In Fixed restorations: a clinical guide to the selection of materials and fabrication technology, the authors Irena Sailer, Vincent Fehmer, and Bjarni Pjetursson have created a timely and comprehensive guide to modern reconstructive dentistry.

The book is divided into four parts: basic information regarding materials and production processes, step-by-step clinical procedures with extensive case presentations, long-term outcomes, and management of complications. With over 2000 clinical images and diagrams, backed up with the scientific evidence for recommendations, the best practice for tooth- and implant-supported fixed restorations is clearly described. The vast clinical and technical knowledge and experience of the authors has resulted in a unique textbook that will aid in decision making regarding material selection and procedures for all patients in need of fixed restorations.

 

Contents
Part I. Basics

Current restorative materials
Patient-related factors for material selection
Technical factors
Diagnostics
Decision-making criteria for replacing the missing tooth
Tooth preparation: current concepts for material selection
Provisional restorations
Impression techniques
Material-related cementation procedures
Fixation of implant-supported restorations
The titanium-base abutment concept
Material selection flowcharts
Cementation flowcharts

Part II. Clinical procedures step-by-step

Minimally invasive restorations(veneers)
Minimally invasive restorations (resin-bonded fixed dental prostheses [RBFDPs])
Defect-oriented restorations
Conventional single crowns (SCs)
Tooth-supported all-ceramic single crowns (SCs), fixed dental prostheses (FDPs), and a removable telescopic restoration
Implant-supported single crowns (SCs)
Implant-supported restorations
Maintenance

Part III. Long-term outcomes of fixed restorations

Tooth-supported veneers
Tooth-supported inlays and onlays
Tooth-supported SCs
Endocrowns
Tooth-supported conventional multiple-unit FDPs
Tooth-supported cantilever FDPs
Resin-bonded fixed dental prostheses (RBFDPs)
Implant-supported SCs
Implant-supported FDPs
Implant-supported cantilever FDPs
Combined tooth-implant-supported FDPs

Part IV. Avoiding and managing complications

Success of tooth- and implant-supported restorations
Tooth-supported restorations
Implant-supported restorations

 

Contributors
G. Benic • A. Bindel • F. Brandenberg • D. Büchi • F. Burkhardt • U. Calderon • J. Fischer • W. Gebhard • P. Grohmann • R. Jung • N. Kalberer • D. Karasan • H. Lee • J. Legaz Barrionuevo • L. Marchand • S. Mühlemann • C. Piskin • J. Pitta • C. Riera • M. Strasding • B. Thiévent • D. Thoma • E. van Dooren • A. Zembic