Main description:

This new edition is a step by step guide to oral implantology for practising dental surgeons.

Divided into sixteen chapters, the book begins with an overview of implantology, diagnosis and treatment planning.

The following sections guide dentists through the complete surgical process, from basic techniques, impressions and sinus grafting, to complete denture stabilisation, implant aesthetics, suturing, and more. Complete chapters are dedicated to complications and their management, and a selection of challenging cases.

The third edition has been fully revised and includes new topics, bringing dental surgeons up to date with the latest advances in the field.

The comprehensive text is further enhanced by clinical photographs and figures.

Key points

Practical guide to oral implantology for dental surgeons
Covers basic surgery and more complex issues including complications and their management
Fully revised, third edition with new topics added
Highly illustrated with clinical photographs and figures

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction to Implantology
Chapter 2. Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
Chapter 3. Basic Implant Surgery
Chapter 4. Impression Making for Implant Supported Prosthesis
Chapter 5. Bone Regeneration
Chapter 6. Sinus Grafting
Chapter 7. Crestal Sinus Floor Elevation
Chapter 8. Immediate Implantation and Provisionalization in the Anterior Maxilla
Chapter 9. Implant Aesthetics
Chapter 10. The Ankylos SynCone Concept
Chapter 11. Complete Denture Stabilization Using Two Individual Implants
Chapter 12. Challenging Implant Cases and Their Management
Chapter 13. Complications After Implant Placement
Chapter 14. Principles of Suturing
Chapter 15. Subepithelial Connective Tissue Grafting for Implant Aesthetics
Chapter 16. Maintenance of Implant Rehabilitated Patients

Index