Description
Diagnose, treat, rehabilitate, design, and fit prostheses that maintain oral function, health, and appearance for patients with clinical conditions associated with teeth, oral and maxillofacial tissues, or the jaw.
- • Fit prostheses to patients, making any necessary adjustments and modifications.
- • Design and fabricate dental prostheses, or supervise dental technicians and laboratory bench workers who construct the devices.
- • Measure and take impressions of patients' jaws and teeth to determine the shape and size of dental prostheses, using face bows, dental articulators, recording devices, and other materials.
- • Collaborate with general dentists, specialists, and other health professionals to develop solutions to dental and oral health concerns.
- • Repair, reline, or rebase dentures.
- • Restore function and aesthetics to traumatic injury survivors, or to individuals with diseases or congenital disabilities.
- • Use bonding technology on the surface of the teeth to change tooth shape or to close gaps.
- • Treat facial pain and jaw joint problems.
- • Place veneers onto teeth to conceal defects.
- • Bleach discolored teeth to brighten and whiten them.
- • Replace missing teeth and associated oral structures with permanent fixtures, such as implant-supported prostheses, crowns and bridges, or removable fixtures, such as dentures.
- • Examine patients to diagnose oral health conditions and diseases.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
