Implant Aesthetics

E. Dwayne Karateew is Assistant Professor in the Department of Prosthodontics at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Dr. Karateew graduated as a Doctor of Dental Surgery from Columbia University in 1992 and received Certificates in Periodontics and Fixed Prosthodontics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996. He joined the University of British Columbia in 1997 and, among other posts, served as Director of Implant Surgery from 2000 to 2012. Dr. Karateew is a Fellow of the International Academy of Dental and Facial Esthetics and has also been elected as a Fellow, IPS Master, and Diplomate of the Academy of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. Since 2004 he has been Contributing Consultant for the Prosthodontics Section on the editorial board of Oral Health, and he is also past Implant Section Editor for the Journal of the Canadian Academy of Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics. Dr. Karateew has given numerous major presentations on implant dentistry at conferences across the world.

Osseointegration and the Biology of the Surrounding Hard and Soft Tissues.- Evaluation of the Aesthetic Implant Patient: Clinical Assessment of the Alveolus and Gingivae.- Radiological Assessment of the Anterior Maxilla and Mandible.- Treatment Planning the Aesthetic Dental Implant with Digital Aids.- Determination of the Sequence of Therapy.- Immediate Implant Placement: Principles of the Technique.- Atraumatic Extraction.- Placement and Positioning of the Dental Implant.- Maintaining the Soft Tissue Profile.- Staged Implant Placement: Development of the Hard Tissues with Block Grafting Techniques.- Development of the Hard Tissues with Particulate Grafting Techniques.- Development of the Hard Tissues with Biologics.- Development of the Soft Tissues with Autogenous or Alloplastic Augmentation Techniques.- Orthodontic Correction to Facilitate Dental Implant Placement.- The Restoration: The Provisional Restoration.- The Definitive Restoration.- The Digital Restoration.