[Liability and prosthodontics]

The dentist is a full medical professional with all the rewards and risks that this entails. The patients' requirements from dental specialists are increasing, especially when prostheses are concerned. Practitioners are concerned with the desire to satisfy these requirements to the best of their personal abilities and the current scientific knowledge. This desire results in increased risks. The dentist's liability is proportional to these risks. This report consists in a reminder of the legal principles regulating this notion of liability in our profession, especially with regard to prostheses.