| Bone Reconstructive Surgery for Implant Site Preparation |
This article will describe two case studies to illustrate how the use of a moldable allograft material in ridge augmentation procedures eliminates the possibility of complications associated with autogenous block grafting, is biologically verified to produce living bone, and produces esthetic restorations. |
| Current Implant Designs to Maintain Crestal Bone and Gingiva |
This paper describes some of the recent strategies built into the three-dimensional design of the crestal portion of dental implants. |
| Dental Implant Abutments: Key to Improved Dental Implant Success |
This article reviews the current state of dental implant abutment design and how abutments contribute to the control of dental implant success. |
| From an Advisory Board Member |
Upon being asked to lead our thematic issue on dental implant therapy, I was instantly brought back to my long days (and nights) as a postgraduate student in periodontics more than 25 years ago. |
| Immediate Loading of Endosseous Dental Implants: A Review of the Evidence |
Immediate functional loading of dental implants is an attractive option to patients and dentists when contemplating implant dentistry, provided the outcomes are as successful as conventional loading protocols. |
| Implant Overdentures: A New Standard of Care for Edentulous Patients—Current Concepts and Techniques |
This article presents a simplified approach to patient evaluation, treatment planning decisions, attachment selection, and technique. |
| Management of the Compromised Intertooth Space with Small-Diameter One-Piece Implants in the Esthetic Zone |
This article presents two case reports to demonstrate the minimally invasive surgical placement of narrow-diameter implants for the treatment of congenitally missing lateral incisors in an esthetic manner. |
| Practice Enhancement for the Standard of Care: Bone Preservation and Impant Dentistry |
This article discusses implant therapy in comparison to conventional therapies and explores the reasons for its less-than-full adoption by the profession. |
| Rehabilitating the Failing Dentition: Full-Arch Immediate Placement, Immediate Load Therapy |
The purpose of this article is to establish a rationale and protocol for rehabilitating the failing dentition utilizing an immediate load approach. |
| Soft Tissue Considerations for Optimizing Implant Esthetics |
This article presents three clinical case studies to demonstrate how an interdisciplinary team approach to care is highly recommended when considering implant therapy in the esthetic zone. |
| Teaming Up for Successful Implant Dentistry |
This article discusses who appropriate implant team members should be, as well as the advantages of incorporating each dental professional's opinion into the treatment process. |
| The Implant Treatment Planning Process: Management of Bone, Blood, and Time |
This article reviews the aspects of the patient’s general and oral health status that must be considered relative to the treatment plan, in addition to emphasizing the need to assess the patient’s time and schedule limitations or demands. |
| The Use of Implants and Ovate Pontics in the Esthetic Zone |
This article will discuss and evaluate the potential conditions that can present in a patient who requires or has already had multiple anterior tooth extractions; the proper considerations for the use of ovate pontics in the treatment plan will also be discussed. |