Includes bibliographical references and index.

The historical development of dental implants -- Basic armamentarium for implant surgery -- Patient medical history for dental implant surgery -- Anatomic considerations in oral implantology -- Sterilization, disinfection, and asepsis in implantology -- Radiographic modalities for implant dentistry -- Implant surgical templates in implant dentistry -- Generalized surgical technique for endosseous root-form implants -- Wound healing and suturing techniques in dental implant surgery -- Pharmacological agents used in implant dentistry -- Anterior single-tooth implants in the esthetic zone -- Implant exposure techniques at second stage surgery -- Impression materials, concepts, and techniques for dental implants -- Principles of occlusion in implant dentistry -- Immediate loading of implants in the edentulous patient -- Bone biology, osseointegration, and bone grafting -- Considerations for implants in the geriatric patient -- Peri-implantitis : prevention, diagnosis, and treatment -- Guidelines for handling complications associated with implant surgical procedures -- Glossary -- Useful dental codes for dental implant surgery and related procedures -- Consent form : dental implant(s) -- Surgical trays -- Postoperative instructions and menus for patients of implant surgery.