CLINICAL CASES IN IMPLANT DENTISTRY

• Chapter 1 Examination and Diagnosis
Case 1 Clinical Examination
Case 2 Medical Considerations
Case 3 Implant Stability
Case 4 Oclussal/Anatomical Consideration
Case 5 Radiographic Interpretation and Diagnosis
• Chapter 2 Implant Design
Case 1 Regular Platform Implant Case
Case 2 Wide-Diameter Implants
Case 3 Special Surfaces
Case 4 Narrow-Diameter Implant
Case 5 Short Implants
Case 6 Platform Switching
• Chapter 3 Prosthetic Design
Case 1 Abutment Design
Case 2 Screw-Retained Implant Restorations
Case 3 Choice of Restorative Materials
• Chapter 4 Soft Tissue Management
Case 1 Free Gingival Grafts
Case 2 Subepithelial Connective Tissue Graft
Case 3 Vestibuloplasty and Frenectomy
• Chapter 5 Ridge Site Preparation
Case 1 Xenograft Membrane: Porcine Derived
Case 2 Guided Bone Regeneration
Case 3 Growth Factors
Case 4 Alveolar Ridge Preservation: Allograft
Case 5 Alveolar Ridge Preservation: Alloplast
Case 6 Alveolar Ridge Preservation: Xenograft
Case 7 Guided Bone Regeneration: Non-Resorbable Membrane
Case 8 Ridge Split and Expansion
• Chapter 6 Sinus Site Preparation
Case 1 Lateral Window Technique
Case 2 Internal Sinus Lift: Osteotome
Case 3 Internal Sinus Lift: Other Techniques
• Chapter 7 Implant Placement
Case 1 One Stage/Two Stage Placement
Case 2 Immediate Placement
Case 3 Delayed Placement: Site Development
Case 4 Submerged Implant Placement and Provisional Restorations
• Chapter 8 Restoration
Case 1 Single-Tooth Implants: Posterior
Case 2 Anterior Implant Restoration
Case 3 Full-Mouth Rehabilitation
Case 4 Implant-Supported Mandibular Overdentures
Case 5 Immediate Provisionalization (Temporization)
Case 6 Immediate Loading
• Chapter 9 Special Interdisciplinary Considerations
Case 1 Implants for Periodontally Compromised Patients
Case 2 Dental Implants in an Orthodontic Case
Case 3 Patients with Systemic Disease (A Genetic Disorder)
Case 4 The Use of Dental Implants in the Child/Adolescent
• Chapter 10 Peri-implantitis: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention
Case 1 Ailing and Failing Implants
Case 2 Patient’s Plaque Control Around Implants
Case 3 Professional Plaque Control Around Implants
Case 4 Locally Delivered Drug Agents
Case 5 Systemic Antibiotics
Case 6 Surgical Management of Peri-implantitis
Case 7 Removal/Replacement of Failed Implants

Clinical Cases in Implant Dentistry presents 49 actual clinical cases, accompanied by academic commentary, that question and educate the reader about essential topics in implant dentistry, encompassing diagnosis, surgical site preparation and placement, restoration, and maintenance of dental implants.

Features
• Unique case-based format supports problem-based learning
• Promotes independent learning through self-assessment and critical thinking
• Highly illustrated with full-color clinical cases
• Covers all essential topics within implant dentistry

Author
• Dr. Nadeem Karimbux is Professor of Periodontology and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Tufts University, School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
• Dr. Hans-Peter Weber is Professor and Chair of the Department of Prosthodontics at Tufts University, School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.