Popular demand for dental implants as a reliable long-term option to replace missing teeth has risen dramatically. However, situations remain that pose challenges to practitioners and the treatment process. Written by renowned clinicians and supported by cases contributed by expert practitioners, the present volume of the ITI Treatment Guide series highlights the integration and management of peri-implant soft tissues. It discusses soft-tissue management before and during implant placement and during supportive peri-implant therapy and addresses the techniques and materials used for peri-implant soft-tissue augmentation and replacement and for the treatment of peri-implant soft-tissue dehiscences. Volume 12 of the ITI Treatment Guides series offers clinicians a comprehensive overview of various evidence-based techniques and treatment approaches for use in daily practice, with a focus on current techniques and materials.

Mario Roccuzzo is a lecturer in periodontology and member of the attending staff of the Division of Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Turin. He is an active member of SIdP and serves on the editorial board of Clin Oral Impl Res, Int J Perio Res Dent, and Int J Est Dent. Dr Roccuzzo teaches periodontology in several postgraduate courses at the Universities of Turin and Milan San Raffaele and he has been invited to lecture in more than 30 countries across all continents. He was awarded for the best clinical presentation at the 2009 EAO Congress and for the best research article by the German Society of Periodontology in 2010 as well as the winner of the 2013 Osteology Clinical Research Prize. He maintains a private practice limited to periodontology and implantology in Turin.