Implant Dentistry at a Glance: (At a Glance (Dentistry))

This title in the highly popular at a Glance series provides a concise and accessible introduction and revision aid, comprehensively covering all the constituent sub-topics that comprise implant dentistry. Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, each topic is presented as a double-page spread with facts accompanied by clear diagrams and clinical photographs encapsulating essential information. Implant Dentistry at a Glance is an ideal companion for all students of dentistry, junior clinicians and members of the dental team with an interest in implant dentistry.  

Table of Contents:
Preface 5 List of abbreviations 7 1. The basics: osseointegration 8 2. The basics: the peri-implant mucosa 10 3. The basics: surgical anatomy of the mandible 12 4. The basics: surgical anatomy of the maxilla 14 5. The basics: bone shape and quality 16 6. Implant macrostructure: shapes and dimensions 18 7. Implant macrostructure: implant/abutment connection 20 8. Implant microstructure: implant surfaces 22 9. Success, failure, complications, and survival 24 10. The implant team 26 11. Patient evaluation: medical evaluation form and laboratory tests 28 12. Patient evaluation: the patient at risk for surgery 30 13. Patient evaluation: the patient at risk for dental implant failure 32 14. Patient evaluation: local risk factors 34 15. Patient evaluation: dental history 36 16. Patient evaluation: dental implants in periodontally compromised patients 38 17. Patient evaluation: esthetic considerations 40 18. Patient evaluation: surgical considerations 42 19. Patient evaluation: surgical template 44 20. Patient evaluation: imaging techniques 46 21. Patient records 48 22. The pretreatment phase 50 23. Treatment planning: implant selection 52 24. Treatment planning: the provisional phase 54 25. Treatment planning: immediate, early, and delayed loading 56 26. Treatment planning: single-tooth replacement 58 27. Treatment planning: implant-supported fixed partial denture 60 28. Treatment planning: fully edentulous patients 62 29. Treatment planning: edentulous mandible 64 30. Treatment planning: edentulous maxilla 66 31. Surgical environment and instrumentation 68 32. Surgical techniques: socket preservation 70 33. Surgical techniques: the standard protocol 72 34. Surgical techniques: implants placed in postextraction sites 74 35. Surgical techniques: computer-guided surgery 76 36. Bone augmentation: one-stage/simultaneous approach versus two-stage/staged approach 78 37. Bone augmentation: guided bone regeneration 80 38. Bone augmentation: grafts materials 82 39. Bone augmentation: block bone grafts 84 40. Bone augmentation: split osteotomy (split ridge technique) 86 41. Bone augmentation: sinus floor elevation 88 42. Bone augmentation: alveolar distraction osteogenesis 90 43. Soft tissue augmentation 92 44. Dental implants in orthodontic patients 94 45. Prescriptions in standard procedure 96 46. Postoperative management 98 47. Life-threatening surgical complications 100 48. Surgical complication 102 49. Dental implant maintenance 104 50. Peri-implant diseases 106 Appendices 109 A. Glossary 109 B. Basic surgical table and instrumentation 111 C. Preparation of the members of the sterile team 112 D. Medical history form 113 E. Consent form for dental implant surgery 118 F. Postoperative patient records: stage 1 121 G. Postoperative patient records: stage 2 122 H. Postoperative instructions 123 I. Treatment planning: fully edentulous patient 125 J. Overdenture supported by two implants: surgical procedure 127 K. Overdenture supported by two implants: prosthetic procedure 128 L. Fixed prosthesis (mandible) supported by four implants 129 M. Fixed prosthesis (maxilla) supported by four implants 130 N. Bone regeneration 131 References and further reading 132 Index 139