title: Patient selection and treatment planning for implant restorations.
abstract: Dental implants are an indispensible tool for the restoration of missing teeth. Their use has elevated the practice of dentistry by improving both our technical ability to rehabilitate patients and general quality of life. To routinely achieve the associated high expectations, diligent attention to details must be observed and addressed from the outset. Of central concern is the attainment of osseointegration and the location of implants to ideally support the intended restoration. The pivotal point in treatment planning for dental implants occurs when the location of bone is viewed radiographically in the context of the planned prosthesis. This most often requires diagnostic waxing or tooth arrangement using mounted diagnostic casts.
authors.affiliation: Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, West Virginia University, PO Box 9495, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bryington
authors.forename: Ingeborg J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: De Kok
authors.forename: Ghadeer
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Thalji
authors.forename: Lyndon F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000075202:Contraindications; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D018579:Patient Selection; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D011861:Radiography, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Dental implants; Implant restorations; Treatment planning