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Gramnegative, motile, rod‐shaped bacteria that have a gliding movement and are found in dental plaque. They include Campylobacter rectus, Eikenella corrodens, and Capnocytophaga spp.  

Qualitative and quantitative features of a dental implant surface determined two‐dimensionally by contact stylus profilometry or threedimensionally by a confocal laser scanner.      

The topography of a surface is defined in terms of form, waviness, and roughness. Roughness describes the smallest irregularities in the surface, while form relates to the largest structure or profile. Waviness and roughness are often presented together under the term texture. Two types of dental implant surfaces are usually distinguished: machined and textured.  …

Additive surface applied to the implant body.  

Modification of an implant surface by additive or subtractive surface treatment.  

Calculus formed coronal to the gingival margin; usually formed more recently than subgingival calculus. Also known as salivary calculus.  

Located above the gingival tissue. Portion of a natural or artificial tooth structure that is coronal to the gingival crest. Above the gingiva; used in reference to the location of dental restorations, bacterial plaque, or calculus on the tooth. It is often contrasted with subgingival, the gingival margin being the reference point.  

Eruption of a tooth or teeth above the standard occlusal plane.  

Formation or discharge of pus; associated with an acute or chronic infection. The formation of pus or fluid leaking from a wound. The formation of pus. Suppuration is a term that describes the accumulation of material into pus and the process of discharging pus. The process occurs at the site of a bacterial infection where…