Implants in the Esthetic Zone: A Step-by-Step Treatment Strategy

Ueli Grunder sets out a strategy of his own, unconventional, for implant rehabilitation of the anterior sector, refined over years of practice. The route starts from the biological principles, namely the papilla between implant and tooth, the buccal area and the implant-abutment interface, and continues with aesthetic analysis and the prosthetic alternatives, before dwelling on atraumatic extraction, the three-dimensional position of the implant, the criteria for choosing between one-stage and two-stage surgery and, above all, an extensive repertoire of soft tissue management techniques. Possible failures are analysed without concealment, and six completed cases close the work. Extensive imagery for a reader with high aesthetic demands.