The One-Piece Implant

Abstract
The one-piece implant becomes a natural choice when immediate implant function is accepted as legi artis. Not only from the aspect of easy treatment protocols but also from a physiological standpoint. With the one-piece design the surgical invasion is minimized and with the option of chair-side implant margin preparations, the implant contour can be optimally adapted to the patient.

The one-piece implant protocols were presented and the indications for the implant were discussed. Short-term results of a pilot study were presented.

Mick Dragoo, DDS, MSD, Escondido, California

Dr. Mick Dragoo attended the University of Nebraska College of Dentistry in 1968, followed by a surgery internship at the University of Nebraska. He then attended graduate school in periodontics at the University of Washington from 1970 to 1972, where he received his MSD and certificate in Periodontics.

Dr. Dragoo hold memberships in many professional organizations, among them, the Omicron Kappa Upsilon at University of Nebraska's College of Dentistry, the American Academy of Roentgenolgy, and the American Association of Orthodontics.

Since 1972, Dr. Dragoo has been involved in lecturing nationally and internationally, research, writing numerous books and clinical articles, and in his private practice. Since 1983, that private practice has been limited to periodontics and implant dentistry.