Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. I. Rationale for Implants -- 1. Rationale for Dental Implants / Carl E. Misch -- 2. Generic Root Form Component Terminology / Carl E. Misch -- 3. Diagnostic Imaging and Techniques / Randolph R. Resnik, Louis T. Kircos and Carl E. Misch -- 4. Stress Treatment Theorem for Implant Dentistry / Carl E. Misch -- 5. Prosthetic Options in Implant Dentistry / Carl E. Misch -- 6. Treatment Planning: Force Factors Related to Patient Conditions / Carl E. Misch -- 7. Bone Density: A Key Determinant for Treatment Planning / Carl E. Misch -- 8. Treatment Plans Related to Key Implant Positions and Implant Number / Carl E. Misch -- 9. Implant Body Size: A Biomechanical and Esthetic Rationale / Carl E. Misch -- 10. Available Bone and Dental Implant Treatment Plans / Carl E. Misch -- 11. Scientific Rationale for Dental Implant Design / Carl E. Misch, J. Todd Strong and Martha Warren Bidez -- Pt. II. Treatment Planning -- 12. Preimplant Prosthodontics: Overall Evaluation, Specific Criteria, and Pretreatment Prostheses / Carl E. Misch and Francine Misch-Dietsh -- 13. Diagnostic Casts and Surgical Templates / David P. Sarment and Carl E. Misch -- 14. The Edentulous Mandible: An Organized Approach to Implant-Supported Overdentures / Carl E. Misch -- 15. The Completely Edentulous Mandible: Treatment Plans for Fixed Restorations / Carl E. Misch -- 16. Single-Tooth Replacement: Treatment Options / Carl E. Misch -- 17. Maxillary Arch Implant Considerations: Fixed and Overdenture Prostheses / Carl E. Misch -- 18. Treatment Planning for the Edentulous Posterior Maxilla / Carl E. Misch -- 19. Treatment Plans for Partially and Completely Edentulous Arches in Implant Dentistry / Carl E. Misch -- Pt. III. Fundamental Science -- 20. Medical Evaluation of the Dental Implant Patient / Carl E. Misch and Randolph R. Resnik -- 21. Pharmacology in Implant Dentistry / Randolph R. Resnik and Carl E. Misch -- 22. Applied Anatomy for Dental Implants / Mohamed Sharawy and Carl E. Misch -- 23. Spread of Dental Infection in the Head and Neck / Mohamed Sharawy and Carl E. Misch -- 24. Biomaterials for Dental Implants / Jack E. Lemons and Francine Misch-Dietsh -- 25. Clinical Biomechanics in Implant Dentistry / Martha Warren Bidez and Carl E. Misch -- 26. Bone Physiology, Metabolism, and Biomechanics / W. Eugene Roberts -- 27. Dental Implant Surfaces: A Review / Adriano Piattelli, Carl E. Misch, Ana Emilia Farias Pontes, Giovanna Iezzi, Antonio Scarano and Marco Degidi -- 28. Bone Response to Mechanical Loads / Girish Ramaswamy, Martha Warren Bidez and Carl E. Misch -- Pt. IV. Implant Surgery -- 29. Density of Bone: Effect on Surgical Approach and Healing / Carl E. Misch -- 30. Posterior Single Tooth Replacement: Surgical Guidelines / Carl E. Misch -- 31. Root Form Surgery in the Edentulous Anterior and Posterior Mandible: Implant Insertion / Carl E. Misch -- 32. Stage II Surgery: Uncovery and Treatment of Healing Complications / Carl E. Misch -- 33. Anterior Single-Tooth Replacement: Surgical Considerations / Carl E. Misch -- 34. Premaxilla Surgery: Implant Insertion, Bone Spreading, Nasal Floor Elevation, and Incisive Foramen Implants / Carl E. Misch -- 35. Immediate Load and Restoration in Implat Dentistry: Rationale and Treatment / Carl E. Misch and Gerard M. Scortecci -- Pt. V. Soft and Hard Tissue Rehabilitation -- 36. Keys to Bone Grafting and Bono Grafting Materials / Carl E. Misch and Francine Misch Dietsh -- 37. Tooth Extraction, Socket Grafting, and Barrier Membrane Bone Regeneration / Carl E. Misch and Jon B. Suzuki -- 38. Maxillary Sinus Anatomy, Pathology, and Graft Surgery / Carl E. Misch, Randolph R. Resnik and Francine Misch-Dietsh -- 39. Mandibular Donor Block Bone Grafts: Symphysis and Ramus / Carl E. Misch -- 40. Extraoral Autogenous Donor Bono Grafts for Endosteal Implants: Ilium and Tibia / Carl E. Misch, Francine Misch Dietsh, Miles L. Singer and Mathew Lyman -- Pt. VI. Implant Maintenance -- 41. An Implant Is Not a Tooth: A Comparison of Periodontal Indices / Carl E. Misch -- 42. Maintenance of Dental Implants: Implant Quality of Health Scale / Jon B. Suzuki, Carl E. Misch, Diana Bronstein and Lynn D. Terracciano-Mortilla -- App. A. Extraoral and Intraoral Evaluation.