,esthetics & comfort. This is accomplished by using the advanced technique in the vast field of prosthodontics integrated with removable complete & partial denture prosthodontics , fixed and implant supported prosthetics , maxillofacial rehabilitation, management of temporomadibular joint disorders accomplished with science of biomaterials & occlusion.
Our curriculum is structured to deliver information through lectures, seminars & clinical oversight of patient care. The treatment concepts taught in simulated patient care & our clinics include restorations for anterior and posterior missing teeth with ceramic restorations, conventional & implant retained crowns & fixed partial denture as well as conventional and implant retained complete & partial denture.
We encourage interdepartmental, collaborative research with special emphasis on in vitro and in vivo biomaterial research, cross sectional & longitudinal studies. We continually review new materials & associated techniques to assure appropriately researched new technologies are incorporated in our curriculum, while at the same time using evidence based information as the core for our teaching material.
The following treatment procedures are provided by the department
1. Complete denture
2. Removable partial denture
3. Fixed partial denture
4. Full mouth rehabilitation
5. Implant supported prosthesis
6. Temporomandibular joint disorder management
| 01 | Dr.Sunil.V.Vadavadagi | MDS, | Professor & Head |  |
Profile |
| 02 | Dr.Umesh Babu.S.B. |
MDS., | Professor |  |
|
| 03 | Dr.Shilpa R Shetty | MDS., | Reader |  |
Profile |
| 05 | Dr.Anusha.C.V. | MDS., | Sr. Lecturer |  |
Profile |
| 06 | Dr. K. Sujitha | MDS., | Asst. Prof. |  |
|
| 07 | Dr.Vankadara Sivakumar | MDS., | Asst. Professor |  |
|
| 08 | Dr.Manjula.M. | BDS., | Lecturer |  |
Profile |
