dental materials

implant placed on top of the bone and under the periosteum

implant that penetrates entirely through the bone

implant placed inot the bone

a mixture of two or more metals

bone growing into intimate contact with an implant

metal cylinder placed inot bone to support a crown or prosthesis

componeent placed in the top of the implant fixture to prevent tissue from growing into the top of the fixutre during healing

replaces the cover screw when the top of the implant fixture is uncovered and it allows soft tissue to adapt to it

used in the implant impression to align the implant analog in the same way as the fixture was in the mouth

a replica of the implant fixture that is used in the laboratory fabrication of the implant crown