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This comprehensive prosthodontics webpage is specifically designed for Adams School of Dentistry students and clinicians seeking to enhance their knowledge, skills, and patient care in the field of prosthodontics. This page is intended to be a valuable guide that connects library and publicly available resources to you in order to enhance your educational journey, research endeavors, and clinical practice.
Here you'll find:
- Comprehensive learning materials covering fundamental and advanced prosthodontic concepts;
- Current research summaries and evidence-based clinical guidelines;
- Case studies and treatment planning resources;
- Prosthodontic focused journals and study aids.
Explore this carefully curated content to deepen your understanding of prosthodontics. We invite you to delve into our resources and hope they prove invaluable in your pursuit of excellence in prosthodontic care.
Core Resources
McCracken's Removable Partial Prosthodontics, 13th ed. by ISBN: 9780323339902Publication Date: 2015-12-02The standard in prosthodontics for nearly 50 years, McCracken's Removable Partial Prosthodontics, 13th Edition walks readers through all the principles and concepts surrounding removable partial denture treatment planning and design that today's practitioners need to know.
Contemporary Fixed Prosthodontics by ISBN: 9780323080118Publication Date: 2015-09-18Contemporary Fixed Prosthodontics, 4th Edition is a comprehensive, user-friendly text that offers dental students and practitioners an excellent opportunity to understand the basic principles of fixed prosthodontics. **Limited to only 3 users at one time."
Prosthodontics at a Glance by ISBN: 9781118381304Publication Date: 2012-07-20Focuses on prosthodontics from diagnostics through treatment to post-operative maintenance. It is an ideal companion for all students of dentistry, clinicians and members of the dental team with an interest in prosthodontics.
Procedure Resources
Treatment Planning & Diagnosis
Fundamentals of Treatment Planning: guidelines on how to develop, plan, write and deliver a prosthodontic care project by
ISBN: 9780867157925Publication Date: 2020-05-01This book helps dentists, prosthodontists, and students form and organize their thinking and formulate correct diagnoses and therapies that start with appropriate treatment planning. **Limited to one user at a time.**
Clinical Applications of Digital Dental Technology by ISBN: 9781119800606Publication Date: 2023Provides comprehensive yet practical references to a wide range of potential uses for digital technology in dental practice, discussing a wide range of digital technologies including their indications, contraindications, advantages, disadvantages, limitations, and applications.
Digital Dentistry: A Step-by-Step Guide and Case Atlas by ISBN: 9781119852025Publication Date: 2022-04-29Pprovides basic information on the use of digital resources to find a diagnosis, create a treatment plan, and execute that strategy within different dental specialisms. This manual includes the science behind all procedures that use digital technology and provides a clinical step-by-step guide toward the use of these developments for every dental specialty area.
Clinical Cases in Prosthodontics by ISBN: 9780813816647Publication Date: 2010-10-18Ideal for practitioners and students alike, Clinical Cases in Prosthodontics is the ultimate resource linking evidence-based research to every-day application. **Limited to one user at a time.**
Dental Materials & Instruments
- Dental Standards Executive Summaries: Prosthodontic Materials and Dental ImplantsStandards for materials like polymers, ceramic for prostheses and devices implanted in the oral cavity from the American Dental Association.
Clinical and Laboratory Manual of Dental Implant Abutments by ISBN: 9781118928530Publication Date: 2014-07-09Text devoted exclusively to an in-depth look at implant abutments.
A Review on Dental Materials by ISBN: 9783030489304Publication Date: 2020-06-26Presenting insights form a broad range of disciplines, including materials science, biology, physiology and clinical science, this book provides a timely review of the principles, processing and application of dental materials.
Lasers in Restorative Dentistry by ISBN: 9783662473160Publication Date: 2015-09-08This book presents the state of the art in the use of laser in restorative dentistry. After discussion of relevant background, basic physics and laser types, the full range of clinical applications is covered with the aid of more than 600 clinical photographs, charts, and tables.
Dentures
Removable Prosthodontics at a Glance by ISBN: 9781119510741Publication Date: 2020-04-13Removable Prosthodontics at a Glance provides a comprehensive and accessible guide to the practical elements of complete and partial denture provision.
Application of the Neutral Zone in Prosthodontics by ISBN: 9781119158165Publication Date: 2017-06-06Application of the Neutral Zone in Prosthodontics offers a step-by-step guide to successfully designing and placing complete and implant-retained dentures using neutral zone concepts.
