Bøger af Victor Martinez

Dad believed people were like money. You could be a thousand-dollar person or a hundred-dollar person -- even a ten-, five-, or one-dollar person. Below that, everybody was just nickels and dimes. To my dad, we were pennies. Fourteen-year-old Manny Hernandez wants to be more than just a penny. He wants to be a vato firme, the kind of guy people respect. But that′s not easy when your father is abusive, your brother can′t hold a job, and your mother scrubs the house as if she can wash her troubles away. In Manny′s neighborhood, the way to get respect is to be in a gang. But Manny′s not sure that joining a gang is the solution. Because, after all, it′s his life -- and he wants to be the one to decide what happens to it.

A dental implant is a type of prosthesis, which is introduced in the jaw bone or skull for providing support to dental prosthesis like a denture, facial prosthesis, or crown-bridge. It can also be used as an orthodontic anchor. Success and failure of the dental implants is dependent on the health of the individual undergoing the procedure, as well as the drugs which are administered. The complications and risks related with dental implants that can happen during surgery include nerve injury or excessive bleeding. The long term complications associated with such procedures include mechanical failures and peri-implantitis. Technologies like interactive software applications, cone-beam computed tomography and computed tomography are facilitating the development of significant tools for diagnosis, planning the treatment, and fixing the dental implant along with surgical and restorative procedures. This book explores all the important aspects of implant dentistry in the present day scenario. With state-of-the-art inputs acclaimed by experts in this field, this book targets students and professionals.

Oral implantology refers to the area of medicine which deals with the assessment of health and diseases of the supporting and investing structures of dental implants and natural teeth. It is also concerned with oral mucous membrane, along with the prevention and treatment of diseases. The major focus of oral implantology is not the surgical phase but the restorative phase. The oral environment keeps changing and it is not possible to have perfect conditions for healing. The complications related with implant procedures can be reduced through a comprehensive and through assessment of dental history, knowledge of head and neck anatomy, and radiographic survey. It also comprises knowledge of pharmacological, prosthetic, and surgical processes, along with principles of follow up care. The success of dental surgical procedures depends on the health of the person receiving the treatment, health condition of the tissues in the mouth, and the drugs which affect the probability of osseointegration. The aim of this book is to present researches that have transformed the discipline of oral implantology and aided its advancement. Its extensive content provides the readers with a thorough understanding of the subject.

Dental implant is a procedure in which an intraoral prosthesis made from titanium screws is implanted into the jawbone to correct defects, like missing teeth, or missing hard or soft structures of the jaw. The principal dental implant prostheses include dental crown, dental bridge, dentures, palatal obturator and orthodontic appliance. The main objective of dental implant prosthetics is to enhance aesthetics, improve mastication and support speech. Fixed prosthodontics or removable dentures can be used for treatment, depending on the health condition of the patient. The angle and position of adjacent teeth determines the position where implants will be fixed. The position is assessed by utilizing computed tomography with CAM simulations, lab simulations and through surgical stents. This book covers in detail some existent and innovative concepts revolving around dental implant prosthetics. It presents researches and studies performed by experts across the globe. This book will prove to be immensely beneficial to students and researchers in this field.