History of Prosthodontics Department in Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Prosthodontics is the science of replacing lost teeth and oral tissues, restoring severely damaged teeth and oral rehabilitation with biocompatible materials. The first workshops for “making denture prostheses” dates back to before the establishment of Dar al-Fonoon institute of higher education in 1851.  First dental school named “School of denture making” was founded as a branch of Medical School by Dr. Melczarski, Dr. Stump, Dr. Stepanian and Dr. Sayyah in 1918.