Esthetic soft tissue management of teeth and implants / / André P. Saadoun ; cover design by Andrew Magee

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910141383503321
• Autore: Saadoun Andre P
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2013; ©2013
• ISBN: 1-118-70267-0; 1-283-60859-6; 9786613921048; 1-118-30113-7; 1-118-30114-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (191 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): MageeAndrew
• Disciplina: 617.6; 617.693
• Soggetti: Dental implants; Periodontics; Dentistry - Aesthetic aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Esthetic Soft Tissue Management of Teeth and Implants; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 To smile or not to smile; The impact of esthetics; Dental esthetics; The smile-related quality of life; The senior citizen's smile; 3 The esthetics of the face; The face; The lips; The smile lip line; The upper lip; The lower lip; 4 The dentoalveolar gingival unit; The gingiva; Esthetic considerations; The gingival biotype; The gingival smile; Gingival recession; The bone; The teeth; Natural passive eruption; The interproximal bone height and the interdental implant papilla; The interproximal dental relationThe interproximal implant relation; The pink/white esthetic score, or PES/WES; The biological space; Final remarks; 5 Esthetic periodontal treatment; The biological rationale; Crown lengthening procedures; The biological objectives; Current crown lengthening procedures; Gingival recession coverage; Biological objectives; Current connective tissue graft procedures; Current ; bioengineering materials; Final remarks; 6 Esthetic implant treatment; Peri-implant risk factors; Are systemic factors affecting implant survival?; Soft tissue management; Implant biomechanical considerationsTiming of the connective tissue graft and of implant placement; The connective tissue graft and pontics; The influence of the abutment, and of the temporary and final restorations; Final remarks; 7 Conclusion; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book offers a step-by-step guide to success in periodontics and implant dentistry, helping clinicians to create a natural and esthetically pleasing smile for their patients. Starting with a general discussion of facial esthetics and analyzing the dento-gingival constituents of the smile, the book goes on to consider the impact of these on people's quality of life. Subsequent chapters focus on specific esthetic treatments such as crown lengthening procedures, gingival recession coverage with connective tissue grafts or periodontal regenerative material and soft tissue management for natura