Dental Implant Prosthetics, 2edition

Written by the foremost authority in the field, Dental Implants Prosthetics, 2nd Edition helps you advance your skills and understanding of implant prosthetics. Comprehensive coverage includes both simple and complicated clinical cases, with practical guidance on how to apply the latest research, diagnostic tools, treatment planning, implant designs, materials, and techniques to provide superior patient outcomes.

• Treatment supported by clinical evidence equips students with a more targeted evidence-based approach to patient procedures.

• NEW! Emphasis on treatment planning helps decrease the number of visits while providing effective, long-term results for the patient.
• NEW! Focus on the patient presentation offers the latest treatment options for bone harvesting, restoration and recovery.
• NEW! Original illustrations and photos highlight and clarify key clinical concepts and techniques.

Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION 1.Rationale for Dental Implants 2.Generic Root Form Components Terminology 3.An Implant is Not a Tooth: A Comparison of Periodontal Indices

PART II: BASIC SCIENCES 4.Biomaterials for Implant Dentistry 5.Clinical Biomechanics in Implant Dentistry 6.Bone Response to Mechanical Loads 7.Diagnostic Imaging Techniques

PART III: IMPLANT TREATMENT 8.Stress Treatment Theorem for Implant Dentistry 9.Prosthetic Options in Implant Dentistry 10.Force Factors Related to Patient Conditions 11.Implant Site Bone Density: A Key Determinant for Treatment Planning 12.Key Implant Positions and Number for Fixed Implant Prosthesis: A Biomechanical Rationale 13.Dental Implant Body Size: A Biomechanical and Esthetic Rationale 14.Available Bone and Dental Implant Treatment Plans 15.Scientific Rationale for Dental Implant Design 16.Preimplant Prosthodontics: Overall Evaluation, Specific Criteria, and Pretreatment Prostheses 17.Natural Teeth Adjacent to an Implant Site: Joining Implants to Teeth 18.Diagnostic Casts and Surgical Templates 19.Treatment Plans for Partially Edentulous Arches In Implant Dentistry

PART IV: SPECIAL TREATMENT OPTIONS 20.Posterior Single-Tooth Replacement: Treatment Options and Indications 21.Maxillary Posterior Edentulism: Treatment Options 22.The Edentulous Mandible: An Organized Approach to Implant-Supported Overdentures 23.The Completely Edentulous Mandible: Treatment Plans for Fixed Restorations 24.Maxillary Complete Edentulism: Treatment Options for Full Arch Fixed Prostheses and Overdentures

PART V: PROSTHETIC ASPECTS OF IMPLANT DENTISTRY 25.Principles of Cement Retained Fixed Prosthodontics: Natural Teeth and Implant Abutments 26.Digital Technology and Implant Dentistry 27.Principles of Screw-Retained Prostheses 28.Single Tooth Replacement - Anterior and Posterior Prosthesis Design and Fabrication 29.Implant Overdentures Design and Fabrication 30.Maxillary Arch Fixed Implant Prosthesis: Design and Fabrication 31.Occlusal Considerations for Implant Supported Prostheses - Implant Protective Occlusion 32.Prosthetic Progressive Bone Loading 33.A Maxillary Denture with Modified Occlusal Concepts Opposing an Implant Prosthesis

PART VI: MAINTENANCE 34.Maintenance of Dental Implants: Implant Quality of Health Scale