Prosthodontics – Tooth Restoration & Smile Reconstruction in Indiranagar, Bangalore
When a tooth is badly damaged or missing, it affects more than your smile. It can change how your teeth fit together, how they wear down, and, over time, can strain your jaw joints, muscles, and even your face shape. Prosthodontics looks at this whole picture and restores single teeth, full arches, or your entire mouth with both strength and aesthetics in mind.
At Dental Solutions Clinic in Indiranagar, Bangalore, prosthodontic care is led by Dr. Ramya Balasubramanya – MDS Prosthodontics, BDS Gold Medallist, Certified Digital Smile Design (DSD) Practitioner, Certified Invisalign Provider, Professor & Senior Consultant in Prosthodontics at Sakra World Hospital, and Co‑Director of DSC. She has over 25 years of specialist experience and treats everything from a single ceramic crown to full‑mouth reconstruction using a fully digital workflow.
What Is Prosthodontics?
Prosthodontics is a dental speciality that restores and replaces missing or damaged teeth and the tissues that support them. A prosthodontist designs and fits crowns, bridges, veneers, dentures, implant-supported teeth, and full-mouth reconstructions to restore function, comfort, and appearance.
Conditions We Treat in Prosthodontics
Damaged and decayed teeth
- Teeth badly broken, decayed, or with large failing fillings.
- Restored with ceramic inlays, onlays, or crowns to rebuild strength and shape.
- Bite and contact points are checked so gums stay healthy long term.
Missing teeth
- Gaps from one or many missing teeth.
- Replaced with implant crowns and bridges, tooth‑supported bridges, or removable dentures.
Severely worn teeth
- Teeth worn down by grinding, acid erosion, or brushing habits.
- May shorten the face, change the bite, and cause muscle or joint pain.
- Treated with full‑mouth rehabilitation to rebuild all teeth and reset the bite height.
Cosmetic smile concerns
- Discolouration, uneven edges, gaps, and misshapen front teeth.
- Treated with porcelain veneers, composite bonding, or full smile makeovers.
- Every case starts with a DSD digital design and a trial smile before any permanent work.
Bite and jaw problems
- Jaw joint pain, bite imbalance, clenching, and grinding.
- Managed with bite analysis, splints, and careful adjustment before major restorative work.
- Ensures new restorations sit on a stable, comfortable bite.
Many or all teeth are missing
- Full or near‑full tooth loss.
- Options include All‑on‑4 / All‑on‑6 implant bridges, traditional full dentures, or implant‑retained overdentures.
- Prosthetic design and implant surgery are planned together from the same CBCT scan.
Prosthodontic Treatments at DSC
- Dental crowns – Ceramic (e.max or zirconia) crowns for broken, heavily filled, or root‑canal‑treated teeth, designed from Primescan digital scans.
- Dental veneers – Thin ceramic covers for front teeth, planned with DSD, trialled as a temporary smile, then bonded for long‑term cosmetic change.
- Dental bonding – Tooth‑coloured resin used to fix chips, small gaps, and minor shape issues in a single visit.
- Ceramic inlays and onlays – Partial‑coverage ceramic pieces for back teeth that save more natural tooth than a full crown.
- Fixed dental bridges – Multi‑tooth ceramic bridges supported by natural teeth or implants when stand‑alone implants are not chosen.
- Implant crowns and bridges – Custom teeth on implants placed by Dr. Balasubramanya, designed from scan‑body data for ideal emergence and bite.
- Full‑mouth rehabilitation – Rebuilding all teeth for severely worn or heavily restored mouths, using DSD, digital wax‑ups, provisional restorations, and CAD/CAM ceramics.
- Removable dentures – Partial or complete dentures made from digital records; immediate dentures can be fitted on the day of extraction.
- Digital Smile Design (DSD) – A planning method for multi‑tooth cosmetic and restorative cases that uses your facial photos so you can approve the design before treatment.
- Occlusal splint therapy – Custom night guards for grinding, TMJ relief, and bite diagnosis, often used before any permanent bite change.
