The edentulous mandible is the safest and most convenient site for implant treatment. It is characterized by a thick, hard layer of cortical bone, which provides good primary stability for…

Esthetics play an important role in any prosthodontic treatment. However, it is at its most significant when it involves the teeth of the anterior maxilla. If the best possible final…

The posterior mandible requires exceptionally careful, reproducible preoperative investigation, for both medical and forensic reasons. The inferior alveolar nerve in particular is at risk from implant placement in the posterior…

The anterior mandible represents the most comfortable operating area for the implantologist. The main contributing factors for this include: good access and a good view of the operation site; a…

Planning and carrying out implant treatment in the edentulous maxilla is a more difficult and more extensive process than that involved in any other indication. It requires highly meticulous diagnostic…

Fig 5-1a Initial diagnostic cast with missing teeth. Fig 5-1b Teeth set up onto the cast. Fig 5-1c The duplicated cast. Fig 5-1d Thermoplastic foil on the starting casts with…

Full rehabilitation of the maxilla and mandible Apart from patients with an edentulous maxilla or mandible, there are also a number of who are totally edentulous and require treatment in…