Basal Implantology

This manual will help oral implantologists to understand the principles that underlie the use of basal implants as a means to provide simple solutions to complex and highly demanding clinical situations without the need for prior bone grafting. It will also serve as a richly illustrated practical guide to application of the technique. The book is in three parts, the first of which discusses basic principles and related themes, including osteogenesis, osseointegration, cortical anchorage stability, biomechanics, surgical techniques, and basal implant prosthodontics. Step-by-step guidance is then offered on the application of these principles, focusing on operating techniques, 3D treatment planning, transitional and final screw-secured prostheses, and postoperative follow-up. The third part of the book addresses a wide range of clinical situations that can be treated by basal implantology, with particular attention to the treatment of high, thin alveolar ridges and the atrophic maxilla and mandible and to the correction of previous implant failures, as well as complications and postimplantation neuropathies.

About the Author

Gérard M. Scortecci, DDS, PhD, is Scientific Director of the Postgraduate Basal Implantology Program at the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis School of Medicine, France, Clinical Professor of Periodontology at the University of Southern California, USA, and Visiting Professor, New York University. He was President of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists from 2013 to 2017. Dr. Scortecci is a Fellow of the American College of Dentists (FACD) and the International College of Dentists (FICD) and a Diplomate of the International College of Oral Implantologists (FICOI). He has acted as an official examiner for competency in oral implantology (DGOI) and as a legal expert in odonto-stomatology. Dr. Scortecci has been a nominated expert for the French delegation to the International Standards Organization (ISO) for dental implants. He is the author of more than 200 publications in French and English, including 14 papers in peer-reviewed journals cited in PubMed and the book Implants and Restorative Dentistry (Martin Dunitz, London, 2000).