
dentistry – it's science, unlimited in one direction. Body of techniques and knowledge, which includes this department of medicine, very large. Therefore, today dentistry is divided into several areas., each of which deals with a specific group of diseases, their prevention and diagnosis. The most famous direction at the moment – orthopedic dentistry. What is it and what does this field of dentistry do??
Translated from Greek, orthopedics means orthos - straight (correct) and payeia - education. It turns out, is the knowledge of restoring and recreating something. Pretty complicated wording., but, if you break it down with an example, everything will become very clear.
Orthopedics is the study, diagnosis and treatment of diseases, disorders and deformities of the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic dentistry is a narrower profile, whose work is directed only to the dentoalveolar system.
Orthopedics of a general nature is directly related to traumatology, because her help is most often needed after injuries. Her main work is aimed at the rapid and correct restoration of bone tissue after fractures and bruises..
As known, Teeth are one of the few human organs, that cannot be regenerated. Therefore, orthopedic dentistry is significantly different from general practice.. It does not contribute to the proper restoration of the dentition., but studies and improves the methods of its artificial recreation, i.e. prosthetics.