Specialty Imaging: Dental Implants

Dania Tamimi, DDS, DMSc, graduated with a dental degree from King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and trained at Harvard University, School of Dental Medicine, where she earned a Doctorate of Medical Science (DMSc) and certificate of fellowship in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology. She is board certified by the American board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology. She runs her own oral radiology private practice in Orlando, FL.

SECTION I: INTRODUCTION TO DENTAL IMPLANTS Introduction Implant Anatomy and Nomenclature Classifications of Dental Implants Biological and Biomechanical Considerations Basic Biology of Osseointegration Bone Quality for Implants Disuse Atrophy of Alveolar Processes Dental Occlusion Related to Implants Emergence Profile of Implant-Retained Restorations SECTION II: CLINICAL SCENARIOS FOR IMPLANT DENTISTRY Clinical Indications Patient Selection Factors in Modern Implantology Single and Multiple Dental Implants Implant Overdentures Maxillary Graftless Procedures Introduction to Maxillary Graftless Procedures Zygomatic Implants Other Graftless Procedures SECTION III: IMAGING FOR DENTAL IMPLANT TREATMENT PLANNING Plain Film Radiography Implant Imaging With Conventional Dental Radiography Cone Beam CT Introduction to CBCT Imaging Radiation Dose in CBCT Imaging Considerations for Implant Analysis With CBCT Analysis of CBCT Data for Implant Placement Uses of 3D Reformation in Implant Analysis Implant Planning Software Surgical Guides Application of CAD/CAM Technology in Dentistry MDCT Introduction to MDCT Imaging Imaging for Implant Analysis With MDCT Analysis of MDCT Data for Implant Placement SECTION IV: IMPLANT-RELATED ANATOMY Maxilla and Mandible Maxillary Alveolar Process Morphology Mandibular Alveolar Process Morphology Hard Palate Anatomy Maxillary Innervation Mandibular Innervation Maxillary and Mandibular Vasculature Muscles and Attachments Surrounding Alveolar Processes Sinuses and Nasal Cavity Sinonasal Overview Ostiomeatal Complex Other Temporomandibular Joint Zygomatic Bone Pterygopalatine Fossa Tongue Sublingual Space Submandibular Space Oral Mucosa Space/Surface SECTION V: COMMON PATHOLOGY AND NORMAL VARIANTS ENCOUNTERED DURING IMPLANT ANALYSIS Inflammatory Lesions Periapical Rarefying Osteitis Periapical Sclerosing Osteitis Periodontal Disease Osteomyelitis Osteonecrosis Osteoradionecrosis Fibro-Osseous Lesions Periapical Cemental Dysplasia Florid Cemento-Osseous Dysplasia Cystic and Neoplastic Residual Cyst Simple Bone Cyst Nasopalatine Duct Cyst Nasolabial Cyst Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumor Sinus Diseases Odontogenic Sinusitis Sinus Hypoplasia/Aplasia Acute Rhinosinusitis Chronic Rhinosinusitis Mucus Retention Pseudocyst Sinonasal Mucocele Miscellaneous Buccal/Lingual Exostoses Idiopathic Osteosclerosis Accessory Mandibular Canal Stafne Defect Torus Mandibularis Torus Palatinus Alveolar Process Variations SECTION VI: ALVEOLAR PROCESS AUGMENTATION Graft Placement for Alveolar Process Augmentation Graft Materials Graft Materials Used in Alveolar Process Augmentation Healing Process of Graft Materials Grafting Procedures Socket Grafting Ridge Augmentation: Block Graft Ridge Augmentation: Particulate Graft Maxillary Sinus Augmentation Procedure SECTION VII: POST-PROCEDURE EVALUATION OF IMPLANTS Post-Procedure Imaging Protocol for Implants Criteria for Success of Implants SECTION VIII: RADIOGRAPHIC APPEARANCE OF IMPLANT COMPLICATIONS Introduction to Radiographic Appearance of Implant Complications Nonspecific to Site Errors in Implant Positioning Peri-Implant Bone Loss Infection Implant Fracture Maxilla Perforation of Maxillary Sinus Perforation of Nasal Cavity Nerve Canal Injury by Implant, Maxilla Loss of Alveolar Bone Facial Plate, Maxilla Mandible Nerve Canal Injury by Implant, Mandible Perforation of Lingual Alveolar Plate, Mandible