Implants in qualitatively compromised bone /

Reviews the problem of compromised bone and its impact on dental implants. Covers the factors affecting bone quality, mechanisms of bone development, structure of atrophic aveolar bone, surgical perspectives for compromised bone, and more. Abundant color and halftone illustrations.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Watzek, G. (Georg)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; Chicago : Quintessence Pub. Co., ©2004.
Subjects:	Osseointegrated dental implants. Dental implants > Complications. Dental Implantation, Endosseous > methods Alveolar Bone Loss > complications Implants ostéo-intégrés (Dentisterie) Implants dentaires > Complications et séquelles. Zahnimplantation Implantes dentários. Ósseointegração.

Table of Contents:

Overview of factors affecting bone quality / Georg Watzek
Mechanisms of bone development, remodeling, and loss / Reinhard Gruber
Structure of atrophic alveolar bone / Christian Ulm and Gabor Tepper
Perfusion of compromised bone and implications for implant therapy / Gabor Tepper and Christian Ulm
Assessment of bone quality: techniques, procedures, and limitations / André Gahleitner and Gabriel Monov
Surgical perspectives for compromised bone / Georg Mailath-Pokorny
Experimental approaches in bone regeneration / Reinhard Gruber and Gabor Fuerst
Implants in the elderly / Robert Haas and Georg Watzak
Implants in children and adolescents / Thomas Bernhart and Werner Zechner
Implants in irradiated bone / Michael Weinländer and John Beumer III
Lasers in implant dentistry / Robert Haas, Orhun Dörtbudak, and Norbert Jakse.