The November issue of the Journal of the California Dental Association covers the multidisciplinary approach to the planning and treatment for the single-tooth dental implant restoration.

The Single-Tooth Dental Implant Restoration
An introduction to the issue
Michael O. Hamada, DDS

Treatment Planning for the Single-Tooth Implant Restoration — General Considerations and Pretreatment Evaluation
This article introduces the practitioner to general concepts governing and affecting treatment and  provides a step-by-step approach to gathering clinical and radiographic  information necessary to formulate an appropriate treatment plan for the single-tooth restoration.
Kumar C. Shah, BDS, MS, and Michael G. Lum, DDS

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Treatment Planning the Single-Implant Restoration: Part II: Interdisciplinary Coordination
The aim of this paper is to delineate the sequential thought process involved in a multidisciplinary approach to treatment planning the single-implant restoration. It also describes how to facilitate communication and coordinate treatment among various team members.
Michael G. Lum, DDS, and Kumar C. Shah, BDS, MS

The Peri-implant Papilla: Realities on Papilla Preservation and Reformation
The purpose of this article is to provide clinicians with an understanding of the biologic parameters influencing peri-implant papilla preservation and reformation. The article also discusses important implant selection and positioning characteristics, soft tissue augmentation, and emergence profile considerations in the esthetic peri-implant zone.
Doina Panaite, DDS, MS; Perry Klokkevold, DDS, MS; and Allan Charles, DDS

The Single-Tooth Dental Implant: Practical Guidelines for Hard Tissue Augmentation
This paper reviews ridge deficiency diagnoses and predicts the need for bone augmentation before tooth extraction. It also presents early intervention to minimize bone loss, various bone reconstruction techniques, and predictable methods for different clinical scenarios.
Moustafa El-Ghareeb, BDS, MS; Peter K. Moy, DMD; and Tara L. Aghaloo, DDS, MD, PhD

The Associate Editor/
Full Circle
By Steven A. Gold, DDS

Impressions/

Dr. Bob/
Billing Blues
By Robert E. Horseman, DDS