This book has been written to do justice to all those who contributed to the evolution of implant dentistry, from its origins to the present day. For every technique, we will provide useful information, also offering opinions, reservations and recommendations.

We will begin with the history of the first implant attempts, reporting it - where possible - with the same words and enthusiasm of the authors who followed one another in this long journey toward progress.

We will continue with detailed and analytical descriptions of all modern implant techniques, examining the causes of their success or failure from a comprehensive standpoint. We will also emphasize that those who are about to rehabilitate an edentulous region should have a full understanding of the underlying causes that led to the condition in the first place, since this is the only way to avoid repeating the same mistakes, which will endanger the ultimate success of the procedures. We are referring mainly to causes related to alteration of static or dynamic occlusion, pointing out that implantation is only the first stage of rehabilitation, which will be completed by prosthetic functionalization of the implants.

Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• The authors
• Collaborators
• Forewords
• I. THE HISTORY OF IMPLANTOLOGY
  • Introduction
  • The Classical Age
  • The Middle Ages
  • The Renaissance
  • The 1700s
  • The 1800s
  • The 1900s
  • References
• II. ANIMAL TESTING
  Ugo Pasqualini.
  • The four issues addressed by research on endosseous implants
  • Study on biocompatibility of the materials
  • The retention of endosseous inclusions
  • Communication with the external environment
  • References
• III. THE EVOLUTION OF ENDOSSEOUS IMPLANTS IN THE 1960s
  • Muratori modified and transformed Formiggini’s spiral
  • Linkow’s Vent-Plant
  • References
• IV
  • Part I. IMPLANTS OF THE 1960s
    • Jacques Scialom’s needle implants
    • References
  • Part II. STEFANO TRAMONTE’S DRIVE SCREW
    • Notes on surgical technique
    • Observations and conclusions
    • References
  • Part III. COMPARATIVE HISTOLOGY OF THE NECK AREA OF A NATURAL TOOTH AND THREE TRAMONTE SCREWS
    • Aim of the research
    • Materials and Methods
    • Results
    • Discussion
    • Thirteen-year follow-up
    • Conclusions
    • References
• V. THE BLADE IMPLANT
  • Introduction
  • Linkow’s blade implants
  • References
• VI. MODIFICATIONS TO THE LINKOW BLADE IMPLANT
  • Introduction
  • Giordano Muratori’s universal blade
  • Ugo Pasqualini’s polymorphic blade implant
  • Other modifications of Linkow’s blade
  • References
• VII. THE LONG JOURNEY TOWARD POSTLESS BLADES
  Ugo Pasqualini.
  • Introduction
  • Implants and health conditions
  • Reasons for the success or failure of the Linkow blade implant
  • The causes for failures of unknown etiology
  • References
• VIII. THE POLYMORPHIC TWO-STEP BLADE IMPLANTS
  • Introduction
  • The anatomopathological and histological behavior of the integrating tissue of blade implants with screwable abutments
  • Improvements to the polymorphic blades with screwable abutments
  • The static superiority of polymorphic blades with screwable abutments
  • The biomechanical principle of mini-blades in thin ridges
  • References
• IX. THE MONDANI INTRAORAL SOLDER
  • References
• X. OSSEOINTEGRATION OR “INTEGRATING BONY ANKYLOSIS”
  • Introduction
  • “Bony ankylosis” of emerging needles
  • References
• XI. THE QUICK SCREWS
  • The MUM mini-implants
  • “Deep balancing” of the implant
  • Conclusions
  • Remarks
  • References
• XII. THE GARBACCIO BICORTICAL SCREWS
  • Bicortical stabilization
  • The histological behavior of the tissues integrating the Garbaccio screws
  • Practical application of the Garbaccio screw
  • Clinical uses
  • Speed of application
  • Clinical cases
  • References
• XIII. IMMEDIATE FIXED TEMPORARY PROSTHESES AND DEFINITIVE PROSTHESES ON IMPLANTS
  • Introduction
  • Constructing fixed temporary prostheses
  • Implant-anchored definitive prostheses
  • Impression taking with implant abutments
  • Complete fixed prostheses on implants in place of dentures
  • Implant-anchored removable dentures
  • Conclusions
  • References
• XIV. OPERATING PROTOCOL FOR THE IMMEDIATE-LOAD IMPLANTOLOGY OF THE ITALIAN SCHOOL
  • Introduction
  • First or preoperative phase
  • Second or surgical phase
  • Third or postoperative phase
  • Conclusions
  • References
• XV. PRE-IMPLANT RADIOLOGY
  • Introduction
  • Radiological protocol
  • The (already present) future
  • Suggested readings
• Conclusions
• Suggested readings

Veritas filia temporis

Truth is the daughter of time

Aulus Gellius (AD 125–66)