Irena Sailer - Fixed Restorations

Prof Dr Bjarni E Pjetursson, DDS, MAS Perio, PhD

Prof Dr Bjarni Pjetursson received his DDS from the University of Iceland in 1990. From 1990 to 2000 he worked as a general dentist in his private clinic in Iceland. In 2000 he started his postgraduate training in Periodontology and Implant Dentistry at the University of Bern, Switzerland. He received his specialist certificate (EFP & SSP) and Masters of Advanced Studies in Periodontology and Doctorate in Dentistry from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern. From 2003 to 2005 he did his postgraduate training in Prosthodontics at the University of Bern. From 2005 he was Assistant Professor and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Periodontology and Fixed Prosthodontics, University of Bern, and from 2009 to 2014 the Dean of the Faculty of Odontology, University of Iceland.

Presently he is a Professor and Chairman of the Department of Reconstructive Dentistry, University of Iceland, and a Titular Professor at the Division of Fixed Prosthodontics and Biomaterials at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Prof Dr Pjetursson is a board member of EAO, an ITI Fellow, Associate Editor of the International Journal of Prosthodontics, and member of the editorial board of Clinical Oral Implants Research. He has published extensively in and given over 700 lectures in 50 countries around the world. His research interests are clinical studies in implant dentistry and evidenced-based evaluation of different treatment modalities in implant and prosthetic dentistry.

Contributors

PD Dr G Benic

Lugano, Switzerland

PD Dr A Bindel

Zurich, Switzerland

Dr F Brandenberg

Lucerne, Switzerland

Dr D Büchi

Chur, Switzerland

Dr F Burkhardt

Geneva, Switzerland

Dr U Calderon

Geneva, Switzerland

Prof Dr Dr J Fischer

Basel, Switzerland

DT W Gebhard

Zurich, Switzerland

Dr P Grohmann

Berikon, Switzerland

Prof Dr R Jung

Zurich, Switzerland

Dr N Kalberer

Geneva, Switzerland

Dr D Karasan

Geneva, Switzerland

Prof Dr H Lee

Pusan, South Korea

Dr J Legaz Barrionuevo

Geneva, Switzerland

Dr L Marchand

Geneva, Switzerland

PD Dr S Mühlemann

Zurich, Switzerland

DT C Piskin

Lausanne, Switzerland

Dr J Pitta

Geneva, Switzerland

Dr C Riera

Geneva, Switzerland

Dr M Strasding

Geneva, Switzerland

DT B Thiévent

Zurich, Switzerland

Prof Dr D Thoma

Zurich, Switzerland

Dr E van Dooren

Antwerp, Belgium

PD Dr A Zembic

Winterthur, Switzerland

Contents

Forewords

Authors

Contributors

Part I Basics

1.1 Current restorative materials

Jens Fischer

1.1.1 Introduction

1.1.2 Requirements for restorative materials

1.1.3 Overview of current materials for fixed restorations

1.1.4 Conclusions

1.1.5 References

1.2 Patient-related factors for material selection