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Implant Dentistry at a Glance

By
Jacques Malet, Francis Mora and Philippe Bouchard

Course Outline

This latest title in the popular at a Glance series provides a concise and accessible introduction and refresher on all aspects of implant dentistry. Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, each topic is presented as a double-page spread with essential facts accompanied by clear diagrams and clinical photographs. Written by leading experts in the field, this book presents and illustrates key information on implant structure and selection, patient evaluation and examination, surgical techniques, bone augmentation and post-operative management and maintenance.

Implant Dentistry at a Glance is an ideal companion for all students of dentistry, clinicians and members of the dental team with an interest in implant dentistry.

Key Features:

  • Provides a useful study guide and revision aid to students and clinicians
  • Covers all major sub-topics of implant dentistry
  • Displays information in a concise two-page spread throughout
  • Includes many clear diagrams and full colour clinical photographs
  • Written by leading experts in the field

About Authors

Jacques Malet is a clinical instructor for postgraduate periodontology and implant surgery students at the University Denis Diderot of Paris, and at the Rothschild Hospital, AP-HP in Paris.

Francis Mora is Associate Professor of Periodontology, Director of the Undergraduate Periodontology Program, and Co-Director of the Post Graduate Periodontology Program at the University Denis Diderot of Paris, and at the Rothschild Hospital, AP-HP in Paris

Philippe Bouchard is Professor and Chair of the Department of Periodontology at the University Denis Diderot of Pairs, and Head of the Clinical Unit in Oral Pathology-Oral Surgery and Periodontal Surgery at the Rothschild Hospital, AP-HP in Paris.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course you’ll be able to:

  • Describe the three stages of wound healing.
  • Compare functional and mechanical loading.
  • Discuss the soft tissue seal around an implant.
  • Describe the anterior and posterior regions of the mandible.
  • Describe the anterior and posterior regions of the maxilla.
  • Discuss bone volume, shape and quality.
  • Describe the screw-type implant system and thread design.
  • Discuss complications of implant/abutment connections.
  • Describe amplitude, spacing and hybrid.
  • Discuss the percentage of complications after 5 years of function and the two types.
  • Compare the basic team and the extended team.
  • Compare absolute and relative contraindications.
  • List several potential risk factors for implant failure.
  • List several local risk factors that affect dental implant success.
  • Discuss several types of tooth loss.
  • Discuss the risk factors that should be considered for implant failure.
  • Describe the two types of periodontal morphology and the importance of tissue thickness.
  • Discuss the patient examination needed prior to surgery.
  • List several characteristics of a surgical template.
  • Describe several imaging techniques.
  • List the documents found in the patients’ record.
  • Compare the extraoral and intraoral examination.
  • Describe short and long implants as they relate to bone volume.
  • Describe the three temporary solutions, removable, tooth-supported and implant-supported.
  • Define loading and compare the types.
  • State the advantages and disadvantages of a dental implant versus a fixed partial denture.
  • Compare screw-retained and cemented restorations.
  • Describe overdentures and the two fixed restorations (screw-retained and fixed retained) (Appendix 1, Table 1.4, pg.126)
  • Discuss the advantage of the overdenture for the mandible and state the survival rate.
  • Compare removable and fixed options for the edentulous maxilla and compare the survival rates.
  • List several sources of infection during oral surgery.
  • Explain how a socket heals.
  • Compare the one-stage and two stage procedure for wound closure.
  • Discuss the three types of implantation and postoperative complications.
  • Compare computer-guided and computer-navigated surgery with advantages and limitations.
  • Compare the advantages of one-stage/simultaneous approach and the two-stage/staged approach.
  • Describe the three types of treatment of a bone defect.
  • Describe the bone graft substitutes.
  • Discuss the autogenous bone graft.
  • Describe the split ridge technique and complications.
  • State the rationale for the sinus floor elevation procedure and list the contraindications and complications.
  • Define distraction osteogenesis and the indications and complications.
  • Describe the five types of soft tissue augmentation procedures.
  • Describe the orthodontic miniscrew.
  • Compare the use of analgesics and NSAIDs postoperatively.
  • List several postoperative instructions.
  • List several postoperative complications.
  • Discuss several postoperative complications.
  • Describe long-term care for the dental implant.
  • Compare peri-mucositis and peri-implantitis and the treatment.

Course Contents

  • The Basics: Osseointegration
  • The Basics: The Peri-Implant Mucosa
  • The Basics: Surgical Anatomy of the Mandible
  • The Basics: Surgical Anatomy of the Maxilla
  • The Basics: Bone Shape and Quality
  • Implant Macrostructure: Shapes and Dimensions
  • Implant Macrostructure: Implant/Abutment Connection
  • Implant Microstructure: Implant Surfaces
  • Success, Failure, Complications, and Survival
  • The Implant Team
  • Patient Evaluation: medical evaluation form and laboratory tests
  • Patient Evaluation: The Patient at Risk for Surgery
  • Patient Evaluation: The Patient at Risk for Dental Implant Failure
  • Patient Evaluation: Local Risk Factors
  • Patient Evaluation: Dental History
  • Patient Evaluation: Dental Implants in Periodontally Compromised Patients
  • Patient evaluation: Esthetic Considerations
  • Patient Evaluation: Surgical Considerations
  • Patient Evaluation: Surgical Template
  • Patient Evaluation: Imaging Techniques
  • Patient Records
  • The Pretreatment Phrase
  • Treatment Planning: Implant Selection
  • Treatment Planning: The Provisional Phase
  • Treatment Planning: Immediate, Early, and Delayed Loading
  • Treatment Planning: Single-Tooth Replacement
  • Treatment Planning: Implant-Supported Fixed Partial Denture
  • Treatment Planning: Fully Edentulous Patients
  • Treatment Planning: Edentulous Mandible
  • Treatment Planning: Edentulous Maxilla
  • Surgical Environment and Instrumentation
  • Surgical Techniques: Socket Preservation
  • Surgical Techniques: The Standard Protocol
  • Surgical Techniques: Implants Placed in Postextraction Sites
  • Surgical Techniques: Computer-Guided Surgery
  • Bone Augmentation: One-Stage/Simultaneous Approach Versus Two-stage/staged Approach
  • Bone Augmentation: Guided Bone Regeneration
  • Bone Augmentation: Graft Materials
  • Bone Augmentation: Block Bone Grafts
  • Bone Augmentation: Split Osteotomy (Split Ridge Technique)
  • Bone Augmentation: Sinus Floor Elevation
  • Bone Augmentation: Alveolar Distraction Osteogenesis
  • Soft Tissue Augmentation
  • Dental Implants in Orthodontic Patients
  • Prescriptions in Standard Procedure
  • Postoperative Management
  • Life-Threatening Surgical Complications
  • Surgical Complication
  • Dental Implant Maintenance
  • Peri-Implant Diseases