Struggles and Successes -- History as Documented by Patents and Patent Applications -- Morphology of BOI Implants and Related Designs -- Insertion Tools and Implant Designs -- Equipment and Surgical Techniques -- Diagnostics -- Treatment Planning -- Aspects of BOI Treatment in Periodontally Involved Cases -- Four-Dimensional Considerations of Bone Morphology and Mechanics -- Functional Considerations as the Guiding Treatment Principle -- Prosthetic Treatment Considerations -- Replacing Molars in Both Jaws -- Anterior Masticatory Patterns and Class II Skeletal Relations -- BOI Treatment in the Presence of Class III Skeletal Relations -- Treating the Atrophied Mandible -- Tuberopterygoid Screws -- Functional Prosthodontic Treatment and Restoration of the Vertical Dimension in Craniomandibular Disease -- Implant Treatment Along the Maxillary Sinus -- Bar Attachments on BOI Implants -- Aesthetics -- Mechanics Meets Biomechanics -- Primary Augmentation Using BOI Implants -- Histology of BOI Implants -- Counselling and Case Acceptance -- Legal Aspects of Therapeutic Alternatives and Costs: Court Decisions and Health Insurers -- Maintenance -- From Knowledge and Skill to Action.