title: Dental implantology: an evolving treatment modality.
abstract: Diagnosis and treatment planning for dental implants has dramatically improved over the past three decades. Today's imaging technologies allow clinicians to assess individual patient-specific anatomy before the scalpel ever touches the patient.
authors.affiliation: Private Practice in Prosthodontics, Maxillofacial Prosthetics, and Implant Dentistry, Fort Lee, New Jersey; Past President, New Jersey Section of the American College of Prosthodontists.
authors.forename: Scott D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Ganz
mesh_terms: D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000639:trends*; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D057918:Fiducial Markers; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D059546:Sinus Floor Augmentation / Q000379:methods; D012984:Software; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D018786:Bone Substitutes; D008567:Membranes, Artificial