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The surface texture of an implant as generated by milling machines used in manufacturing of the final implant shape. The surface is not altered subsequent to the machining process. Called also machined implant surface. Compare: Turned surface.  

Swollen and distended or in a state of congestion. Swollen throughout. Swollen with blood. Swollen, hard, or full, usually as the result of fluid accumulation. Inflated, congested, expanded.  

A surgical procedure implemented on a multirooted tooth (usually mandibular molar) that results in a totally opened furcation. The procedure is performed to allow easier and complete access to the area between the roots for the purpose of oral hygiene and improved tissue health.  

A surgical procedure in which the periosteum is dissected from bone through a small opening made by an incision; access to the desired bone site is through a tunnel‐like opening under the soft tissue.  

A swelling; the state of being swollen or the act of swelling. Swelling within body tissue, usually caused a buildup of blood or water. Process by which a tissue becomes swollen by accumulation of fluid within it. The process in which a tissue becomes swollen and tense by accumulation within it of fluid under pressure.…

The surgical excision of fibrous or bony tissue of the maxillary tuberosity. May be included as part of a distal wedge or osseous resective surgery.  

An osseous projection or protuberance, usually for the attachment of a muscle or tendon. A broad eminence on a bone. A large lump on a bone. A rounded protuberance that is usually found on a bone at the point where muscles or ligaments are attached. Tuberosity describes the knob at the end of certain bones,…

A small bony nodule or eminence commonly occurring on the palatal alveolar bone.  

Threaded component matching the abutment screw, used by the restorative dentist in clinical procedures. Its use avoids damaging the prosthetic screw which is reserved for the clinical insertion of the prosthesis.