Saj Jivraj is Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Southern California (USC) School of Dentistry (USA). He gained his BDS from the University of Manchester School of Dentistry (UK) in 1993 and subsequently went on to complete diplomas at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry (Preceptorship in Prosthodontics, 1999) and the University of Southern California School of Dentistry (Certificate in Advanced Prosthodontics, 2002). He also holds a Masters in Science Education from University of Southern California School of Education (2002). His positions at the USC School of Dentistry have included Chairman of the Section of Fixed Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry and Director of Preclinical Fixed Prosthodontics. In addition, he is an Honorary Clinical Teacher at the Eastmann Dental Institute in London. He is the author of more than 30 journal articles as well as co-author of the book Treatment Planning in Implant Dentistry(BDJ Books, 2007).

Explains the rationale and technique for the rehabilitation of fully edentulous patients

Treatment Planning Considerations: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning - A Restorative Perspective.- Diagnosis and Treatment Planning - A Surgical Perspective.- Considerations for Guided Surgery.- Digital Workflow for Surgery and Prosthetics in Full Arch Rehabilitation.- Surgical, Prosthetic and Biomechanical Considerations for Zygomatic Implants. Immediate Loading and Surgery: ;Scientific Basis of Immediate Loading and the Biomechanics of Graft-less Solutions.- Surgical Step by Step for the Traditional Tilted Implant Concept.- Surgical Step by Step for the Zygomatic Implant.- Clinical Aspects of the Immediate Load Provisional. Materials and Clinical Aspects of the Definitive Restoration: Material Considerations for Full Arch Implant Supported Restorations.- Clinical Aspects of the Definitive Restoration.- Speech and Facial Aesthetic Considerations for the Contour of Fixed Prostheses.- Laboratory Aspects of the Definitive Restoration.

Complications and Maintenance: Prosthetic Complications with Immediately Loaded, Full-Arch, Fixed Implant Supported Prostheses.- Management of Failure and Implant Related Complications in Graft-less Implant Reconstructions.- Maintenance of Full Arch Implant Supported Restorations. Edentulous Patients - Clinical Cases: Clinical Cases.- Increasing Case Acceptance.

This book, designed to meet the needs of clinicians, clearly explains the rationale and technique for the rehabilitation of fully edentulous patients utilizing traditional graftless concepts as well as zygomatic implant strategies when posterior support cannot be achieved by the former means. Considerations relevant to treatment planning and the biomechanics of immediate loading and zygomatic implants are first discussed. The techniques for placement of traditional tilted and zygomatic implants and for immediate loading of a full arch restoration are then described step by step. Detailed information and guidance are also provided on the different materials available for full arch restorations, laboratory aspects of the definitive restoration, maintenance of restorations, and management of prosthetic and surgical complications. The book concludes with a helpful series of clinical cases. Graftless Solutions for the Edentulous Patient is designed particularly for clinicians with experience in placing and restoring dental implants.