Plastic-Esthetic Periodontal and Implant Surgery: A Microsurgical Approach

In this stunning book, the authors blend scientific knowledge and practical experience to provide a comprehensive overview of the principles, indications, and clinical techniques of plastic-esthetic periodontal and implant microsurgery, focusing especially on minimal soft tissue trauma and maximally perfect wound closure. Microsurgery provides clinically relevant advantages over conventional macrosurgical concepts for regenerative and plastic-esthetic periodontal surgery, especially in the all-important esthetic zone. The microsurgical principles and procedures presented in the book are explained step-by-step in meticulously illustrated case examples with large, exquisite images. Each case example also includes an illustrated armamentarium of the materials and instruments necessary for the practical implementation of the microsurgical procedure. The book concludes with instructions on how to manage all major complications for each procedure. Every periodontist will benefit from the techniques and considerations explained in this landmark text.
Contents: Section A: Principles
1. Basic Principles of Periodontal Anatomy and Structural Biology
2. Microsurgery: A New Dimension
3. Primary Healing: The Key to Success
4. Incisions, Flap Designs, and Suturing Techniques
5. Gingival Esthetics: Criteria, Guidelines, and Diagnostic Strategies
6. Patient Management
Section B: Procedures
7. Autograft Harvesting
8. Gingival Augmentation
9. Treatment of Gingival Recession
10. Esthetic Crown Lengthening
11. Papilla Reconstruction
12. Management of Extraction Sockets
13. Replacement of Missing Teeth
Section C: Complications
14. Intraoperative Bleeding
15. Flap Perforation
16. Postoperative Bleeding
17. Postoperative Infection
18. Flap and Connective Tissue Graft Necrosis
19. Failures with Autogenous Bone Blocks and Cortical Bone Plates
20. Implant Loss
21. Scars, Tattoos, and Excess Soft Tissue
22. Biologic Width Violation