While the landscape of implant dentistry is always evolving, one constant is the need for sufficient bone volume on the implant placement side.

The management of bone deficiencies is a clinical challenge with a multitude of possible solutions, and bone growth is not one size fits all. This book simplifies things by presenting the assessment criteria and biological principles required to make clinical decisions, as well as the techniques and materials needed to successfully perform horizontal and vertical bone grafting. The first several chapters provide the reader with basic knowledge of the science of bone growth and detail the diagnostic and planning phases of bone growth surgery. The centerpiece of the text is the Michigan Classification for Horizontal and Vertical Bone Growth, developed by Drs Hom-Lay Wang and Craig Misch, which offers clinicians an evidence-based decision tree to manage different clinical situations based on the type of defect. Finally, the remaining chapters describe the various techniques for horizontal and vertical bone growth, including new technologies such as virtual patient planning for prosthetically guided bone growth, customized scaffolds for bone regeneration, and recombinant growth factors to enhance regenerative capacity. Written by the most knowledgeable clinicians and researchers in their fields, this book prepares the reader to achieve predictability and success in implant dentistry, regardless of the situation at hand.

Table of Contents 

Chapter 01. Bone volume for dental implant placement

Chapter 02. The Science of Bone: Form and Function

Chapter 03. Biological principles of bone growth

Chapter 04. The biology of bone graft materials Chapter 05. Using platelet-rich fibrin for bone growth

Chapter 06. Recombinant growth factors and novel graft constructs for oral bone tissue engineering

Chapter 07. Michigan Classification and decision trees for horizontal and vertical bone growth

Chapter 08. clinical evaluation of bone growth

Chapter 09. Systemic and local considerations for bone growth

Chapter 10. Patient preparation for bone ingrowth

Chapter 11. Guided bone regeneration for horizontal and vertical bone growth

Chapter 12. Mesh implantation

Chapter 13. Block jaw transplantation

Chapter 14. Ridge tensioning

Chapter 15. Interpositional bone grafting

Chapter 16. Deflection osteogenesis

Chapter 17. Preparing the recipient site for bone growth

Chapter 18. Soft tissue reconstruction for bone ingrowth