Preventive Prosthodontics: Integrating Preventive Prosthodontic Principles Into the Indian Oral Health Policy Framework

Background

Prosthodontics is considered to be a rehabilitative discipline that aims at improving the functional, esthetic, and quality aspects of an individual's mouth after the loss of their teeth. Recent research indicates that prosthodontics can also play a preventive role by preserving oral structures, timely intervention, maintenance and prevention of biological and mechanical problems related to prosthodontic rehabilitation. Despite its clinical relevance, the concept of preventive prosthodontics remains underrepresented within Indian oral health policy frameworks.