Periodontal-Restorative Interrelationships: Ensuring Clinical Success Book

Contributors.

Chapter 1 Examination and Diagnosis (Paul Fugazzotto and Sergio DePaoli).

Establishing an Appropriate Treatment Plan.

Determining Periodontal Treatment Endpoints.

Rationale for Pocket-Elimination Periodontal Surgery.

Junctional Epithelial Adhesion or Connective Tissue Attachment?

The Signifi cance of Furcation Involvements.

The Infl uence of Restorative Margins.

Does Pocket-Elimination Therapy Work?

Conclusion.

Chapter 2 The Role of Crown-Lengthening Therapy (Paul Fugazzotto).

Management of the Apico-occlusal Dimension.

Incision Design.

Conclusion.

Chapter 3 Treating the Periodontally Involved Furcation (Paul Fugazzotto).

Defi nitions of Furcation Involvements.

Diagnosing Premolar Furcation Involvements.

Treatment of Class I Furcations.

Treatment of Class II Furcations.

Treatment of Class III Furcations.

Maxillary vs. Mandibular Furcations.

Selecting the Appropriate Treatment Modality.

Conclusions.

Chapter 4 The Role of Mucogingival Therapy (Paul Fugazzotto).

Indications for Mucogingival Surgery.

Nonattached Gingival Autografts.

Lateral Pedicle Flaps.

Connective-Tissue Grafts.

Guided Tissue Regeneration.

Indications for Emdogain Use.

Constructing a Clinically Based Treatment Decision Tree.

Mucogingival Therapy at the Time of Crown-Lengthening Surgery.

Conclusions.

Chapter 5 Restoration of the Periodontally Treated Tooth (Frederick Hains).

The Feather.

The Chamfer.

The Shoulder.

Periodontal Ramifi cations and Prosthetic Adaptations.

Impressions.

Chapter 6 Developing Treatment Algorithms for Restoration or Replacement of the Compromised Tooth (Paul Fugazzotto and Frederick Hains).

Diagnostic Requirements.

Assessing the Individual Tooth.

The Ability to Safely Perform Crown-Lengthening Surgery.

Endodontic Considerations.

Implant Receptor Site Considerations.

Assessing Cost-Benefi t Ratios.

Complexity of Care.

Predictability of Care.

The Cost of Retreatment.

Conclusion.

Index.