Month: January 2020
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Abutment–implant interface
Common contact surface area between an implant abutment and the supporting implant.
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Abutment holder
Instrument that provides abutment retention for extraoral preparation and polishing procedures.
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Abutment healing cap
Any temporary cover used to provide a seal over the superior portion of a dental implant; most such covers are metallic and are intended for interim usage following exposure of the dental implant’s superior surface.
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Abutment driver
Instrument or device used to assist in the delivery and tightening of an abutment to a dental implant.
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Abutment connection
The act of fastening an abutment to a dental implant, or of connecting an abutment to an endosseous implant.
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Abutment clamp
Forceps used to assist in the positioning of an abutment on a dental implant platform, or any device used for positioning a dental implant abutment upon the dental implant body.
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Abutment analog
A replica of the dental implant abutment that is used when making an impression for the laboratory fabrication of the definitive implant abutment. The implant abutment may be made of brass, aluminum, steel, or plastic.
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Abutment
The component that interfaces with the implant fixture (implant body) and the prosthetic entity. It may be constructed to accept screw‐ or cement retained prosthetics and be made of titanium, alloyed metals, ceramic, zirconia; be custom made; or be uniformly produced by manufacturers. The abutment may have one or multiple pieces and can be straight…
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Absorption
Passage of a substance into the interior of another substance. Passage of fluids or substances through tissues. Attenuation of radiation energy by the substance through which it passes. Retention or holding or incorporation of oil or fat by a food product which has been fried. Transport of the products of digestion from the intestinal tract…
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Absorbed radiation dose (total ionizing dose, TID)
The quantity of ionizing radiation (measured in joules [unit of energy] per kilogram or gray [GY] units) that a patient absorbs during diagnostic or therapeutic radiation. The absorbed dose is dependent upon 1, the incident radiation and 2, the absorbing material (i.e., an X‐ray beam may deposit four times the radiation dose in bone as…