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A thermoplastic material used for making a dental impression.  

An imprint made within the oral cavity to produce a replica of the structure of interest used to make a record or to manufacture a dental restoration or prosthesis. An imprint of the teeth, the gums, and sometimes the palate. A dental impression creates a mold of a hard plaster or another substance. The reproduction…

Dental implant kit designed for the placement of the dental implant(s) and subsequent attachments of abutments that facilitate the retention of the dental prosthesis. The term can denote a specific concept, inventor(s), or patent(s).  

The process of placing often intentional axial or oblique force(s) upon a dental implant. This process is usually associated with the purposeful exposure of the dental implant at the time of surgical placement or subsequent surgical exposure. Forces may be generated from a range of causes, including habitual, deliberate, and/or unintentional.  

The biochemical/mechanical connection between the dental implant and the hard and soft tissues to which it is attached.  

A duplication of the entire dental implant used in the dental laboratory to assist in making a temporary or definitive prosthesis; not intended for human implantation.  

The part of a dental implant that functions to retain and/or support a removable or fixed dental prosthesis. Frequently, endosteal dental implants have a temporary or preliminary abutment before a definitive dental abutment and prosthesis is placed. Preliminary abutments are called interim (dental implant) abutments. The final abutment that supports the definitive (final) prosthesis is…

A licensed dental auxiliary who is both an oral health educator and clinician and who uses preventive, educational, and nonsurgical therapeutic methods to control oral disease. A person trained to assist the dentist, and may work independently. Trained in dental procedures and may perform some of the procedures related to examination and prophylaxis. A specially…

A complete record of all relevant aspects of an individual’s oral and general health. A record of all aspects of a person’s oral health, previous evaluations and treatments, and the state of general physical and mental health.