Soft Tissue Management The Restorative Perspective: Putting Concepts into Practice

The soft tissue-restorative interface is where the artistry of the dental technician meets the clinical skill of the restorative dentist. The challenge for the clinician lies in managing the soft tissue frame, the essence of restorative dentistry. This compelling clinical monograph outlines how to manage the soft tissue in a practical manner, whether providing patients with tooth-borne or implant-supported restorations. The author provides step-by-step instructions for each stage of therapy so that restorative dentists can understand how to manage the soft tissue frame, minimize trauma, and ensure a healthy and esthetic treatment outcome. Multiple cases are followed throughout the book, with individual chapters focusing on those portions of the case that illustrate the concepts elucidated in the chapter. Employing strict evidence-based principles, the author provides clinical tools for effective soft tissue management that will prevail even as technology in dentistry continues to evolve. Contents Chapter 1. Fundamental Concepts of Periodontal Tissues Chapter 2. Preparation Design: Minimizing Soft Tissue Trauma Chapter 3. Therapeutic Provisional Restorations Chapter 4. Impression Making: A Clinical Perspective Chapter 5. Accurate Transfer of Soft Tissue Contours to the Dental Laboratory Chapter 6. Abutment Selection for Cement-Retained Implant-Supported Restorations Chapter 7. Ceramic Screw-Retained Implant-Supported Restorations Chapter 8. Delivery Procedures Contributors Matthew R. Anderson • Sami Dogan • Sul-Ki Hong • Motoaki Ishibe • Jae Seon Kim • Robert M. London • Takafumi Otani • Tijana Stijcic • Robert D. Walter