Immediate Loading

As implant dentistry continues to evolve, one of the most promising new treatment strategies is immediate loading. Recent studies have demonstrated that immediate loading actually stimulates peri-implant osteogenesis by accelerating the fracture repair process, thereby increasing implant retention while minimizing surgical invasiveness, treatment time, and the psychologic distress of the patient. This book, written by a team of researchers and clinicians with specialized knowledge and experience in the field of implant dentistry, synthesizes all the considerations that affect immediate loading protocols, first explaining the biology that underpins the innovate strategy and systematically moving through all the stages of the process, from the presurgical diagnosis to the posttreatment management. The authors emphasize the importance of the prosthetic-implant team working as a unit, demonstrating that only through close collaboration among specialists can a high degree of predictability and success be achieved. Because the authors' original research underlies the therapeutic protocols and clinical applications they advance, this book offers the most precise, reliable, and updated information currently available on the subject. Contents Chapter 01. Biologic Background Chapter 02. Biology and Biomechanics in Immediate Loading Chapter 03. The Role of Implant Surface Topography on Biologic Stabilization Chapter 04. A Systematic Review of the Literature Chapter 05. Presurgical Diagnostic Phase Chapter 06. Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Techniques Chapter 07. The Therapeutic Approach of the Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute Implant Department Chapter 08. Therapeutic Alternatives for the Immediate Rehabilitation of Atrophic Jaws Using Tilted Implants Chapter 09. Complex Rehabilitations in Completely Edentulous Patients Chapter 10. Surgical-Prosthetic Interactions in the Immediate Loading of Implants in the Esthetic Zone Chapter 11. Intraoperative Impression and Control of Passive Fit in Immediate Loading Chapter 12. Chairside Versus Laboratory Preparation of the Provisional Prosthesis in Immediately Loaded Cases: A Rationale Chapter 13. Indications and Contraindications of Mini-Implants Chapter 14. Occlusion in Implant-Supported Prostheses Under Immediate Loading and Delayed Loading Chapter 15. Oral Rehabilitation with Immediate Loading: Noninvasive Morphofunctional Assessment Chapter 16. Implant Support Therapy Chapter 17. Patient-Centered Outcomes: The Patient's Viewpoint Chapter 18. Management of the Implant Patient: State of the Art Chapter 19. Medicolegal Implications and Clinical Guidelines in Immediate Loading Chapter 20. The Role of Computer-Assisted Surgery Chapter 21. Guidelines for the Collection and Organization of Scientific Data

Tiziano Testori received his MD degree (1981), DDS degree (1984). Speciality in Orthodontics (1986) from University of Milan, Italy. Fellowship at the Division of Oral Maxillo-Facial Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami FL (2000). Currently Head of the Section of Implant Dentistry and Oral Rehabilitation Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Science, IRCCS, Galeazzi Institute, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. Assistant clinical professor School of Dentistry, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, The University of Michigan, School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1078 USA. President (2017-2018) of the Italian Academy of Osseointegration. Member of the Editorial Board of IJOMI, EJOI, IJPRD, Quintessence Publishing and WJCC, Baishideng Publishing Group. Author of 112 peer-reviewed publications indexed in Pub Med, and 4 books in Implantology.

Massimo Del Fabbro graduated with a degree in biology from the University of Milan, where he also earned his PhD in human physiology and is currently an associate professor in dentistry. He was director of the Research Centre in Oral Health from 2011 to 2016 and has been Director of the PhD program in Oral Sciences at the University of Milan since 2015. In 2002 he became Head of the Section of Oral Pathophysiology at the IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute in Milan. Dr Del Fabbro is also a founding member and active member of the ANTHEC (Academy of Non-Transfusional Hemo-Components). His current research fields are periodontology, implant dentistry, endodontics and endodontic surgery, biomaterials and tissue engineering and biology of platelet concentrates.