Main description:

The soft tissue-restorative interface is where the artistry of the dental technician meets the clinical skill of the restorative dentist. The challenge for the clinician lies in managing the soft tissue frame, the essence of restorative dentistry. This compelling clinical monograph outlines how to manage the soft tissue in a practical manner, whether providing patients with tooth-borne or implant-supported restorations. The author provides step-by-step instructions for each stage of therapy so that restorative dentists can understand how to manage the soft tissue frame, minimize trauma, and ensure a healthy and esthetic treatment outcome. Multiple cases are followed throughout the book, with individual chapters focusing on those portions of the case that illustrate the concepts elucidated in the chapter. Employing strict evidence-based principles, the author provides clinical tools for effective soft tissue management that will prevail even as technology in dentistry continues to evolve.

Contents:

Contents: Fundamental Concepts of Periodontal Tissues, Preparation Design: Minimizing Soft Tissue Trauma, Therapeutic Provisional Restorations, Impression Making: A Clinical Perspective, Accurate Transfer of Soft Tissue Contours to the Dental Laboratory, Abutment Selection for Cement-Retained Implant-Supported Restorations, Ceramic Screw-retained Implant-Supported Restorations, Delivery Procedures