Implant Science: History of Dental Implants - A Historical Perspective, Resorption Patterns of the Residual Ridge, Biomechanics of Dental Implants, Healing of Endosseous Implants, Biocompatibility and Biofunctionality - Materials: Tissue Response to implanted Materials; Preoperative Considerations: Medical Evaluation, Anatomic Considerations, Radiographic Planning for Dental Implants; Restorative Procedures for Dental Implants: Principles of Implant Prosthodontics, Implant Screw Mechanics, Implant Overdentures, Hybrid Dentures, Fixed Prosthodontics, Development of the Occlusal Scheme in Implant Prosthodontics; Implant Systems: The Integral Implant System and the Science of Hydroxylapatite-Coated Implants, The IMZ Implant System, The Dentsply/Core-Vent Implant System (Spectra-System), The ITI Implant System, The Steri-Oss Hydroxylapatite-Coated Screw-Type Implant, The Branemark Implant System; Surgical Technique: Anaesthesia, Incision Design, Surgical Principles, Exposure Techniques Blade Implant Surgery, Placement of Implants Into Extraction Sites, Inferior Alveolar Nerve Considerations With Dental Implants, Implants and Orthodontics; Reconstruction With Implants and Grafts: Guided Bone Regeneration in Conjunction With Dental Endosseous, Implants, Osteopromotion in Osseointegration Techniques, Team Management of Atrophic Edentulism With Autogenous Inlay, Veneer, and Split Grafts with Endosseous Implants, Maxillary Sinus Bone Grafting, Composite Bone Graft Reconstruction of Advanced Maxillary, Resorption, Maxillofacial Reconstruction in the Compromised Patient; Soft Tissue Considerations: Oral Bacteria and Dental Implants in Health and Disease, Periodontal Considerations for Dental Implants, Recognition and Treatment of Peri-Implants, Diagnosis and Treatment of Ailing/Failing Dental Implant; Regulatory and Legal Considerations: The Federal Regulation of Endosseous (Dental) Implants and Other Dental Devices, Medical Legal Ramifications of Dental Implants; Index.
