Decision Making in Dental Treatment Planning

by Hall, Walter B.; Robert, W. Eugene; Labarre, Eugene R.

• ISBN13: 9781556642418
• ISBN10: 1556642415
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-01-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Sequence of Periodontal Treatment	p. 4
Referral to a Periodontist	p. 6
Hopeless Teeth	p. 8
Periodontal Reasons to Extract a Tooth	p. 10
Cracked Tooth Syndrome	p. 12
Impacted Third Molars	p. 16
Partially Erupted Third Molars	p. 18
When to Use Microbial Tests for Specific Periodontal Pathogens in Diagnosis and Treatment Planning	p. 20
Periodontally Compromised Potential Abutment Teeth	p. 22
Orthodontics and Periodontal Needs	p. 24
Selective Grinding versus Splinting	p. 28
Surgical Therapy versus Maintenance	p. 30
Crown Lengthening	p. 32
Selection of the Appropriate Periodontal Surgical Technique	p. 34
Ridge Preparation	p. 36
Establishing the Adequacy of Attached Gingiva	p. 38
Gingival Augmentation	p. 40
Restorative Plans and Gingival Grafting	p. 44
Recession Treatment: Root Coverage or Not?	p. 46
Selection of Gingival Augmentation Techniques	p. 50
Selection of Mucogingival Osseous Surgical Approaches: Resection or Regeneration	p. 54
Guided Tissue Regeneration versus Osseous Fill	p. 56
Furcation Involvements	p. 58
Evaluation of Furcation Status of Molars before Surgery	p. 60
Guided Tissue Regeneration or Alternatives for Treating Furcation Involvements	p. 62
Management of a Three-Walled Osseous Defect on an Abutment Tooth	p. 64
Guided Tissue Regeneration in Three-Walled Osseous Defects	p. 66
Maxillary Molars with Root Proximity/Periodontal Problems	p. 68
Guided Tissue Regeneration in Two-Walled Osseous Defects	p. 70
Guided Tissue Regeneration versus Implants	p. 72
Basic Considerations in Selecting a Patient for Implants	p. 74
Selection of Implant Modalities for Partially Dentulous Patients	p. 76
Osseointegrated Implants for the Partially Edentulous Mandible	p. 78
Osseointegrated Implants for the Partially Edentulous Maxilla	p. 80
Guided Bone Augmentation for Osseointegrated Implants	p. 82
Perimplantitis: Etiology of the Ailing, Failing, or Failed Dental Implant	p. 84
Initial Therapy for the Ailing/Failing Dental Implant	p. 86
The Surgical Management of Perimplantitis: Implant Repair	p. 88
Timing of Restoration Following Periodontal Surgery	p. 92
Behavioral Approach to Recall Visits	p. 94
Treatment Planning for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Positive Patient	p. 96
Sequence of Treatment for the Patient in Pain	p. 102
Sequence of Treatment for the Asymptomatic Patient	p. 104
Referral to an Endodontist	p. 106
Periodontal-Endodontic Ramifications of the Radicular Groove: Recognition, Diagnosis, and Practical Management	p. 108
Endodontic Considerations in Selecting Overdenture Abutments	p. 112
The Endodontically Adequate Abutment Tooth: A European View	p. 114
Coronal Mishaps on Endodontic Access: Recognition and Management	p. 116
Furcal Perforation upon Endodontic Manipulation: Recognition, Management, and Prognosis for Tooth Retention	p. 118
Managing the Perforated Root on Single-Rooted Teeth	p. 120
Conventional versus Surgical Endodontics	p. 124
Retreatment versus Surgical Endodontics for a Symptomatic, Endodontically Treated Tooth	p. 126
Indications for Molar Tooth Radisection: Hemisection Versus Root Amputation	p. 128
Sequencing Endodontics and Root Radisection	p. 130
Root-End Radisection and Root-End Filling: Apicoectomy and Retrograde Filling	p. 132
Restorative Planning for Endodontically Treated Posterior Teeth	p. 134
Indications for the Treatment of a Vertically Cracked Tooth	p. 136
Clinical and Radiographic Considerations Prior to Planning Endodontics in Complex Cases	p. 138
Limited Orthodontics in Adults	p. 142
Molar Uprighting/Creating Space	p. 144
Management of Edentulous Space in the Lower Posterior Segment	p. 146
Nonrestorable Space in the Maxilla	p. 150
Flared Maxillary Incisors	p. 152
Orthodontic Crown Lengthening of a Fractured Tooth	p. 154
Orthodontics and Pure Mucogingival Problems in the Transitional Dentition	p. 158
Pure Mucogingival Problems in Adult Orthodontic Cases	p. 160
Fixed Partial Denture versus Removable Partial Denture	p. 164
Prosthodontic Implications of a Hopeless Tooth	p. 166
Prosthodontic Aspects of the Extensively Damaged Dentition	p. 168
Selecting Individual Tooth Restorations	p. 172
Selecting Fixed Prosthodontic Procedures	p. 174
Treatment Decisions for Fixed Partial Dentures	p. 176
Occlusion	p. 178
Provisional Removable Partial Denture	p. 180
Rapid Extrusion versus Crown Lengthening Surgery	p. 182
Supragingival versus Intracrevicular Margin Placement	p. 186
Determining the Need to Splint	p. 188
Telescopic Prostheses versus Conventional Approaches	p. 190
Adhesive Fixed Partial Denture versus Conventional Prosthetics	p. 192
Endodontic Effects of Cast Restorations	p. 194
Oral Conditions That May Require Preprosthetic Surgery	p. 196
Transition to Dentures for the Patient with a Hopeless Dentition	p. 198
Removable Partial Denture Design Considerations for the Periodontally Compromised Patient	p. 200
Tooth-Supported Overdentures	p. 202
Osseointegrated Implants for the Edentulous Mandible Opposing a Complete Denture	p. 204
Osseointegrated Implants for the Nongrafted Edentulous Maxilla	p. 206
Conventional Prosthodontics versus Implants for Restoration of Posterior Edentulous Spaces	p. 208
Conventional Prosthodontics versus Implants for Restoration of Anterior Edentulous Spaces	p. 210
Space Maintenance for Future Fixed Prosthetics	p. 214
Treatment of Immature, Pulpally Involved Posterior Teeth	p. 216
Treatment of Traumatized Immature Anterior Teeth	p. 218
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