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Book SynopsisFocuses on dental implants that are used in conjunction with other prosthetic devices in the general dentist's office, designed to help the partially or completely edentulous patient recover normal function, esthetics, comfort, and speech.
Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. Rationale for Dental Implants 2. An Implant is Not a Tooth: A Comparison of Periodontal Indices 3. Generic Root Form Component Terminology 4. Prosthetic Options in Implant Dentistry 5. Diagnostic Imaging and Techniques 6. Stress Factors: Impact on Treatment Planning 7. Force Factors Related to Patient Conditions 8. Available Bone and Implant Dentistry 9. Bone Density: A Key Determinant for Clinical Success 10. Diagnostic Casts and Surgical Guides 11. Preimplant Prosthodontics 12. Natural Teeth Adjacent to Multiple Implant Sites: Effect on Diagnosis and Treatment Plan 13. Classification and Treatment Plans for Partially and Completely Edentulous Arches in Implant Dentistry 14. Treatment Options for Mandibular Implant Overdentures: An Organized Approach 15. Mandibular Implant Overdenture Design and Fabrication 16. Mandibular Full Arch Implant Fixed Prosthetic Options 17. Treatment Planning for the Edentulous Posterior Maxilla 18. Partial and Complete Edentulous Maxilla Implant Treatment Plans: Fixed and Overdenture Prostheses 19. Clinical Biomechanics in Implant Dentistry 20. A Scientific Rationale for Dental Implant Design 21. Posterior Single Tooth Replacement 22. Maxillary Anterior Single Tooth Replacement 23. Principles of Cement-Retained Fixed Implant Prosthodontics: Natural Teeth and Implant Abutments 24. Principles for Screw-Retained Prostheses 25. Occlusal Considerations for Implant-Supported Prostheses: Implant-Protected Occlusion 26. Progressive Bone Loading 27. Immediate Load Application in Implant Dentistry 28. Maxillary Denture Opposing an Implant Prosthesis and Modified Occlusal Concepts 29. Maintenance of Dental Implants 30. Implant Quality of Health Scale: A Clinical Assessment of the Health Disease Continuum
