CHARACTERISTICS OF IMPLANTS AND PROSTHETIC TECHNIQUES Vincenzo Bucci Sabattini, Francesca Bucci Sabattini INTRODUCTION “Implantology is not a surgical discipline, but a surgically-supported prosthetic discipline” U. Pasqualini (Lezioni di gnatologia, 1977)….
Fig. 2.1 • Example of 3D reconstruction of a CT image of the lower jaw which, compared with traditional transaxial sections (Fig. 2.2), makes it easier to understand the morphology…
Fig. 5.1 • Centrifuge for preparation of PRF. Fig. 5.2 • Pellets of PRF extracted from the tube and separated from the PPP. Fig. 5.3 • Pellets of…
Fig. 4.1 • Distance between implant shoulder and bone at different time points during the follow up. Similarly, the mean probing depths (mean values of measurements taken at four peri-implant…
Fig. 1.1 • Maya mandible discovered by Wilson Popenoe (1938). And nothing more would have been known of it had it not been for Italian, Amedeo Bobbio (born in Genoa…
Developmental Defects of the Dental Hard Tissues and their Treatment Ivar Espelid, Dorte Haubek, and Birgitta Jälevik This chapter focuses on the diagnostic process and classification of disturbances in the…
Diagnosis and Management of Dental Caries Annika Julihn, Margaret Grindefjord, and Ivar Espelid The concept of caries diagnosis The proper management of dental caries in clinical practice requires an accurate…
Oral Soft Tissue Lesions and Minor Oral Surgery Göran Koch and Dorte Haubek Children and adolescents present a large variety of oral pathologic conditions, such as lesions of the oral…
Traumatic Dental Injuries: Examination, Diagnosis, and Immediate Care Eva Fejerskov Lauridsen, Simon Storgård Jensen, and Jens O. Andreasen It is well documented that the majority of traumatic dental injuries occur…
Periodontal Conditions Bengt Sjödin and Dorte Haubek Inflammatory reactions in the periodontal tissues are common in children and adolescents. In most cases, the inflammation is restricted to the gingival tissues….
