Speleothems take various forms, depending on whether the water drips, seeps, condenses, flows, or ponds. Many speleothems are named for their resemblance to man-made or natural objects. Types of speleothems include. 1  Dripstone is calcium carbonate in the form of stalactites or stalagmites.peleothems formed from salt, sulfur and other minerals are also known. Speleothems made of pure calcium carbonate are a translucent white color, but often speleothems are colored by minerals such as iron, copper or manganese, or may be brown because of mud and silt particulate inclusions.
Maxillofacial Prosthetics is a subspecialty of Prosthodontics that involves rehabilitation of patients with defects or disabilities that were present when born or developed due to disease or trauma.
Noun. 1. prosthodontics-the branch of dentistry dealing with the replacement of teeth and related mouth or jaw structures by artificial devices. prosthodontia. dental medicine, dentistry, odontology-the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth. 1  Facebook.