Dental Restoration
Advanced Operative Dentistry by ISBN: 9780702031267Publication Date: 2011-06-08Addresses the use of fixed prosthodontics in a single handy reference source. Gives clear advice on the selection and use of modern dental materials and describes how teeth are prepared - and to what extent - for indirect restorations such as crowns, bridges, veneers, inlays and onlays. **Limited to one user at a time.**
Extra-Coronal Restorations by ISBN: 9783319790923Publication Date: 2019This book is a state of the art clinical guide to contemporary materials and techniques for the restoration of individual teeth and implants. **Limited to one user at a time.**
Journal of Prosthodontics on Complex Restorations by ISBN: 9781119274582Publication Date: 2016-09-01Journal of Prosthodontics on Complex Restorations compiles 34 of the journal's best articles discussing complex restorative dental challenges, collecting notable works on the subject.
Dental Implants
Journal of Prosthodontics on Dental Implants by ISBN: 9781119115366Publication Date: 2015-09-28Journal of Prosthodontics on Dental Implants is a "best of" compilation of the journal's articles from a number of years, focusing exclusively on the multiple applications of osseointegrated implants: for the management of the partially edentulous patient, management of the completely edentulous patient, and management of patients with maxillofacial defects.
The ADA Practical Guide to Dental Implants by ISBN: 9781119630678Publication Date: 2021-05-28Taking a clear and concise approach to the subject, the book offers basic information on all aspects of dental implants.
Practical Procedures in Implant Dentistry by ISBN: 9781119399186Publication Date: 2021-07-16Practical Procedures in Implant Dentistry delivers a comprehensive collection of information demonstrating the science and clinical techniques in implant dentistry.
The SAC Classification in Implant Dentistry by ISBN: 9781786981103Publication Date: 2022The SAC Classification provides an evidence-based, objective framework for the assessment of the potential difficulty, complexity, and risk of an implant-related treatment for a given clinical situation and serves as a guide for clinicians in both patient selection and treatment planning.
Implant Restorations by ISBN: 9781119538158Publication Date: 2019-12-09Focusing on the most common treatment scenarios, it offers concise literature reviews for each chapter and easy-to-follow descriptions of the techniques, along with high-quality clinical photographs demonstrating each step. **Limited to one user at at time.**
Decision Making in Dental Implantology by ISBN: 9781119225959Publication Date: 2017-10-17Decision Making in Dental Implantology: Atlas of Surgical and Restorative Approaches offers an image-based resource to both the surgical and restorative aspects of implant therapy, presenting more than 2,000 color images with an innovative case-by-case approach.
Clinical Cases in Implant Dentistry by ISBN: 9781119312703Publication Date: 2016-11-26Clinical Cases in Implant Dentistry presents 49 actual clinical cases, accompanied by academic commentary, that question and educate the reader about essential topics in implant dentistry, encompassing diagnosis, surgical site preparation and placement, restoration, and maintenance of dental implants.
Guidelines & Policy Statements
- ACP Position StatementsLinks to all position statements approved by the American College of Prosthodontists Board of Directors.
- Dental Standards Executive Summaries: Prosthodontic Materials and Dental ImplantsStandards for materials like polymers, ceramic for prostheses and devices implanted in the oral cavity from the American Dental Association.
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Prosthodontic Journals
A list of selected prosthodontic-focused journals can be found below. This is not a comprehensive listing of all prosthodontic journals.
Looking for another journal? Search the Libraries' e-Journal portal by title or ISSN. All electronic journals that we subscribe to will be listed here. If you're looking for an article in a journal we do not have access to, then use our Interlibrary Loan Services to request a PDF copy at no cost to you (UNC affiliates only). View these step-by-step instructions on using Interlibrary Loan for more information.
Study Aids & Board Review
- Adams School of Dentistry Graduate Program in ProsthodonticsAdams' School of Dentistry Graduate Program in Prosthodontics website.
- Board Certification InformationBoard certification information from the American Board of Prosthodontics.
- Study Guide from the American Board of Prosthodontics [Fee-based]The ACP Board Study Guide is designed to help residents and practitioners prepare for certification by the American Board of Prosthodontics. This resource is fee-based and not provided for free by UNC.
Professional Organizations
- American College of ProsthodontistsAmerican College of Prosthodontists website.
- American Dental AssocationAmerican Dental Association website.
- American Dental Education Association (ADEA)Website for the American Dental Education Association. Membership is free to all students, faculty, and staff affiliated with an ADEA member institution.
- American Prosthodontic SocietyAmerican Prosthodontic Society website.
- North Carolina Dental SocietyWebsite for the North Carolina Dental Society.