Clinical and Laboratory Manual of Implant Overdentures (eBook)

Dr Hamid Shafie received his certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Prosthodontics from Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine. He is the founder of the Center for Oral Implantology at Johns Hopkins University and currently the President of the American Institute of Implant Dentistry in Washington DC. Dr Shafie is also a faculty member of Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Washington Hospital Center, where he teaches postgraduate implantology courses, and an adjunct faculty member at The Boston University center for implantology.

CONTRIBUTORS, xiii

FOREWORD, xv

Dennis Tarnow

FOREWORD, xvi

Zhimon Jacobson

INTRODUCTION, 1

Hamid Shafie

1 Patient Preferences Expectations, 3

Hamid Shafie

2 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning, 11

Hamid Shafie

3 Surgical Guide and Diagnostic Stent, 24

Hamid Shafie, Wolfram Stein, and Amir Juzbasic

4 Principles of Attachment Selection, 31

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5 Stud Attachments, 37

Hamid Shafie and James Ellison

6 Bar Attachments, 63

Hamid Shafie and James Ellison

7 Spark Erosion, 85

Hamid Shafie, Eduard Eisenmann, and Gunter Rubeling

8 Success with Implant Overdenture, 104

Hamid Shafie

9 Occlusion and Implant-Supported Overdenture, 112

Hamid Shafie and Frank Luaciello

10 Surgical Considerations for Implant Overdenture, 132

Richard Green, George Obeid, Eskow, and Hamid Shafie

11 Straumann Implant System, 153

Hamid Shafie

12 Endopore Dental Implant System, 161

Hamid Shafie

13 Overdenture Implants, 168

Hamid Shafie

14 Loading Approaches for Mandibular Implant Overdentures,
192

Dittmar May, George Romanos, and Hamid Shafie

15 Clinical Applications for the Measurement of Implant
Stability Using Osstell Mentor, 206

Hamid Shafie and Neil Meredith

16 Follow Up and Maintenance of the Implant Overdenture,
210

Robert Eskow, Valerie Sternberg Smith and Roy Eskow

17 Core Principles of the Successful Implant Practice, 216

Sean Crabtree, Paul Homoly, Andress Charalabous, Peter
Warkentin, and Kornelius Warkentin

INDEX, 233

"All phases of implant overdenture therapy are covered. The
outstanding clinical documentations and illustrations are presented
step by step and easy to follow. Dr. Shafie and his contributors
provided the clinician and all members of the implant team
excellent material that covers all facets of the implant practice
and specifically the implant overdenture. This book will serve as a
must-have reference, even for the experienced clinicians. This is
an outstanding and complete book for implant overdentures."
(Implant Dentistry, September 2008)

"Dr Shafie and his contributors provide the clinician and all
members of the implant team with excellent material that covers all
facets of the implant practice and specifically the implant
overdenture. This book will serve as a must-have reference, even
for the experienced clinician. The detailed illustrations and
supportive clinical documentations are easy to follow and address
every step, form initial consultation to final delivery and
recall.

This is an outstanding and complete book for implant
overdentures." (Implant Dentistry)

"This clinical laboratory manual should become the gold
standard for technicians and clinicians when dealing with
overdentures."

-Dennis Tarnow, Professor and Chairman, Department of
Periodontology/Implant Dentistry, New York University College of
Dentistry

"Clinical and Laboratory Manual of Implant
Overdentures is invaluable as an educational tool and will be
effective as a resource for both inexperienced and experienced
dentists in treating edentulous patients"

-Zhimon Jacobson, Professor/Director, Center for
Implantology, Boston University Goldman School of Dental
Medicine