Practice abstract
British Dental Journal 195, 187 - 194 (2003)
Published online: 23 August 2003 | doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4810435
Verifiable CPD Paper:
Prevention. Part 5: Preventive strategies for patients requiring osseointegrated oral implant treatment
P Coulthard1, M Esposito2, M Slater3, H V Worthington4 & E J Kay, Series Editor5
- A preventive strategy at the planning stage describing patient selection, surgical technique, prosthetic design and loading
- A preventive strategy for the maintenance period describing recall examination and diagnosis and therapy
- The level of evidence currently available to support these strategies
Prevention
- Smoking cessation advice
- Dietary advice
- Prevention of tooth wear
- Toothbrushing advice
- Patients requiring osseointegrated oral implant treatment
- Older dentate patient
- Professionally applied topical fluorides for caries prevention
- Pit and fissure sealants in preventing caries in the permanent dentition of children
Abstract
Prevention for patients requiring rehabilitation with oral implants is about preventing implant failure and biomechanical complications. This paper describes preventative strategies for the planning stage for implant treatment and the later maintenance period and indicates the level of scientific evidence supporting these strategies.
- Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant, Head of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Dental Hospital of Manchester
- Assistant Researcher, Department of Biomaterials and Department of Prosthetic Dentistry/Dental Material Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
- Principal Tutor, Head of Oral Health Sciences, University Dental Hospital of Manchester
- Co-ordinating Editor, Cochrane Oral Health Group, University Dental Hospital of Manchester
- Professor of Dental Health Services Research, University of Manchester Dental Hospital and School, Higher Cambridge Street, Manchester M1 6FH
Correspondence to: P Coulthard1
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Dental Hospital of Manchester, Higher Cambridge Street,. Manchester M15 6FH;
e-mail: paul.coulthard@man.ac.uk