title: Improving outcomes using dental implants: integrating improvements in clinical practice.
abstract: Modern restorative dentistry is confronted with many challenges related to implant use in the craniofacial region, such as attempting to place implants in esthetically critical sites or anatomically limiting regions of the jaw. To assure a successful implant placement that is satisfactory to both the patient and the dentist, four key areas need to be improved: diagnostic procedures, surgical procedures and outcomes, esthetic results, and prosthetic complications. This article discusses how an integrated approach to these areas can improve clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA.
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods; D015415:Biomarkers; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D015921:Dental Implants