Peri-Implant Tissue Remodeling

This multi-contributed textbook covers topics ranging from basic aspects of implant dentistry to advanced concepts such as platform switching, immediate implant placement, and the use of piezoelectric surgery for implant osteotomies. It begins with a review of the systemic, local, and surgical factors affecting bone remodeling. Next, flap design and peri-implant tissue stability are discussed in relation to the concepts of gingival biotype and biologic width. The novel concept of minimally invasive implant site preparation using piezoelectric surgical techniques is presented, followed by three chapters devoted to the theoretical and practical aspects of platform switching. Subsequent chapters address implant-abutment connection configurations and how they affect peri-implant bone remodeling as well as other prosthetic aspects of implant dentistry, including preparation design, finish lines, emergence profiles, and the shoulderless abutment. Bringing all of these concepts together, a comprehensive minimally invasive prosthetic protocol as well as a more specific shoulderless one-abutment protocol are described and illustrated with clinical cases. The final chapter examines plasma cleaning of titanium implants as a method of reducing osseointegration time and improving soft tissue response.

Contents
Chapter 01. Factors Affecting Peri-Implant Bone Remodeling
Chapter 02. Flap Design and Peri-Implant Tissue Stability
Chapter 03. Piezoelectric Bone Surgery
Chapter 04. Platform Switching
Chapter 05. Histologic Aspects of Platform Switching
Chapter 06. Biomechanical Aspects of Platform Switching
Chapter 07. Implant-Abutment Connections and Peri-Implant Bone Remodeling
Chapter 08. Abutment Morphology and Peri-Implant Soft Tissues
Chapter 09. The Role of Prosthetic Protocols in Peri-Implant Tissue Stability
Chapter 10. Future Perspectives: Plasma Cleaning