Fundamentals of Esthetic Implant Dentistry, 3rd Ed ition

A comprehensive and highly illustrated reference on current topics in esthetic implant dentistry

Advances in Esthetic Implant Dentistry contains a wealth of new material offering an up-to-date overview of aesthetic implant therapy from all perspectives. Building on the success of Fundamentals of Esthetic Implant Dentistry, this new book covers immediate implant placement, restoring labial plate defects, peri-implant soft tissue stability, guided bone regeneration and restorative space optimization.

Thoroughly updated to include the latest methods and techniques in esthetic implantology, case studies demonstrate innovative surgical techniques, while anchoring them in solid scientific research. The book offers a protocol for soft tissue amendments around dental implants before, during and after dental implant fixture placement. Readers will learn the physiology of labial plate of bone, the influence of the labial plate of bone to the overall fate of the surgical and prosthetic procedure, and several novel techniques to restore osseous defects in the aesthetic zone. A new chapter offers a solid protocol to predictably diagnose, classify and treat implant related gingival recession.

Step-by-step procedures are illustrated with over 1500 clinical photographs and a companion website hosts videos and follow-up case studies. Comprehensively and thoroughly referenced, Advances in Esthetic Implant Dentistry serves as an indispensable reference to practitioners and students of periodontics, prosthodontics and oral and maxillofacial surgery.