Practice abstract
British Dental Journal 200, 661 - 665 (2006)
Published online: 24 June 2006 | doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4813718
Subject Category: Implants
Rationale for dental implants
- Dental implants are a more conservative long term option than long span bridges.
- Placement of dental implants serves to preserve bone.
- Dental implants can provide posterior support. Removable partials dentures do not provide posterior support long term.
- Dental implants are resistant to disease.
Implants
- Rationale for dental implants
- Treatment planning of implants in posterior quadrants
- Treatment planning of implants in the aesthetic zone
- Surgical guidelines for dental implant placement
- Immediate implant placement: treatment planning and surgical steps for successful outcomes
- Treatment planning of the edentulous maxilla
- Treatment planning of the edentulous mandible
- Impressions techniques for implant dentistry
- Screw versus cemented implant supported restorations
- Designing abutments for cement retained implant supported restorations
- Connecting implants to teeth
- Transitioning a patient from teeth to implants
- The role of orthodontics in implant dentistry
- Interdisciplinary approach to implant dentistry
- Factors that affect individual tooth prognosis and choices in contemporary treatment planning
- Maintenance and failures
Abstract
The clinical replacement of lost natural teeth by osseointegrated implants has represented one of the most significant advances in restorative dentistry. Two decades ago, a majority of dentists were sceptical about implants and rejected them entirely. Today it is rare to find a practitioner who does not work with dental implants or who is not actively participating in one of the many seminars or courses offered by universities, professional societies and implant manufacturers.1
- Chairman, Section of Fixed Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry, University of Southern California School of Dentistry / Private Prosthodontics Practitioner, Sherman Oaks and Torrance California
- Ralph W. and Jean L. Bleak Professor of Restorative Dentistry, Director of Implant Dentistry at the University of Southern California School of Dentistry / Private Prosthodontics Practitioner, Pasadena, California
Correspondence to: S Jivraj1
School of Dentistry, Rm. 4372 University Park, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0641, USA
e-mail: jivraj@usc.edu
