Category: S

Subepithelial connective tissue graft.    

An implant with threading on the surface, resembling a screw shape, sometimes referred to as screw‐shape.  

Implant/prosthesis retention screw that has been modified with a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) surface coating.  

Act of turning a screw into its receptacle until resistance is met, resulting in increased tightness of the screw.  

Clamping or stretching force that occurs across the interface of implant components being attached together via screw tightening.  

A prosthetic complication whereby a screw loses its preload, causing the loosening of a restoration or abutment.  

Interface or junction of two prosthesis components connected by a screw.  

Threaded root‐form dental implant, which can be parallel‐sided or tapered.  

The breakage of a prosthetic screw.