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Book Synopsis

The second edition of Implant Dentistry at a Glance, in the highly popular at a Glance series, provides an accessible, thoroughly revised and updated comprehensive introduction that covers all the essential sub-topics that comprise implant dentistry.

  • Features an easy-to-use double-page spread, with text and corresponding images
  • Expanded and updated throughout, with 13 new chapters and coverage of many advances
  • Includes access to a companion website with self-assessment questions and illustrative case studies



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"The field of oral implantology is becoming more and more attractive for the general practitioner as well as for the students. The authors of the second edition of Dental Implant at a Glance offer students and young practitioners a clear, simple and abundantly illustrated book […] allows
the authors to create an essential source for students and young practitioners who want to improve their knowledge of the latest concepts in oral implantology".

Table of Contents

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

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 04/05/2018
      ISBN13: 9781119292609, 978-1119292609
      ISBN10: 1119292603

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The second edition of Implant Dentistry at a Glance, in the highly popular at a Glance series, provides an accessible, thoroughly revised and updated comprehensive introduction that covers all the essential sub-topics that comprise implant dentistry.

      • Features an easy-to-use double-page spread, with text and corresponding images
      • Expanded and updated throughout, with 13 new chapters and coverage of many advances
      • Includes access to a companion website with self-assessment questions and illustrative case studies



      Trade Review
      "The field of oral implantology is becoming more and more attractive for the general practitioner as well as for the students. The authors of the second edition of Dental Implant at a Glance offer students and young practitioners a clear, simple and abundantly illustrated book […] allows
      the authors to create an essential source for students and young practitioners who want to improve their knowledge of the latest concepts in oral implantology".

      Table of Contents

      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

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