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A dental implant that penetrates both cortical plates and passes through the full thickness of the alveolar bone. A dental implant composed of a metal plate with retentive pins to hold it against the inferior border of the mandible that supports transosteal pins that penetrate through the full thickness of the mandible and pass into…

Transition of an object through the internal and external cortical plates of bone into and beyond the oral cavity mucosa.  

Transosteal implant. A dental implant that completely penetrates through the edentulous ridge buccolingually. A dental implant that completely penetrates through the parasymphyseal region of the mandible, from the inferior border through the alveolar crest..    

The pressure exerted through the soft tissue on a submerged dental implant, usually by a removable denture.  

Any piece that connects an implant to the oral cavity through the soft tissue.  

Passing through or across the oral mucosa.  

Having the appearance between complete opacity and complete transparency; partially opaque.  

Movement of the condyle–meniscus complex of the temporomandibular joint over the articular eminence. The movement of a tooth (bodily movement) through alveolar bone without change in inclination. The process whereby the genetic information present in the linear sequence of ribonucleotides in mRNA is converted into a corresponding sequence of amino acids in a protein. It…

A temporary prosthesis to replace a missing tooth or teeth during the course of treatment.  

Prosthetic restoration designed to facilitate the progression of patient treatment from one phase to another. Called also conversion prosthesis.