The April issue of the Journal of the California Dental Association concludes a two-part series with this issue focusing on dental implants.

Implant Treatment Planning Considerations
An introduction to the issue.
Richard T. Kao, DDS, PhD

Provisional Restorations: A Key Determinant for Implant Site Development
One of the most prevalent problems with implant cases is the provisionalization of the anterior dentition during the osseointegration (healing) process.  Several techniques for provisionalization and their appropriate use will be reviewed.
Gregory J. Conte, DMD, MS; Mark C. Fagan, DDS, MS; and Richard T. Kao, DDS, PhD

Transitioning Patients: Teeth to Implants
Through a case series, discuss considerations for transitioning single area to full mouth “perio-prosthetic” problem situation into a rehabilitated case.  The focus should be on diagnostic and prognostic considerations, treatment planning, and on the mechanics for transitioning.
Arun B. Sharma, BDS, MSc; Craig Y. Yonemura, DDS; Donald A. Curtis, DMD; and Frederick C. Finzen, DDS

The Use of Dental Implants to Improve Quality of Life for Edentulous Patients
A review of how the quality of life is made better with improved denture retention by dental implants. 
Donald A. Curtis, DMD; Arun B. Sharma, BDS, MSc; and Frederick C. Finzen, DDS

Narrow Diameter Implants for Mandibular Denture Retention
This paper covers the use of mini-implants for improving lower denture retention.
Eugene E. LaBarre, DMD, MS; Robert H. Ahlstrom, DDS, MS; and Warden H. Noble, DDS, MS

Utilizing Our Current Radiologic Techniques for Proper Diagnosis and Prosthetic Placement of Implants
Two cases are reviewed in this paper to illustrate how model-based CBCT treatment planning and 3-D multi-plane treatment programs can assist with the pretreatment evaluation and decision-making process for the complex placement of implants.
Jerome N. Peck, DLXT, and Gregory J. Conte, DMD, MS

The Editor/
Winning the Battle, Losing the War
By Alan L. Felsenfeld, DDS

Letters to the Editor/

Impressions/

Dr. Bob/
Churchill and Other A-lishters