Application of functional methods for prophylaxis of side effects after prosthetic treatment

The time of appearance and the clinical symptoms of the different periods of functional suitability (FS) and degradation of prosthetic constructions (PC) were studied. It was found that using appropriately chosen methods of functional diagnosis it was possible to foresee the moments when reversible changes in the prosthetic constructions began and when prophylaxis was possible in order to prolong the time of FS of PC, to delay the development of irreversible degenerative changes and to avoid side effects of prosthetics. Knowing the specific clinical manifestations and the time of appearance of different stages of FS it is possible to anticipate the changes that occur on the surface of the prosthesis and the soft tissues at specific moments of the period during which the prosthesis is in the mouth, and determine whether they will progress or not.