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Dental Implant Prosthetics

  • 3rd Edition - December 4, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Randolph Resnik
  • Language: English

Keep pace with the rapidly expanding field of dental implants! Dental Implant Prosthetics, Third Edition, provides comprehensive coverage of both simple and complex clinical cases,… Read more

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Keep pace with the rapidly expanding field of dental implants! Dental Implant Prosthetics, Third Edition, provides comprehensive coverage of both simple and complex clinical cases, offering practical guidance on how to integrate the latest research, diagnostic tools, treatment planning principles, dental implant prosthetic materials, and techniques for successful patient care. Completely updated by expert author Randolph R. Resnik, this edition features new chapters on maxillomandibular relations, smile design, esthetics, temporomandibular dysfunction, prosthetic material selection, implant protected occlusion, full-arch prosthetics, digital technology, and Botox and dermal fillers.

Key features

  • NEW! Updated content on key implant prosthetic topics includes maxillomandibular relations, smile design, esthetics, temporomandibular dysfunction, prosthetic material selection, implant protected occlusion, full-arch prosthetics, digital technology, and Botox and dermal fillers
  • NEW and UPDATED! Photos and illustrations showcase the latest in prosthetic implant techniques and cutting-edge protocols
  • NEW! Updated content describes the latest significant technological advances in dental implants
  • NEW! Enhanced ebook version, included with every new print purchase, allows digital access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
  • Evidence-based treatment strategies, supported by clinical research, offer precise strategies for successful patient care
  • Emphasis on the latest concepts in advanced esthetics and smile design technology guides you in offering personalized, patient-specific treatments to ensure optimal aesthetic outcomes
  • Comprehensive patient education content helps you inform patients about the latest advancements in prosthetic implant dentistry, ensuring they are well-educated when making treatment decisions
  • Robust art program features illustrations and photographs that enhance the understanding of key principles by effectively demonstrating essential clinical concepts and techniques
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Readership

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons; Prosthodontists

Table of contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION

1. Rationale for Dental Implants

2. Implants vs. Preserving Natural Teeth

PART II: BASIC SCIENCES

3. Clinical Biomechanics in Implant Dentistry

4. Bone Response to Mechanical Loads

5. Radiographic Evaluation in Oral Implantology

6. Case Selection/Medical Evaluation for the Implant Patient

PART III: PROSTHODONTIC PRINCIPLES

7. Occlusal Plane Evaluation and Mandibular Movements

8. Vertical Dimension

9. Parafunction and Dental Implants

10. Stress Treatment Theorem for Implant Dentistry

11. Color-Shade Selection

12. Esthetics in Implant Dentistry

PART IV. DENTAL IMPLANT TREATMENT PRINICPLES

13. Diagnostic Casts and Surgical Templates

14. Prosthetic Driven CBCT Treatment Planning

15. Implant Site Bone Density

16. Available Bone and Dental Implant Treatment Plans

17. Prosthetic Options in Implant Dentistry

18. Partially Edentulous Treatment Planning Scenarios

19. Restorative Space

PART V. PROSTHESIS-SPECIFIC PRINCIPLES

20. Cement-Retained vs. Screw-Retained Fixed Prosthodontics

21. Implant Abutments

22. Impression Techniques

23. Cementation Protocols

PART VI. DENTAL IMPLANT TREATMENT PROTOCOLS

24. Implant Prosthesis Principles

25. Treatment of the Edentulous Arch

26. Maxillary Fixed Prostheses

27. Mandibular Fixed Prosthesis

28. Fixed Prosthesis Clinical Protocol

29. Immediate Provisionalization for Full Arch Prostheses

30. Maxillary/Mandibular Overdenture Prostheses

31. Overdenture Attachments

32. Overdenture Clinical Protocol

PART VII: SPECIFIC PROSTHETIC ASPECTS OF IMPLANT DENTISTRY

33. Digital Technology

34. Photogrammetry

35. Implant Protected Occlusion

36. T-Scan Occlusal Analysis

37. Role of the Temporomandibular Joint in Implant Rehabilitation

38. Progressive Bone Loading

39. Techniques to Measure Implant Stability

40. Use of Botox and Dermal Fillers Implant Dentistry

41. Maxillofacial Implants

PART VIII: MAINTENANCE

42. Post-Prosthetic Insertion/Speech Protocols

43. Occlusal Splints

44. Prosthodontic Complications

45. Maintenance of Dental Implants: Implant Quality of Health Scale

46. Treatment of Peri-Implant Disease

PART IX: MISCELLANEOUS

47. Practice Management in Implant Dentistry

48. Glossary of Dental Implant Prosthodontic Terms

Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Published: December 4, 2026
  • Language: English

About the author

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Randolph Resnik

Randolph Resnik is a leading educator, clinician, and researcher in the field of prosthodontics and oral implantology. Currently, Dr. Resnik is a clinical professor of Oral Implantology at Temple University in Philadelphia as well as a staff member at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh and the surgical director and chief of staff at the prestigious Misch International Implant Institute. He is also a consultant to numerous implant companies and dental laboratories. Dr. Resnik is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology and the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. He is a frequent lecturer, both domestically and internationally, along with being an author of numerous journal articles, textbooks, and research projects. He maintains private practices in Pittsburgh, PA and Naples, FL limited to Oral Implantology.
Affiliations and expertise
Private Practice, Resnik Dental Implants Taylor, MI Surgical Director, Misch|Resnik International Implant Institute Taylor, MI clinical professor of Oral Implantology, Temple University, USA