Category: O

The scientific study of bones. The study of bones and their structure. The science concerned with the structure and function of bones. The study of anatomy, structure, and function of the bones.  

Ankylotic anchorage of a titanium implant in living bone to achieve a solid bond.  

The quality of a biologic adjunct, growth factor, or graft material which leads to differentiation of osteoprogenitor cells into osteoblasts; this potential is often achieved via release of bone‐inductive proteins from the material.  

Chemicals, procedures, or materials that have the ability to induce bone formation (osteogenesis) through the recruitment and/or differentiation of osteoblast precursor stem cells and/or recruitment of mature osteoblasts to the area needing bone growth or repair. The process of stimulating the production of new bone through chemical methods. It also encompasses the activities of bone…

The beginning organic matrix of bone. Initial deposit in bone formation starts with the deposition of osteoid, which is secreted by mature osteoblasts at a speed of 1–2 μm per day. When concerned with lamellar bone, a matrix composed of a scaffold of interwoven collagen fibers (mainly type 1) and noncollagenous proteins is sedimented as…

Osteogenous. Promoting the development and formation of bone, exclusively resulting from the action of osteoblasts. Made of or originating in bone tissue.  

Forming bone. Concerned in bone formation.  

Formation or creation of bone. The formation of bone tissue.  

Proprietary product name for an osteoconductive, nonceramic, synthetic hydroxyapatite that is a bioactive, resorbable graft material used for contouring defects of the alveolar ridge. As new bone is formed, it is resorbed over 6–8 months. It is composed of a mixture of calcium phosphates. A tissue layer of the inner periosteal layer from which bone…

An osteoblast that has become embedded within bone matrix, occupying a flat oval cavity (bone lacuna). Cells found in bone lacunae send, through canaliculi, slender cytoplasmic processes that make contact with processes of other osteocytes and osteoblasts. Mature osteoblasts surrounded by calcified bone that help regulate the process of bone remodeling. A bone cell formed…