Decision Making at the Crossroads between Periodontology and Implant Dentistry

With their book Plastic-Esthetic Periodontal and Implant Surgery – A Microsurgical Approach, the two nationally and internationally renowned authors, Dr. Otto Zuhr and Prof. Dr. Marc Hürzeler, have already written one of the most important works on oral surgery. They now present their patient-oriented treatment approach for implantology and periodontal surgery in their new book "Decision Making at the Crossroads between Periodontology and Implant Dentistry – A Call for Personalized Oral Medicine".

Due to extensive current scientific evidence available in dental medicine, it is no longer appropriate for dentists to be for or against preserving severely damaged teeth or to be for or against implants. The time has come to break away from dogma and combine both worlds – tooth preservation and implant therapy – into a coherent approach for the benefit of patients.

In this groundbreaking three-volume compendium, the authors demonstrate, among other things, how to achieve healthy and stable gingival and peri-implant soft tissue, considering the latest evidence and the individual risk profiles and needs of patients.

The work contains a wealth of information, providing all the necessary biologic and technical principles (Volume 1) as well as the surgical techniques (Volumes 2 and 3) required for practitioners in the fields of implantology, periodontology, and oral surgery. The in-depth work comprises a user-friendly format, including numerous detailed case studies with step-by-step procedures and extensive lists of materials. It is brilliantly illustrated with top-quality photographs and radiographs as well as other illustrative material, and is supplemented by a number of videos. This outstanding work is without doubt a real breakthrough and should be included in every dental library!

Contents
Volume 1. Fundamentals, Strategies, and Concepts
Chapter 01. The Patient in the Center of Evidence-Based Medicine
Chapter 02. Anatomy and Structural Biology of Periodontal and Peri-implant Tissues
Chapter 03. Wound Healing: Influencing Factors, Manual Skills, and the Clinical Relevance of Microsurgery
Chapter 04. Incisions, Flap Designs, and Suturing Techniques
Chapter 05. Periodontitis, Life Expectancy, and Quality of Life – Healthy Teeth for a Lifetime!
Chapter 06. Peri-implantitis – When even the “Third Set of Teeth” are at Risk of being Lost
Chapter 07. Autologous Mucosal Grafts and the Hard Palate as the Preferred Donor Site
Chapter 08. Gingival Recessions, Peri-implant Mucosal Recessions – When is Treatment Necessary?
Chapter 09. Implant Dentistry in the 21st Century – Where is the Journey Heading?

Volume 2. Techniques I
Chapter 10. Surgical Techniques for Achieving Healthy and Stable Gingival Tissue
Chapter 11. Surgical Treatment of Periodontitis
Chapter 12. Conservative Dental Surgery at the Crossroads

Volume 3. Techniques II
Chapter 13 Alternative Tooth Replacement Options to Delay or Avoid Implant Treatment
Chapter 14 Surgical Techniques for Achieving Healthy and Stable Peri-implant Soft Tissue
Chapter 15 Surgical Treatment of Peri-implantitis
Chapter 16 New Approaches to Immediate Implant Placement