Glossary

Category: I

  • Interalveolar septum

    Alveolar and trabecular bony partition between adjacent tooth sockets.  

  • Interalveolar crest

    The most coronal portion of the interdental bony septum.  

  • Interalveolar

    The area between the alveoli. Situated between the dental alveoli of adjacent teeth. Air cells of the lungs; [bet] tooth sockets. Within the spaces or tiny compartments amidst alveoli or cells.  

  • Integrins

    Integrins belong to the family of cellular adhesion molecules (CAM) and act as specialized receptors that mediate the interactions between basal epithelial cells and the extracellular matrix. A family of transmembrane glycoproteins consisting of noncovalent heterodimers. They interact with a wide variety of ligands including extracellular matrix glycoproteins, complement, and other cells, while their intracellular…

  • Integration

    The action or process of integrating. The useful organization and incorporation of both new and old data, experience, and emotional capacities into the personality. Also refers to the organization and amalgamation of functions at various levels of psychosexual development. The organization of parts, psychological and biological functions, to make a functional whole. Ability to use…

  • Intaglio

    In dentistry, the interior surface of a denture.  

  • Insulin‐like growth factor (IGF)

    Polypeptides structurally similar to insulin. The IGF family consists of two ligands (IGF‐I and IGF‐II), two cell surface receptors (IGF‐1R and IGF‐2R) and several IGF binding proteins. They control growth, differentiation, and the maintenance of differentiated function in numerous tissues. In oral tissues, IGFs are involved in tooth growth and development, in the biology of…

  • Insulin

    Insulin

    A protein secreted from the beta cells of the pancreas responsible for the uptake of glucose into cells, and stimulation of protein synthesis and lipid synthesis in fat cells. A peptide hormone composed of 51 amino acids produced in the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas causes cells in the liver, muscle, and fat tissue…

  • In situ

    In the proper position without invasion of neighboring tissues; in place. ‘In place’, in the natural position, relating to plants in the wild as opposed to in cultivation. In the natural or normal place; confined to the site of origin without invasion of neighbouring tissues. In the natural or original position (e.g., inside the body).…

  • Insertion torque (syn)

    Placement torque.The maximum torque recorded at the insertion of a dental implant in an osteotomy, expressed in Newton centimeters (Ncm). It may be used as an indication of the mechanical stability of the implant in the bone.