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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