Implant Therapy in the Geriatric Patient

Implant Therapy in the Geriatric Patient

Dental treatments are used routinely throughout the world to replace missing teeth. With the broadening of treatment options and an increasing number of clinicians who provide implant therapy, it is important to ensure that the treatment methods used meet the highest clinical standards.

The ITI Treatment Guide series is a compendium of evidence-based implant-therapy techniques and procedures for daily practice. Written by renowned clinicians and supported by contributions from expert practitioners, the ITI Treatment Guides provide a comprehensive overview of various clinical options. The management of different clinical situations is discussed with an emphasis on sound diagnostics, evidencebased treatment concepts, and predictable treatment outcomes with minimal risk to the patient.

After a very successful series of eight previous treatment guides, it seems logical to think about our patients as they grow older and may become frail and more dependent on care. Volume 9 of the ITI Treatment Guide attests to the ITI's holistic approach to implant dentistry and to its professional responsibility for patients who have aged with implant-supported restorations in place, as well as for patients at a more advanced age who, until late in life, can benefit from the progress we have made in terms of the materials and techniques that present-day implant dentistry has to offer.

The forthcoming Volume 10 of the ITI Treatment Guide series goes back to the roots by describing current treatment modalities and materials for implant treatment in the esthetic zone.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 01: Introduction - F. Müller, S. Barter
Chapter 02: Implant Treatment in Old Age: Literature Review - S. Barter, F. Müller
Chapter 03: Aging: a Biological, Social, and Economic Challenge - F. Müller
Chapter 04: The Benefits of Implant-supported Prostheses in the Elderly Patient - F. Müller
Chapter 05: Medical Considerations for Dental Implant Therapy in the Elderly Patient - S. Barter
Chapter 06: Features of Removable Prostheses for the Old - F. Müller
Chapter 07: Implants and Partial-denture Design - F. Müller
Chapter 08: Implant-supported Overdentures for the Edentulous Patient - F. Müller
Chapter 09: Surgical Considerations in the Aging Patient - S. Barter
Chapter 10: Oral Hygiene in Geriatric Implant Patients - F. Müller
Chapter 11: The Ailing Patient - F. Müller
Chapter 12: Management of Technical and Biological Complications - S. Barter
Chapter 13: Clinical Case Presentations:
• Improving an Existing Implant-supported Denture in an Alzheimer Patient with Bipolar Affective Disorder with Moderate Depression and Dementia - U. Webersberger
• Maxillary Complete Denture and Mandibular Overdenture on Two Implants with Universal Design - R. Leesungbok
• Improving a Centenarian's Quality of Life - M. Schimmel
• Oral Rehabilitation of an Elderly Edentulous Patient with Osteoarthritis Using an Implant-supported Mandibular Prosthesis with Locator Abutments - G. McKenna
• Maxillary Implant-supported Full-arch Removable Dental Prostheses for a Geriatric Patient: Sequencing the Treatment for an Optimal Outcome - A. Dickinson
• Mandibular Overdenture Supported by a CAD/CAM-milled Bar with Long Distal Extensions on Two Conventionally Loaded Implants - M. Srinivasan
• Flapless Guided Surgery: Bar-supported Overdenture on Four Implants - R. J. Renting
• Prosthodontic Solution for Two Angulated 6-mm Implants Supporting a Removable Partial Denture in a 74-year-old Patient - U. Webersberger
• Rehabilitation of a Mandibular Distal Extension Situation in a 89-year-old Patient with an Implant-supported Fixed Dental Prosthesis - D. Buser
• Minimally Invasive Treatment of a Patient in Her Nineties After Removing Implants Affected by Severe Peri-implantitis - M. Roccuzzo
• Implant-retained Rehabilitation after Mandibular Rim Resection - S. Shahdad
• Four Immediately Loaded Mini-implants Supporting a Mandibular Overdenture - S. Esfandiari
Chapter 14: Conclusions - S. Barter, F. Müller
Chapter 15: References