Category: I

The smooth part of a dental implant, just apical to the edge of its platform or the implant–abutment junction. Some root‐form implants do not have a collar.  

When bone substitutes are applied, newly formed host bone creates an interface between the implant surface and alveolar bone as the implant becomes osseointegrated.  

Anchorage component embedded in tissue, usually bone, by which all other components in an implant system are supported. Other components are stacked or threaded one into another.  

Design feature of an implant that has a hollow apical portion, which allows a core of bone to remain in the preparation of the osteotomy site and fit within the confines of the hollow apical portion. Called also inverted basket or hollow cylinder.  

Any prosthesis that is completely or partly supported by an implant or implants.  

Use of a dental implant as support for orthodontic tooth movement or arch expansion.  

The surface where the dental implant and the prosthetic abutment connect.  

A part or section of an implant or that which is connected to the implant that allows for the connection to a crown, prosthesis, or other device.  

To place a device or material into the body. An alloplastic device or material that is placed into the body. Transplanted or inserted material, e.g., artificial joints used in reconstructive surgery, prosthetic device. Something grafted or inserted into a person, e.g. tissue, a drug, inert material or a device such as a pacemaker. To place…

An area of displacement or compression of a tissue. Degenerative alteration in a joint in which there is excessive friction between joint tissues. This typically causes limitations in range of motion and the perception of joint pain.