Glossary

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  • Osseointegrated implant

    A direct structural and functional connection between ordered, living bone and the surface of an immobile, load‐bearing implant as detected on a light microscopic level.  

  • Endosseous root‐form implant

    An implant placed into the alveolar process and/or basal bone that derives its support from a vertical length of bone, and supports a prosthesis or other device. Most commonly made of titanium, it can be cylindrical or tapered.  

  • Implant, oral

    Implant, oral

    An alloplastic material or device that is surgically placed into the oral tissue beneath the mucosal or periosteal layer or within the bone for functional, therapeutic, or esthetic purposes.  

  • Implant neck (syn)

    Cervix. Root‐form dental implant: the most coronal aspect of a dental implant. Subperiosteal or blade implant: the transmucosal segment connecting the implant to the head or abutment.  

  • Implant mount

    Component positioned onto the implant facilitating surgical placement of the implant into the osteotomy site. May be removed by loosening the attachment mechanism to the implant, either through removal of a screw or release of a frictional fit into the implant.  

  • Implant mobility

    Clinically detectable motion of a dental implant.  

  • Implant micromovement

    Relative motion between an implant body and its investing tissues at the microscopic level; not clinically visible.  

  • Implant loss

    Circumstances whereby the implant is removed from the patient.  

  • Implant loading

    Act of placing forces on an implant through function and/or parafunction.  

  • Implant‐level impression

    To record an implant platform at the tissue level, a coping is attached to the implant and an impression is made for laboratory restorative procedures. The resultant cast usually contains an elastomeric material at the implant site.