Peri–Implant Therapy for the Dental Hygienist

Description:

Practical guidance for dental hygienists on how to maintain dental implants in daily practice

The newly revised Second Edition of Peri-Implant Therapy for the Dental Hygienist provides a comprehensive guide to biofilm-focused assessment, maintenance, and home care for the prevention of long-term implant complications.

The book offers clinical protocols ranging from single titanium and ceramic implant-borne restorations to the fixed full arch final prosthesis.

The text also discusses pre-surgical regenerative procedures, implant placement, and patient communication to support hygienists and other dental professionals in talking to patients about implant dentistry.

The book is a valuable clinically oriented resource guide for dental professionals seeing patients with titanium and ceramic dental implants.

This new edition introduces readers to new information on ceramic implant instrumentation and ?

€˜Mastering the Arch?

€™, as well as detailed information on how to remove, assess, and provide maintenance for full arch prostheses patients.

A new companion website provides dental instructor materials, review questions and answers, lesson plans, videos, PowerPoint slides, skills evaluations, and learning objectives.

The book includes:

Useful clinical photographs, illustrations, and patient cases to demonstrate the concepts discussed throughout the book

Researched protocols for assessment, professional in-office maintenance, and biofilm-focused patient home care to meet all the peri-implant therapy challenges

Updated classification, guidelines, and treatments for peri-implant disease

Technology and resources for prevention of peri-implantitis and complications that can be prevented with early detection and patient awareness

Ideal for dental hygienists and dental hygiene and dental students, Peri-Implant Therapy for the Dental Hygienist is also an essential reference for any dental professional seeking a one-stop resource for maintaining dental implants and managing their complications.

Table of Contents:

1 Implants 101: History, Implant Design, Parts, and Pieces

History

Dental implant history timeline

Implants

Orthodontic implants/temporary anchoring devices (TADs)

Implant dentistry terminology

Summary

References

2 Implant Therapy: Oral?

€Systemic Health, Medical History, and Risk Assessment

Oral?

€systemic health link to overall health

Medical history/risk assessment forms

Summary

References

3 What Lies Beneath the Surface?

Natural Teeth, Bone, and Implant Surgery

Natural teeth versus implants

Bone: it is all about the bone!

Bone regeneration

Implant surgery

Specialized implant placement

Summary

References

4 Setting the Stage: Adjunctive Surgical Procedures, Restorative Options, and Treatment Planning

Adjunctive surgical procedures

Restorative options

Treatment planning for long?

€term implant success

Summary

References

5 How to Talk to Patients About Implant Dentistry: Risks, Benefits, and Alternatives

What are the risks, benefits, and alternatives to replacing missing teeth?

Risks

Benefits

Alternatives

Communication and motivation

Summary

References

6 AIM for Implant Success: Assess, Identify, and Monitor

Assess

Monitoring

Summary

References

7 Implant Complications: Peri?

€Implant Disease, Biofilm, and Corrosion

What is the hygienist's role in restoratively driven implant complications?

Implant complications: prevention, identification, and treatmentContribution by Dr.

Maria L.

Geisinger DDS, MS

Peri?

€implant disease; mucositis and peri?

€implantitis

Biologic and prosthetic complications

Examination, diagnosis, and treatment of peri?

€implant disease

The role of biofilm in peri?

€implant disease

The role of corrosion in peri?

€implant diseaseContribution by Dr.

Luciana Safioti DDS, MSD

Summary

References

8 Biofilm?

€Focused Implant Home Care

Postsurgical home care

Single implant home care

Specialized home care

Summary

References

9 Professional In?

€Office Implant Maintenance and Disease Treatment

Professional in?

€office regimen

Highlights for ACP clinical practice guidelines implant?

€borne restorations

Maintenance; biofilm removal, debridement, polishing, and recare

Single implant maintenance

Mastering the Arch©

Peri?

€implant disease assessment and treatments

Cement residue assessment and treatment

Summary

References

Appendix: Terminology and Resources

Implant dentistry terminology

Resources

Index

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