Bone augmentation in implant dentistry a step-by-step guide to predictable alveolar ridge and sinus grafting 2019: - Authors: Michael A. Pikos, Richard J. Miron. - Publisher: Quintessence Publishing. Book outlines: - Implant dentistry has evolved tremendously over the past three decades and is rapidly progressing as new materials and protocols become available each year. - With the number of advancements made in digitally based media and marketing, it is imperative that the clinician is able to separate new trends from evidence-based protocols to make sound and predictable choices for the ultimate benefit of patients. - This textbook presents cases from the author's 35-year practice to show the successes and failures of various treatment approaches and protocols. - Early chapters discuss the relevant biomaterials and instruments utilized for bone augmentation protocols, including barrier membranes, bone grafting materials, and growth factors. - Surgical chapters dedicated to extraction socket management, alveolar ridge augmentation, and sinus grafting follow, each chapter detailing specific indications and patient selection criteria as well as step-by-step surgical procedures, aspects of postoperative treatment, and complications. - The final chapter focuses on full-arch reconstruction using fully guided immediate reconstruction protocols. - The author's teaching institute is credited with preparing some of the world's best clinicians, and this book will pave the way for countless more.