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Preface

Based on the concept of osseointegration first described by Brånemark and Schroeder, implant dentistry has evolved tremendously over the past 15 years, and today it plays an integral role in dental rehabilitation. Though it was developed primarily to rehabilitate fully edentulous patients, since the late 1980s the treatment focus has gradually shifted to partially edentulous patients. Today, single-tooth replacement is the number one indication for implant therapy.

Implant dentistry also has benefited from the significant progress made in associated treatment protocols. Development of bone augmentation procedures allows clinicians to correct alveolar bone deficiencies, while guided bone regeneration with barrier membranes and sinus floor elevation have become standards of care to correct bone defects in other parts of the oral cavity. In addition, improved osteophilic microtextured titanium implant surfaces help to accelerate healing, significantly reducing treatment time. Together, these ad vances make implant therapy more predictable and more attractive to patients, and the result has been a rapid expansion of implant dentistry in daily practice and more clinicians placing dental implants.

This book is the culmination of many years’ effort to standardize surgical technique in implant dentistry. It is designed for postdoctoral students and practitioners who wish to perform surgical implant procedures in daily practice with a high predictability for success and a low risk for complications. Basic surgical principles and procedures for placing im plants both in standard sites and in sites with local defects are presented using detailed explanations and hand-drawn illustrations. The final chapter of the book presents 14 comprehensive clinical case reports, several documenting long-term follow-ups over a period of 10 years.

The publication of this book coincides with the production of a DVD featuring live surgery of the same surgical techniques in seven clinical cases. The surgery was recorded during master courses in implant dentistry offered by the University of Bern.

The authors wish to thank the staff of Quintessence Publishing for their excellent support during the preparation and production of this book.