Comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to all aspects of dental implant maintenance, based on treatment outcomes

Saving Dental Implants offers a complete reference to all factors in long-term success in dental implants. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, each chapter is written by leading experts in the field. The book examines treatment outcomes, provides advice on how to manage implants for long-term success, and supports clinicians in avoiding and managing peri-implant complications.

The text presents global treatment approaches and concepts―established philosophies in practice for the last 20 years―and also looks to possible future management strategies. Designed to help clinicians apply the concepts in practice, the text also covers the pros and cons of implant therapy and the specifics of pre-implant diagnostics, treatment methodology, prosthetic concepts, and further maintenance visits.

Featuring hundreds of high-quality color photographs to support the text, Saving Dental Implants covers topics such as:

• The anatomic features of peri-implant tissues, including clinical and histological information, and an evaluation of the studies using different implant systems and prosthetic concepts
• Diagnostic tools and procedures to make the proper diagnosis of peri-implant conditions, and microbiota of the peri-implant tissues and diagnostic opportunities for bacterial diagnosis
• Nanoparticles found in the peri-implant tissues from the implant placement, their loading, and their impact on peri-implant diseases
• The significance, applications, and limitations of bone grafting techniques to optimize the shape of the alveolar ridge
• New technologies for better treatment of peri-implant complications

Examining the most current information and research on diagnosing, preventing, and managing peri-implant complications, Saving Dental Implants is a must-have practical reference for dental practitioners, specialists, and students who wish to help patients reach the best functional and esthetic outcomes.

Contents

۱ Anatomy of the Peri-implant Soft Tissues
۲ Prevalence and Risk Factors for Peri-implant Diseases: The Global Diseases
۳ Significance of Radiographic Findings for the Long-term Success of Dental Implants
۴ Clinical, Microbiological, and Immunological Risk Indicators of Peri-implant Mucositis and Early Peri-implant Bone Loss
۵ Metallic Nanoparticles as a Risk Factor for Peri-implant Diseases
۶ Impact of Maintenance on Narrow Diameter Implants
۷ Prosthetic Abutment Characteristics and Implant–Abutment Maintenance
۸ Considerations of Implant–abutment Connections for the Longevity of Dental Implants
۹ The Role of Bone Regeneration in the Maintenance of Dental Implants
۱۰ Soft Tissue Around Implants to Maintain/Reestablish Peri-implant Tissue Health
۱۱ Periodontal Maintenance in Patients with Peri-implantitis
۱۲ Surgical Treatment of Peri-implantitis
۱۳ Lasers in Surgical Therapy of Peri-implantitis
۱۴ Implant Surface Modification as a Method of Implant Maintenance Applications, Limitations, and Risks of Implantoplasty
۱۵ Non-surgical Antimicrobial Photodynamic and Photothermal Therapy in Treatment of Peri-implant Mucositis and Peri-implantitis
۱۶ Removal of Implants: Guidelines of Explantation Techniques
۱۷ Risks and Opportunities for Cement-retained Implant Restorations
۱۸ Implant Supportive Maintenance for Fixed Prosthetic Rehabilitations: The Patient with the Complete Arch Fixed Implant–supported Rehabilitation: Prosthetic Concepts to Optimize Maintenance Protocols
۱۹ Prosthetic Rehabilitations to Optimize Maintenance and Implant Long-term Success
۲۰ Implant Prostheses Planning and Maintenance for the Aging Population
۲۱ Disinfection of Implant Prosthetic Components Before Delivery
۲۲ Home Care for the Implant Patient
۲۳ Role of Compliance in Oral and Implant Health Maintenance: Significance, Risk Factors and Suggestions
۲۴ Systemic Factors and Peri-implant Health
۲۵ Zirconia as a Viable Implant Material in Implant Dentistry
۲۷ Photofunctionalization in the Treatment of Peri-implantitis
۲۸ Improvement of Osseointegration Through Autologous Growth Factors
۲۹ Plasma Cleaning for Implant Surfaces to Improve Implant Success
۳۰ Dental Implant Maintenance and Prosthetic Preventive Care for Implant Longevity