Peri-implant therapy for the dental hygienist : clinical guide to maintenance and disease complications /

• Main Author: Wingrove, Susan S.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
• Subjects: Dental implants.; Dental hygienists.; Dental Implants.; Dental Hygienists.; Dental Implants > adverse effects.; MEDICAL > Dentistry > Prosthodontics.; Electronic books.

"Peri-Implant Therapy for the Dental Hygienist is a comprehensive guide for implant history, prosthetic designs, and patient selection including oral systemic health and risk assessment. The text also discusses pre-surgical procedures, communicating with patients about implant dentistry, in-off...

Table of Contents:

• Implants 101: history, implant design, parts, and pieces
• Patient selection for implant therapy: oral systemic health, medical history, and risk assessment
• What lies beneath the surface? Natural teeth, bone, and implant placement
• Setting the state: adjunctive surgical procedures, restorative options, and treatment planning / with contributions by Robert Horowitz and Robert Schneider
• How to talk to patients about implant dentistry: risks, benefits, and alternatives
• AIM for implant success: assess, identify, and monitor
• Implant complications: peri-implant disease and cement residue protocol / with contribution by Alfonso Piñeyro
• Implant home care is key!
• Safe, effective, in-office implant maintenance
• Appendix: Terminology and resources.