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Implant placement immediately following extraction of a tooth. This procedure must be combined in most patients with a bone grafting technique to eliminate periimplant bone defects.  

Implant prosthesis is seated at the time of implant placement and immediately subjected to functional loading.  

Instantaneous separation of the posterior teeth due to the anterior guidance.  

Intramobile element.  

Scan to determine bone volume, inclination and shape of the alveolar process, and bone height and width, which is used at the surgical site.  

The process of combining multiple photographic images with overlapping fields of view to produce a segmented panorama or high‐resolution image.  

A device that optically scans an image, printed text, handwriting, or an object, and converts it to a digital image. Hand‐held scanners, where the device is moved by hand, have evolved from text scanning “wands” to 3D scanners used for industrial design, reverse engineering, test and measurement, orthotics, gaming, and other applications.  

The process of resizing a digital image. Scaling is a nontrivial process that involves a trade‐off between efficiency, smoothness, and sharpness. As the size of an image is increased, so the pixels that comprise the image become increasingly visible, making the image appear “soft.” Conversely, reducing an image will tend to enhance its smoothness and…

Umbrella term that describes the detail an image holds. Resolution quantifies how close lines can be to each other and still be visibly resolved. The term applies to raster digital images, film images, and other types of images. Higher resolution means more image detail. Image resolution can be measured in various ways. Resolution units can…