Preface viii
Acknowledgments ix
About the Companion Website x
1 Quality of life associated with implant-supported prostheses: An introduction to implant dentistry 2
2 The basics: Osseointegration 4
3 The basics: The peri-implant mucosa 6
4 The basics: Surgical anatomy of the mandible 8
5 The basics: Surgical anatomy of the maxilla 10
6 The basics: Bone shape and quality 12
7 Implant macrostructure: Shapes and dimensions 14
8 Implant macrostructure: Short implants 18
9 Implant macrostructure: Special implants 22
10 Implant macrostructure: Implant/abutment connection 26
11 Implant microstructure: Implant surfaces 30
12 Choice of implant system: General considerations 32
13 Choice of implant system: Clinical considerations 34
14 Success, failure, complications and survival 38
15 The implant team 42
16 Patient evaluation: Medical evaluation form and laboratory tests 44
17 Patient evaluation: Surgery and the patient at risk 46
18 Patient evaluation: The patient at risk for dental implant failure 50
19 Patient evaluation: Local risk factors 54
20 Patient evaluation: Dental history 58
21 Patient evaluation: Dental implants in periodontally compromised patients 60
22 Patient evaluation: Aesthetic parameters 62
23 Patient evaluation: Surgical parameters 66
24 Patient evaluation: Surgical template 68
25 Patient evaluation: Imaging techniques 70
26 Patient records 74
27 The pretreatment phase 78
28 Treatment planning: Peri-implant environment analysis 80
29 Treatment planning: The provisional phase 82
30 Treatment planning: Immediate, early and delayed loading 86
31 Treatment planning: Single-tooth replacement 90
32 Treatment planning: Implant-supported fixed partial denture 94
33 Treatment planning: Fully edentulous patients 98
34 Treatment planning: Edentulous mandible 100
35 Treatment planning: Edentulous maxilla 102
36 Treatment planning: Aesthetic zone 104
37 Dental implants in orthodontic patients 106
38 Surgical environment and instrumentation 110
39 Surgical techniques: Socket preservation 112
40 Surgical techniques: The standard protocol 116
41 Surgical techniques: Implants placed in postextraction sites 118
42 Surgical techniques: Computer-guided surgery 122
43 CAD/CAM and implant prosthodontics: Background 126
44 CAD/CAM and implant prosthodontics: Technical procedure 128
45 Bone augmentation: One-stage/simultaneous approach versus two-stage/staged approach 132
46 Bone augmentation: Guided bone regeneration - product and devices 136
47 Bone augmentation: Guided bone regeneration - technical procedures 140
48 Bone augmentation: Graft materials 144
49 Bone augmentation: Block bone grafts 146
50 Bone augmentation: Split osteotomy (split ridge technique) 150
51 Bone augmentation: Sinus floor elevation - lateral approach 154
52 Bone augmentation: Sinus floor elevation - transalveolar approach 158
53 Bone augmentation: Alveolar distraction osteogenesis 162
54 Soft tissue integration 164
55 Soft tissue augmentation 168
56 Prescriptions in standard procedure 172
57 Postoperative management 174
58 Surgical complications: Local complications 176
59 Surgical complications: Rare and regional complications 180
60 Life-threatening surgical complications 182
61 Peri-implant diseases: Diagnosis 184
62 Peri-implant diseases: Treatment 188
63 Dental implant maintenance 192
Appendix A: Glossary 194
Appendix B: Basic surgical table and instrumentation 195
Appendix C: Preparation of the members of the sterile team 196
Appendix D: Medical history form 197
Appendix E: Consent form for dental implant surgery 202
Appendix F: Postoperative patient records: stage 1 205
Appendix G: Postoperative patient records: stage 2 206
Appendix H: Postoperative instructions 207
Appendix I: Treatment planning: fully edentulous patient 209
Appendix J: Overdenture supported by two implants: surgical procedure 211
Appendix K: Overdenture supported by two implants: prosthetic procedure 212
Appendix L: Fixed prosthesis (mandible) supported by four implants 213
Appendix M: Fixed prosthesis (maxilla) supported by four implants 214
Appendix N: Overview of the digital implant dentistry 215
Appendix O: The double scanning method 216
Appendix P: The virtual modelling method 217
Appendix Q: Guided bone regeneration 219
References and further reading 220
Index 232
