Leading experts discuss the impact of mandibular two-implant overdentures on function, nutrition, and overall quality of life for edentulous patients. In addition, a classic case of rehabilitation with an overdenture is presented, showing each stage of treatment from the first examination to denture delivery.

Dr. Hamid Shafie’s Clinical and Laboratory Manual of Implant Overdentures is a ground-breaking guide to this popular and effective treatment modality, which is increasingly seen as the standard of care for the fully edentulous patient. This highly practical step-by-step handbook provides the dentist and laboratory technician with essential instruction and sound clinical support, demystifying this complex subject through systematic evaluation of the available attachment systems to produce treatment plans to best suit the patient’s needs.

Implant Supported Overdentures Is A Book Which Explains In Detail About Implant Supported Overdentures .

"The overdenture is an effective and versatile means of restoring missing teeth and improving facial contours. As such it is being increasingly used for both root supported and implant supported applications." "Written by an acknowledged expert with wide experience in the field, this book offers an easy to read and superbly illustrated guide to use of overdentures. In a step by step way it takes readers through all aspects from treatment planning to the maintenance of the completed restoration." "Techniques suitable for both root supported and implant supported restorations are given and there is clear emphasis on avoiding pitfalls whilst ways of correcting the occasional mishap are also catered for."--Book jacket.

Edentulism is a problem that affects millions of people worldwide. This is an incurable impairment effecting speech, esthetics and mastication. It is functionally and psychologically disruptive and it requires specific management strategies to either overcome or limit these disruptive effects. The edentulous patient presents a treatment challenge to each dental practitioner that has often been resolved inadequately. The ultimate goal is to restore the patient to a level of satisfactory function.

Implant dentistry has become a standard option for the rehabilitation of fully and partially edentulous patients. With the ever-increasing number of dentists involved in implant dentistry, it is essential to ensure that their treatment methods follow the highest standard. The ITI Treatment Guide series, a compendium of evidence-based implant-therapy techniques in daily practice, is written by renowned clinicians and provides a comprehensive overview of various therapeutic options. Using an illustrated step-by-step approach, the ITI Treatment Guide shows practitioners how to manage different clinical situations, with the emphasis on sound diagnostics, evidence-based treatment concepts, and predictable treatment outcomes. The second volume of the ITI Treatment Guide is devoted to the restoration of partially dentate patients. Central to this volume of the ITI Treatment Guide are loading protocols available to the clinician and the patient and how they relate to various treatment indications, including both single and multiple missing teeth in the posterior and anterior regions of the mouth. Among potential topics for upcoming volumes are implant placement in extraction sockets, loading protocols in edentulous patients, implant therapy in the esthetic zone in extended edentulous spaces, and many more.

Implant dentistry has changed and enhanced significantly since the introduction of osseointegration concept with dental implants. Because the benefits of therapy became apparent, implant treatment earned a widespread acceptance. Therefore, the need for dental implants has caused a rapid expansion of the market worldwide. Dental implantology continues to excel with the developments of new surgical and prosthodontic techniques, and armamentarium. The purpose of this book named Current Concepts in Dental Implantology is to present a novel resource for dentists who want to replace missing teeth with dental implants. It is a carefully organized book, which blends basic science, clinical experience, and current and future concepts. This book includes ten chapters and our aim is to provide a valuable source for dental students, post-graduate residents and clinicians who want to know more about dental implants.

Written by the foremost authority in the field, Dental Implants Prosthetics, 2nd Edition helps you advance your skills and understanding of implant prosthetics. Comprehensive coverage includes both simple and complicated clinical cases, with practical guidance on how to apply the latest research, diagnostic tools, treatment planning, implant designs, materials, and techniques to provide superior patient outcomes. - Treatment supported by clinical evidence equips students with a more targeted evidence-based approach to patient procedures. - NEW! Emphasis on treatment planning helps decrease the number of visits while providing effective, long-term results for the patient. - NEW! Focus on the patient presentation offers the latest treatment options for bone harvesting, restoration and recovery. - NEW! Original illustrations and photos highlight and clarify key clinical concepts and techniques.

This book is designed to help dentists in general practice to improve the results of prosthetic procedures in medically compromised and elderly patients. In particular, it critically scrutinizes various dogmas that govern practitioners’ approaches yet lack sound scientific support and often have an adverse effect on outcomes. Attention is drawn to straightforward procedures that offer significant clinical benefits and to aspects that are too often neglected, such as the impact of systemic diseases. New light is cast, for example, on the taking of dental impressions, the treatment of malocclusions, the making of jaw relation records, the relationship between denture quality and patient satisfaction, and the use of implant-supported overdentures versus traditional complete prostheses (dentures). As Albert Einstein once said, "It is what we think we know that prevents us from learning more." Readers will find that this book helps them to re-examine taken-for-granted elements of their practice, leading to improved care and patient satisfaction.