Andre P. Saadoun

Esthetic Soft Tissue Management of Teeth and Implants (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This is a step by step guide to success in periodontics and implant dentistry, helping clinicians to create a natural and esthetically pleasing smile for their patients. Starting with a general discussion of facial esthetics and analyzing the dento-gingival constituents of the smile, the book goes on to consider the impact of these on people's quality of life, both in terms of health and social engagement. Subsequent chapters focus on specific esthetic treatments such as crown lengthening procedures, gingival recession coverage with connective tissue grafts or periodontal regenerative material, and soft tissue management for natural teeth and implants. Highly illustrated with an abundance of supporting photographs, Esthetic Soft Tissue Management of Teeth and Implants is an essential companion for periodontists and other dental specialists, as well as advanced general dentists with an interest in esthetic periodontics and implant dentistry. KEY FEATURES * Provides practical coverage of an important and challenging skill in periodontics and implant dentistry * Emphasizes the esthetic preservation of the natural dentition as well as implants * Includes a comprehensive review of literature on these topics * Contains many high quality full color clinical photographs * Written by an internationally renowned expert in the field

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. August 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118301135
• Artikelnr.: 37350455

Autorenporträt

André P. Saadoun is a Diplomate of the American Academy of Periodontology, former Associate Professor of Periodontics at the University of Southern California, and Visiting Professor in Periodontics and Implantology at the Hadassah School of Dental Medicine in Jerusalem. Dr Saadoun also maintains a private practice in Paris which focuses on Esthetic Periodontics and Implant Surgery.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword ix
Acknowledgments x
1 Introduction 1
2 To smile or not to smile 5
The impact of esthetics 5
Dental esthetics 7
The smile-related quality of life 7
The senior citizen's smile 10
3 The esthetics of the face 13
The face 13
The lips 13
4 The dentoalveolar gingival unit 20
The gingiva 21
The bone 37
The teeth 50
The interproximal bone height and the interdental implant papilla 54
The pink/white esthetic score, or PES/WES 61
The biological space 63
Final remarks 65
5 Esthetic periodontal treatment 66
The biological rationale 66
Crown lengthening procedures 68
Gingival recession coverage 85
Final remarks 100
6 Esthetic implant treatment 102
Peri-implant risk factors 103
Soft tissue management 106
Final remarks 155
7 Conclusion 160
References 165
Index 175