CHAPTER

1. Anatomy applied to implant surgery

2. Osseointegration, bone regeneration

3. Edentulism, reabsorption patterns

4. Consultation and equipment

5. The implant: design

6. The implant: surface

7. Patient selection

8. Implantology in medically compromised patients

9. Digital tomography as a diagnostic tool

10. Basic concepts of biomechanics

11. Choice of implant

12. Treatment plan

13. Clinical procedure: anaesthesia, incisions and sutures

14. Clinical procedure: biological drilling, the use of PRGF in implantology

15. Sedation and medication

16. Management of the soft tissues in the second surgical phase

17. Safe surgery: concepts and guidelines. Complications arising from oral surgery