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The art of treatment planning : dental and medical approaches to the face and smile /

"Proper dissemination of knowledge in the dental specialties is currently one of the biggest obstacles to consistent improvement in care. This book examines the treatment-planning process from a multidisciplinary perspective in an effort to balance the very complex process of diagnosis with the...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Romano, Rafi
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Quintessence Pub., ©2010.
Subjects:
Dentistry > Decision making.
Dentistry > Aesthetic aspects.
Nursing care plans.
Esthetics, Dental
Patient Care Planning
Dental Implantation > methods
Orthodontics, Corrective > methods
Plastic Surgery Procedures > methods
Dentisterie > Prise de décision.
Dentisterie > Aspect esthétique.
Plans de soins.
Nursing care plans
Dentistry > Aesthetic aspects
Dentistry > Decision making
Table of Contents:
  • Section I: Recent innovations in treatment planning and methodologies
  • 1. Dental and paradental disciplines essential for comprehensive treatment planning: a literature review / R. Romano
  • 2. Treatment planning and transfer of implants and their superstructures to the clinical field through guided surgery / L. Molly, D. Armellini
  • 3. Immediate loading of implants placed into fresh extraction sockets / D. Schwartz-Arad
  • Section II: Restoring dental function and esthetics
  • 4. Treatment planning for esthetic anterior single-tooth implants / B. Touati
  • 5. Multifactorial parameters in peri-implant soft tissue management / A. Saadoun
  • 6. Single-tooth implants in the esthetic zone: contemporary concepts / T. Mankoo
  • 7. Scientific advances in tooth-whitening processes / W. Chan
  • 8. Parameters for integrating esthetics with function / S. Rubinstein
  • 9. Soft and hard tissue augmentation in the posterior mandible / C. Landsberg
  • 10. Porcelain laminate veneers: predictable tooth preparation for complex cases / G. Gürel
  • Section III: Innovative concepts in orthodontic therapy
  • 11. The proportions of facial balance: an esthetic appraisal / C. Navarro, J. Villanueva
  • 12. Harmony of the oral components / M. Navarro, J. Villanueva
  • 13. Innovations in three-dimensional imaging techniques / S. Geron
  • 14. Class II maxillomandibular protrusion correction: creating soft tissue profile harmony / P. Rossouw
  • 15 Esthetic proportions of the smile / G. Skinazi
  • Section IV: Achieving facial balance and harmony
  • 16. Facial aging / V. Lambros
  • 17. Lip repositioning surgery: a solution to the extremely high lip line / P. Fairbairn
  • 18. Secondary rhinoplasty / G. Aiach
  • 19. Facial treatment with botulinum toxin / M. de Maio
  • 20. Rebalancing the aging face through lipomodeling / M. Scheflan, N. Hai
  • Section V: Patient communication and motivation
  • 21. How to increase case acceptance / R. Levin.