Main description:

This book is an ideal reference guide for clinicians seeking to improve their decision making and treatment outcomes when placing dental implants in medically compromised patients, in whom conditions for osseointegration and soft tissue healing may be unfavorable. Up-to-date information is provided on the potential impacts of a wide variety of diseases and disorders on dental implant treatment and the factors that need to be considered when deciding on the feasibility of such treatment. More specifically, for each condition possible disease-related changes in the oral environment are explained and key treatment issues are identified, including surgical and prosthodontic aspects and pharmacological considerations. The book will help general dentists, periodontists, and oral surgeons to reduce the risk of treatment failure and complications and to ensure that the implant therapy is successful in achieving excellent quality of life and functional benefits, thereby improving patient satisfaction.

Contents:

Introduction.- Medically Compromised Patients: a Biological and Social Challenge.- The Role of Substance Abuse in Dental Implant Treatment.- Organ Diseases and Dental Implant Treatment.- Bone Diseases and Dental Implant Treatment.- Dental Implants Treatment for Diabetic Patients.- Immune system-related diseases and Dental Implant Treatment.- Drug-induced Disorders and Dental Implant Treatment.- Oral diseases and Dental Implant Treatment.- Other Conditions Affecting Dental Implant Treatment.