EVIDENCE-BASED IMPLANT DENTISTRY AND SYSTEMIC CONDITIONS

Preface ix
1 Introduction 1
2 Evidence-Based Grading of Studies 3
3 Dental Implants in Adult Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorders 5
4 Dental Implants in Patients with Cardiovascular Disorders 9
5 Dental Implants in Patients with Crohn’s Disease 13
6 Dental Implants in Patients with Eating Disorders 19
7 Dental Implants in Patients with Epilepsy 25
8 Dental Implants in Patients with Hepatic Disorders 31
9 Dental Implants in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus 35
10 Impact of Oral Cancer Therapy on the Survival of Dental Implants 47
11 Oral Cancer Arising around Dental Implants 51
12 Dental Implants in Patients with Periodontitis 55
13 Success and Survival of Dental Implants during Pregnancy 65
14 Dental Implants in Patients with Psychological/Psychiatric Disorders 67
15 Dental Implants in Patients Using Recreational Drugs 71
16 Dental Implants in Patients with Renal Disorders 75
17 Dental Implants in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases 81
18 Dental Implants in Patients with Scleroderma 93
19 Dental Implants in Patients with Sjögren’s Syndrome 97
20 Dental Implants in Patients who Habitually Use Smokeless Tobacco Products 107
21 Dental Implants in Patients who Habitually Smoke Tobacco 111
22 Dental Implants in Patients with Genetic Disorders 129
23 Dental Implants in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome 137
Index 145

Evidence-based Implant Dentistry and Systemic Conditions provides essential information on the osseointegration and survival of dental implants in medically challenged patients.
• Aggregates the major research on the impact of systemic conditions on implant therapy success
• Discusses a range of conditions, including oral and systemic cancers, AIDS, osteonecrosis, arthritis, and more
• Provides clinical recommendations for every condition listed
• Compiles studies from indexed databases such as PubMed, MEDLINE, ISI web of knowledge, Scopus, and EMBASE

Authors
• Fawad Javed, BDS, PhD, is Dental Researcher and Clinical Dental Practitioner at the Department of General Dentistry, Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester in Rochester, New York, USA.
• Georgios E. Romanos, DDS, PhD, Prof. Dr. med. dent., is Professor in the Department of Periodontology, School of Dental Medicine in Stony Brook, New York, USA as well as Professor in the Department of Oral Surgery and Implant Dentistry at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany.