Benefits of Seeing a Prosthodontist
A Prosthodontist is a dental specialist in the restoration and replacement of teeth.
Dr. Jivraj at the Anacapa Dental Art Institute in Ventura, Los Angeles is one of the few dentists who is qualified in and practices prosthodontist dentistry.
Prosthodontists are experts in the restoration and replacement of teeth. They make smiles look beautiful and function the way they should. Prosthodontics is both an art and a science. Many like to think of Prosthodontists as the "quarterback" of a dental team. They regularly lead teams of general dentists, specialists and other health professionals to develop solutions to your dental needs and to help restore natural teeth and create natural looking substitutes or prosthetic teeth.
Training a Prosthodontist
After completing four years of dental school, Prosthodontists receive an extra three years of specialized training in an American Dental Association (ADA) accredited graduate program. Prosthodontics is one of the nine dental specialties recognized by the ADA.
Less than 2% of all dentists are prosthodontists. And Dr. Jivraj not only retains this distinction himself, he also teaches the graduating class of new prosthodontists at USC's School of Dentistry.
Skills and Services
Rigorous training and experience provide prosthodontists with the special understanding of the dynamics of the smile, the preservation of a healthy mouth and the creation of tooth replacements.
Prosthodontists have the additional skills required to restore optimum function and esthetics to your smile. These include: crowns, bridges, veneers, inlays, complete and removable partial dentures, dental implants, TMD-jaw joint problems, traumatic injuries to the mouth’s structures and/or teeth, snoring and sleep disorders and oral cancer reconstruction and continuing care.
Prosthodontists are able to provide an extremely high level of care to patients with missing teeth, or having significant damage to their existing teeth. Prosthodontists work with congenital defects as well as problems arising from trauma and neglect.
About Dr. Saj Jivraj
Dr. Jivraj is an award-winning specialist in Prosthodontics. He was voted "Best of USA" by his peers in 2007, and has authored over two dozen articles on implant dentistry and restorative dentistry for the British Dental Association.
While Dr. Jivraj's foremost priority remains providing the highest-quality care to his patients, he maintains a position as a teaching professor for the University of Southern California's class of Advanced Prosthodontics.
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