The common idea that edentulism can always be solved with implants is questioned in this book given that the most recent literature highlights the higher risk of implant prosthodontics than traditional conventional toothborne prosthodontics. This book represents a procedural guide to the fabrication of full veneer crowns with vertical margin design. The preparation of the natural tooth as a prosthetic pillar is certainly a “traditional” procedure that is still one of the most common activities that dentists perform today and the so-called “vertical” preparation is given full credit in this book.
The common idea that edentulism can always be solved with implants is questioned in this book given that the most recent literature highlights the higher risk of implant prosthodontics than traditional conventional toothborne prosthodontics. This book represents a procedural guide to the fabrication of full veneer crowns with vertical margin design. The preparation of the natural tooth as a prosthetic pillar is certainly a “traditional” procedure that is still one of the most common activities that dentists perform today and the so-called “vertical” preparation is given full credit in this book.
Strengths
- Clear and through overview on the fundamentals and principles of tooth preparation and in particular the "vertical" preparation
- Choice of materials according to each patient's specific situation
- Step-by-step description of treatment planning and implementation
- Extensive use of authors' clinical cases
Authors
Ezio Bruna Member of the Academy of Operative Dentistry, The international Academy of Gnathology, and the New York Academy of Sciences. Speaker at national and international congresses. He has a private practice in Turin.
Andrea Fabianelli Temporary Chair Professor and Temporary Professor at the University of Siena, he collaborates with TUFTS University (Boston, USA) and with Sheffield University (UK), active member of Dick Tucker Study Club and Research Centre for Dentistry. He has a private practice in Arezzo.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Treatment plans. Causes of failure. Treatment rationale. The choice between implants and traditional prosthesis.
Chapter 2 Preparation of a natural abutment. Preparation system. Abutment characteristics. Characteristics of the finish line. Curettage preparation and overcontour. Preparation techniques.
Chapter 3 Professional prostheses. Acrylic or composite?
Chapter 4 Impressions. Materials. Impression trays. Impression techniques. Tissue retraction. impression protocol. Possible impression defects. Disinfection of impression.
Chapter 5 In the lab. The Choice of Materials. Application of die spacer. Waxing. Casting. Welding. How to choose alloys. Pontics.
Chapter 6 Occlusion in clinical practice.
Chapter 7 Framework Try-in and materials.
Chapter 8 Ceramic Try-in.
Chapter 9 Cementation. Zinc. Oxyphosphate. Permanent Cementation.
Chapter 10 Implant abutments. Modelling. The Abutment Trial or Model.
Chapter 11 Zirconia in Vertical Preparation. Material. Processing techniques. Clinical studies. Clinics.
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Specific References
This is not the ordinary academic text to have in your library. It’s the result of the commitment of the Author, a practicing clinician who has focused his career on practical solutions to treat thousands of cases.
The text aims to provide readers with informed choices for saving a natural tooth or using an osseointegrated implant as a replacement. It covers complex endodontic retreatments and surgical interventions to preserve natural teeth, along with prosthetic-orthodontic solutions like autotransplantation for cases of agenesis. The section on osseointegrated implants explores criteria for selection, timing, and integration methods, ensuring high success rates. This comprehensive guide follows modern dental principles, emphasizing dental elements in rehabilitation and using implants as vital support for irreparably compromised teeth.
Nowadays, patients not only require restoring an edentulous site, but they would like to smile again, have their self-confidence restored and express it in their social life, working life and spare time at their best. In the book you found a collection of anterior implant cases, where each aspect of the treatment is considered with a global approach. On this site you’ll find extraordinary video animations about: periodontal plastic surgery of the parabolas before the finalization of a case with a global approach to smiling; ridge preservation for restore 3D bone volumes in sites of high esthetic value; connective graft to increase vestibular volumes of peri-implant tissue and PubMed linked references.
The concept of "totally edentulous patient" has changed over time and includes not only patients who have lost all their teeth but also those with terminal dentition or those who must replace prosthetic rehabilitations that have failed.
The common idea that edentulism can always be solved with implants is questioned in this book given that the most recent literature highlights the higher risk of implant prosthodontics than traditional conventional toothborne prosthodontics. This book represents a procedural guide to the fabrication of full veneer crowns with vertical margin design. The preparation of the natural tooth as a prosthetic pillar is certainly a “traditional” procedure that is still one of the most common activities that dentists perform today and the so-called “vertical” preparation is given full credit in this book.
