Category: I

The horizontal distance between the platforms of two adjacent dental implants.  

A type of dental implant abutment used only for a limited time to guide healing or shaping of the adjacent tissues and/or attachment of a transitional prosthesis.  

A temporary dental implant that allows for the use of a provisional prosthesis. These temporary implants may also be used as stents to guide tissue healing and prevent soft tissue collapse into a healing surgical site. These implants have a smooth machined surface to allow easier removal. Also known as provisional dental implant.  

The area between and at the base of the roots of a multirooted tooth.  

One of a group of heat‐stable soluble basic antiviral glycoproteins of low molecular weight that are produced by T cells in response to either specific antigen or mitogenic stimulation. It regulates the immune response (e.g., by the activation of macrophages and natural killer cells) and is used in a form obtained from recombinant DNA technology…

A method used to construct a 3D image of an object scanned using optical scanners.  

A tooth contact that interferes with harmonious mandibular movement. In genetics, studies of three or more linked genes have revealed that a crossover at one point reduced the likelihood of another crossover in adjacent regions. The phenomenon wherein one virus alters the typical outcome of another virus is known as viral interference. This occurrence is…

The interlocking or fitting of opposing parts, as the cusps of the maxillary and mandibular posterior teeth.  

The distance between the bone crest and the contact point between two teeth.