Main description:

Quick Reference to Dental Implant Surgery offers busy practitioners quick access to all the essential information needed for successful dental implant surgery from case selection to radiographic examination, scrub-in to post-operative care. * How-to information in a concise, spiral-bound, quick-access format * Concrete guidelines for common scenarios before, during, and after surgery * Numerous charts, tables, checklists, and callouts * An abundance of stunning, full-color photographs illustrating key points covered * Text boxes containing clinical recommendations to help facilitate quick navigation

Contents:

About the Author xi Preface and Introduction xiii Case Selection and Diagnosis 1 Part A: Medical Consideration in Implant Dentistry 1 1 Commonly Ordered Blood Tests in Implant Dentistry 1 2 ASA Classifications 3 3 Medical Conditions 4 4 Recommendations for Medical Consideration in Implant Dentistry 6 Part B: Radiographic Examination and Imaging Modalities 8 1 Imaging Strategies 8 2 Radiographic Examination and Imaging Modalities 12 3 Principles of Imaging for Dental Implant Assessment, with Recommendations 15 Part C: Surgical Stents 20 1 SurgicalStentTypes 20 2 Comparison of Surgical Stents 24 3 Recommendations 25 References 25 Surgical Principles and Protocols 27 Part A: Scrubbing and Gowning 27 1 Preparation Prior to Surgical Scrub 27 2 Surgical Scrubbing Methods 27 3 Steps for Surgical Scrubbing 28 4 DryingtheHands 28 5 Gowning 28 6 De-gowning 30 7 Recommendations 30 Part B: Surgical Report 30 1 Principles 30 2 Recommendations 30 Part C: Commonly Used Medications in Implant Dentistry 31 1 Pain Management 31 2 Antibacterial Infection 32 3 Sinus Bacterial Infection 32 4 Xerostomia 33 5 Recommendations 35 References 35 Surgical Treatment 37 Part A: Immediate Implants 37 1 Classification 37 2 Procedure 39 3 General Advantages and Disadvantages 39 4 Complications and Treatment 40 5 Immediate Loading 40 6 Immediate Loading: When To? 40 7 Recommendations 40 Part B: Sinus Augmentation 43 1 MaxillarySinusAnatomy 43 2 Anatomical Considerations 44 3 Procedure Steps 44 4 Recommendations for Complications 47 Part C: Ridge Augmentation 47 1 Soft Tissue Augmentation 47 2 OnlayGrafts 51 3 Titanium Straps, Cores, and Screws 51 4 TitaniumMesh, Distraction Osteogenesis, J Block, and Ridge Expansion 55 5 Membranes 55 6 Recommendations 56 Part D: Extraction Socket Preservation 56 1 Advantages 56 2 Steps for Good Extraction Socket Development 57 3 Complications 57 4 Recommendations 57 Part E: Suture Materials 58 1 Monofilament and Multifilament Sutures 58 2 Absorbable and Non-absorbable Sutures 59 3 Natural and Synthetic Sutures 59 4 Recommendations 60 References 61 Corrective Implant Surgery 63 Part A: Clinical Recommendations for the Prevention and Treatment of Peri-implant Disease 63 Part B: Peri-implantitis Treatment Recommendations 64 References 71 Errors and Complications 73 Part A: Diagnosis of Complications 73 Part B: Surgical Errors 73 1 Early Implant Failure 73 2 Late Implant Failure 74 Part C: Prosthetic Errors 74 Part D: The Checklist 74 1 Basic Implant Placement 74 References 75 Communication 77 Part A: Sample Consents 77 1 Endosseous Implant Consent 77 2 Maxillary Sinus Augmentation Consent 81 3 Conscious Sedation Consent 83 4 Dental Extraction Consent 84 5 Ridge Augmentation Consent 86 6 Bisphosphonates Consent 88 7 BiopsyConsent 89 8 Blank Consent Form 90 9 Gingivectomy Consent 91 10 Gingival Augmentation Consent 92 Part B: Sample Surgical Report 94 Part C: Sample Postoperative Instructions and How to Clean Implants 95 Part D: Sample Patient Letters 98 Part E: Sample Letters to Physicians 99 Part F: Sample Letters to Referring Dentists 99 Index 101