The history of dental implants -- Overview of the Bicon system -- Characteristics of implant-abutment prosthetic systems : a paradigm shift -- Biologic response to dental implants -- Engineering aspects of Bicon implants -- The influence of the implant-abutment interface on peri-implant health -- The survival of short implants -- Treatment planning and basic procedures -- Anterior implant placement -- Implant placement in adolescents -- Restorative techniques -- Sinus lift techniques -- Ridge splitting and the split-thickness flap -- Atrophic maxillary ridges -- Atrophic mandibular ridges -- Factors affecting bone levels and restorations of short implants -- Implant placement in compromised tissue -- Bone voids -- Bone regeneration : materials and techniques