Technology We Use
Every prosthetic and cosmetic case at DSC follows a structured digital workflow, because each stage influences how accurately your new teeth fit, look, and last.
Planmeca Primescan intraoral scanner
A high‑precision 3D scanner that replaces physical impressions, capturing fine margin details and sending data directly to CAD software and Invisalign ClinCheck, eliminating tray distortion, stone errors, and most repeat impressions.
Digital Smile Design (DSD) software
Facial based planning tools that match proposed tooth shapes and positions to your facial proportions, so the lab does not rely only on guesswork; you see and approve the design on your own photos first.
CAD/CAM ceramic milling (e.max and zirconia)
Computer designed, machine milled ceramic restorations that reduce manual variability. E.max offers natural translucency for front teeth, while zirconia gives high strength for back teeth, both made to the exact digital plan.
Planmeca ProMax CBCT
3D imaging of jaws, bone, and joints used for implant planning, full mouth rehabilitation, and complex restorative and surgical cases, so prosthetic designs and implant placement are based on the same three dimensional information.
RVG digital radiography
Instant periapical and bitewing X rays used to assess bone levels, roots, and existing work, guiding safe crown margin placement and restorative design.
Intraoral and DSD protocol photography
Standardised facial and intraoral photos in natural light that guide shade, texture, and translucency, giving the lab detail that a simple shade tab cannot provide.
Meet Your Treating Specialist
Dr. Ramya Balasubramanya
All prosthodontic treatment at Dental Solutions Clinic is performed by Dr. Ramya Balasubramanya, a specialist Prosthodontist holding:
- BDS, MDS in Prosthodontics
- Diploma in Laser Dentistry — University of Vienna, Austria
- Master’s in Laser Dentistry — University of Vienna, Austria
- Certified Digital Smile Design (DSD) Practitioner
- 25+ years of specialist prosthodontic practice in Indiranagar, Bangalore
Patient Outcomes – Full Mouth Rehabilitation
Many of our prosthodontic patients travel specifically for complex work such as full mouth rehabilitation. One such patient, Mr. Van Kourvenick from Spain, chose Dental Solutions Clinic for complete rehabilitation of his bite and smile.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a prosthodontist do, and when should I see one?
A prosthodontist is a dental specialist who focuses on restoring and replacing missing or damaged teeth with crowns, bridges, veneers, dentures, implant‑supported teeth, and full‑mouth reconstructions. You should see a prosthodontist if you have multiple failing or missing teeth, old work that is breaking down, bite or jaw problems, or if you are considering a comprehensive smile or bite makeover rather than a single filling or crown.
How is prosthodontic treatment different from general dental work?
General dentists can place fillings and simple crowns, but a prosthodontist has additional specialist training in complex bite mechanics, material science, and full‑mouth planning. At DSC, this means your restorations are planned as part of a complete functional system – how your teeth, jaws, and muscles work together – not as isolated repairs.
What will my smile look like after treatment?
Before you commit, your new smile is planned digitally using Digital Smile Design and trial restorations. You see mock-ups of your own photographs and may wear a temporary “trial smile” in your mouth, so you can assess shape, colour, and bite before any final ceramics are made.
How long does prosthodontic treatment take?
Time depends on how many teeth are involved and which treatments you need. A single crown or veneer may take 1–2 visits, while implant‑supported restorations or full‑mouth rehabilitation can take several weeks to months to allow for healing, lab work, and trial stages; at DSC, your plan and timeline are explained in detail before treatment starts.
Are crowns, bridges, implants, and dentures permanent?
Modern prosthodontic restorations are designed to be long‑lasting, but they are not “lifetime” devices. Their lifespan depends on factors such as bite forces, gum and bone health, home care, and regular maintenance. With good care, high-quality crowns, bridges, and implant restorations can last many years, and dentures may eventually need relining or replacement as the mouth changes.
Why is digital technology important in prosthodontics?
Digital scans, CBCT imaging, CAD/CAM design, and DSD planning improve the accuracy, fit, and predictability of restorations and allow you to preview the expected result before final work is made. This reduces the need for remakes, shortens chair time, and helps ensure that your new teeth function well and look natural.