Evidence-Based Implant Dentistry

This book covers all aspects of implant dentistry, presenting up-to-date information that reflects the highest level of scientific evidence as presented in the specialized literature. Among the topics addressed by expert authors are the prognosis of natural tooth versus implant restorations, bone response to implant treatment, placement and loading time, implant design and length, platform design, implant abutments, prosthodontic treatment, reconstructive surgery, and periimplantitis.

The amount of data available for the clinician working in the field of implantology is huge and constantly increasing. The task of remaining abreast of the latest evidence and applying it effectively in clinical practice is further hindered by the fact that many scientific papers make contradictory claims and contain methodological flaws and biases that generate confusion and lack of reliability. Against this background, Evidence-Based Implant Dentistry will serve the reader as a dependable and scientifically supported guide to current implant treatment and key issues in the field.

Oreste Iocca, DDS, gained his doctor of dental surgery degree, summa cum laude, at Magna Graecia University in Catanzaro, Italy. He subsequently attended the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Bologna, Italy. Dr. Iocca is a graduate of New York University College of Dentistry, Advanced Program for International Dentists in Oral Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, where he still actively collaborates. He lectured nationally and internationally on topics related to clinical periodontology and implant dentistry. In addition to his private practice in Oral Surgery and Implantology, he is currently involved in research projects at the International Medical School of La Sapienza University in Rome, Italy. Dr. Iocca research interests focus on the treatment of the periodontally compromised patient, bone regeneration procedures, oral medicine and advanced statistical techniques applied to Evidence-Based Medicine and Dentistry.