Soft Tissues and Pink Esthetics in Implant Therapy

Soft Tissues & Pink Esthetics in Implant Therapy
	Frontmatter
		Dedication
		Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
		Contents
		Forewords
		Preface
		Acknowledgments
	Chapter One: Quality and Quantity of Peri-implant Soft Tissue
		1. What is the biologic significance of peri-implant softtissue?
		2. How does soft tissue heal around an implant?
		3. What are the histologic characteristics of peri-implantsoft tissues?
		4. What are the main differences between a natural toothand an implant at the supracrestal level?
		5. Is biologic width present around implants?
		6. What are the clinical implications of forming biologic width around implants?
		7. What is meant by platform switching and what is its biologic significance?
		8. What are the dynamics of soft tissue healing around immediate implants?
		9. What is the role of keratinized tissues around implants?
		References
		Recommended Reading
	Chapter Two: Spontaneous Healing of the Socket After Extraction and Alveolar Ridge Remodeling
		1. What are the dynamics of socket healing after extraction?
		2. Why does the ridge undergo extra-alveolar remodeling after extraction?
		3. Can alveolar ridge remodeling after extraction influence implant placement?
		4. Can the extraction technique influence site healing after extraction?
		References
		Recommended Reading
	Chapter Three: Decision-Making Criteriain Socket Management After Extraction
		1. How are extraction sites classified?
		2. What are the main therapeutic options when treating a postextraction socket?
		3. What are the indications, advantages, and limitations of immediate implant placement after extraction?
		4. What are the indications, advantages, and limitations of delaying implant placement after extraction?
		5. What are the indications, advantages, and limitations of ridge preservation techniques?
		6. What are the indications, advantages, and limitations of ridge augmentation techniques?
		7. What are the final recommendations for treating a socket after extraction?
		References
	Chapter Four: Immediate Postextraction Implant Placement
		1. What are the key surgical factors in immediate postextraction implant placement?
		2. When is immediate prosthetic restoration following immediate postextraction implant placement advisable?
		3. When is soft tissue augmentation of an immediate postextraction implant site advisable?
		4. Is immediate postextraction implant placement possible in a molar site?
		5. What is the required waiting period before definitive prosthetic restoration of an implant placed immediate lypostextraction?
		References
		Recommended Reading
	Chapter Five: Alveolar Ridge Preservation and Augmentation
		1. What are the criteria for choosing between ridge preservation and ridge augmentation techniques?
		2. What is the biologic rationale for ridge preservation?
		3. What are the key surgical factors in ridge preservation?
		4. Can ridge preservation be used in maxillary molar sites?
		5. Are ridge preservation techniques supported by the scientific literature?
		6. What are the key surgical factors in ridge augmentation?
		7. What are the healing times for subsequent implant placement after ridge preservation and ridge augmentation?
		Clinical Case Studies
		References
		Recommended Reading
	Chapter Six: Periodontal Plastic Surgery to Optimize Soft Tissues at Peri-implant Sites
		1. What is meant by gingival recession?
		2. What are the main etiologic factors in the development of gingival recession?
		3. Apart from the main causal factors, what predisposingfactors have been identified for gingival recession?
		4. What are the therapeutic options for treating gingival recession?
		5. Is it possible to predict the potential outcome of root coverage using periodontal plastic surgery techniques?
		6. What are the main periodontal plastic surgery procedures?
		7. What techniques are used to harvest gingival tissue during periodontal plastic surgery?
		8. Can biomaterials be used to replace connective tissue?
		9. Given current scientific findings and the techniques described previously, what treatment guidelines can be suggested for different recession types?
		References
		Recommended Reading
	Chapter Seven: Peri-implant Keratinized Tissue Augmentation
		1. What is the role of keratinized tissues around implants?
		2. Can keratinized tissue be preserved?
		3. What surgical techniques are used to reconstruct keratinized tissue around implants?
		4. What is the timing of keratinized tissue augmentation techniques?
		Clinical Case Studies
		References
	Chapter Eight: Esthetic Augmentation of Peri-implant Soft Tissue
		1. What is meant by esthetic augmentation of peri-implantsoft tissue?
		2. What are the indications for soft tissue augmentation inthe esthetic zone?
		3. What is the timing of esthetic soft tissue augmentation?
		4. Do peri-implant soft tissue augmentation techniques offer predictable outcomes?
		5. What are the main soft tissue harvesting sites andtechniques?
		6. Are there biomaterials that can mimic the behavior of autogenous connective tissue?
		Clinical Case Studies
		References
	Chapter Nine: Peri-implant Soft Tissue Conditioning Using Restorations
		1. What is meant by peri-implant soft tissue conditioning using restorations?
		2. What are the main soft tissue conditioning techniques, and what is the time frame for using them?
		3. How can the conditioned tissue architecture be transferred to the dental laboratory?
		Clinical Case Studies
		References
	Chapter Ten: Orthodontic Development for Implant Sites
		1. What are the characteristics of orthodontic movement, and what is its role in multidisciplinary treatment plans?
		2. In what clinical situations and time frames canorthodontic therapy be used to develop an implant site?
		3. What are the options for managing tooth agenesis in the esthetic zone?
		Clinical Case Studies
		Reference
		Recommended Reading
	Chapter Eleven: Treatment of Esthetic Failures in Implant Dentistry
		1. What is meant by esthetic failure in implant dentistry?
		2. Why should esthetic failures be considered a serious complication of implant dentistry?
		3. What are the most common causes of esthetic failure in implant dentistry?
		4. What is important to assess when choosing a strategy for treating esthetic failures?
		5. What are the main techniques for treating esthetic failures?
		6. Which cases cannot be re-treated or offer expectations of only partial success?
		Clinical Case Studies
		References
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