Terminology

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The field of dentistry dealing with the diagnosis, surgical placement, prosthetic reconstruction, and maintenance of dental implants

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Implant dentistry (oral implantology, implant therapy)

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A biocompatible device placed within or on the bone of the maxilla or mandible to provide support for a prosthetic reconstruction

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Dental Implant (Syn: fixture)

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what are the 2 types of implants and which type do we use at the school

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Generic one-piece implant
Generic two-piece implant (what we use)

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Of the two-sided implants, what implant types are used at the school (3)

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Endosseous (root-formed)
Threaded screw shaped ( parallel-sided and tapered)

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An endossesous dental implant circular in cross section. It may be cylindrical, tapered, threaded, perforated, solid, or hollow in design

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Root-form implant

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

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Screw Implant

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An endosseous, root-form dental implant with a wider diameter coronally than apically. The sides of the implant converge apically

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Tapered Implant

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Refers to the coronal aspect of the dental implant to which abutments, components, and prosthesis may be connected

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Platform

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A prosthetic connection interface is external to the dental implant platform

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External implant connections (Look at pic)

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A prosthetic connection interface is internal to the dental implant platform

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Internal implant connections (Look at pic)

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On a radiograph, it is harder to tell with __ implant connections if the prosthetic is fully seated

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Internal (will learn more about this)

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Soft tissue occupying the interproximal space confined by adjacent implant-supported fixed restorations in contact

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Interimplant papilla

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The horizontal distance between the platforms of two adjacent dental implants (for proper space for bone and papilla)

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Interimplant distance

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What is the proper space between two implants? Between an implant and an adjacent tooth?

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3 mm min between two implants
1.5 mm between implant and root of natural tooth

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The percentage of all bone tissue that is constituted by mineralized bone. Usually classified from D1 to D4

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Bone Density (D1 = dense, D4 = porous)

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Physiologic or pathologic bone resorption of the most coronal aspect of the ridge around the neck of the implant

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Crestal bone loss

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Sharp or narrow morphology of a residual ridge in the mandible or maxilla usually a result of progressive resorption. Ridge atrophy

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Knife-edge ridge

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A surgical procedure performed to establish additional bone volume, using autogenous bone and / or a bone replacement graft, prior to or simultaneously with dental implant placement

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Bone grafting (syn: osseous graft)

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Increasing the dimension of an existing alveolar ridge by placement of a graft

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Ridge Augmentation (Sun: Bone augmentation)

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The immediate placement of a a grafting material on an extraction socket following tooth extraction. To conserve the bone and soft tissue contour by avoiding bone resorption

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Ridge Preservation (Syn: extraction socket graft, socket graft, socket preservation)

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Bone regeneration techniques that use physical means (barrier membranes) to seal off an anatomic site where bone is to be regenerated

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Guided Bone regeneration

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Augmentation of the antral floor with autogenous bone and / or bone substitutes to accommodate dental implant insertion

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Sinus graft/ lift (Syn: maxillary antroplasty, sinus augmentation, sinus elevation, subantral augmentation)

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To make or become white or pale, usually in reference to peri-implant or periodontal soft tissues. Deficiency of blood in an area due to constriction

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Blanching

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Term for inflammatory reactions in the hard and soft tissues, with loss of supporting bone, surrounding a dental implant exposed to the oral environment

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Peri-implantitis

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A dental implant placed in a position creating restorative, biomechanical, and/or esthetic challenges for an optimal restorative result

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Malpositioned Implant

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The direct contact between living bone and a functionally loaded dental implant surface without interposed soft tissue at the light microscope level.

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Osseointegration

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The clinical manifestation of osseointegration is the

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absence of mobility

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A surgical protocol consisting of placing an implant in the bone and leaving it covered with a flap. A second surgery is needed to expose the implant in order to create the prosthesis

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Two- stage surgery

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A surgical protocol consisting of placing an implant in bone and leaving it in contact with the oral environment during the healing process, thus eliminating the second surgical procedure

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One- stage surgery

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Immediate Implant Placement

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Placement of a dental implant into the extraction socket at the time of tooth extraction

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The time of applying occlusal forces to a dental implant after its initial placement Conventional: Immediate: Early: Delayed:

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Conventional: Restoration after 3-6 months Immediate: Restoration at the time of implant placement Early: Restoration after 2-3 weeks Delayed: Restoration after 6-12 months

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Late vs early implant failure

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Late : the failure of a dental implant after osseointegration has been established (peri-implants) Early: the failure of a dental implant due to the failure to establish osseointegration

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The pressure exerted through the soft tissue on a submerged dental implant

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Transmucosal Loading

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A force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion. A measurement of the instrument capacity to continue to rotate under resistance to rotation.

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Torque

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Torque is expressed in

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Newton centimeter (Ncm)

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An instrument, manual or electronic, used to apply a torque

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Torque Wrench (Syn: torque controller, torque indicator, torque driver)

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A restoration that is not removable by the patient

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Fixed prosthesis

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Fixed prosthesis designed to restore and enhance esthetics, stabilization, and/ or function for a limited time

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Interim prosthesis/ restoration

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Removable partial or complete denture, which may be implant supported, or implant-tissue supported. The prosthesis is retained by attachments

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Overdenture

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A metal-resin, implant supported, fixed complete denture. Combination of a metal framework with a complete denture (PMMA)

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Hybrid Prosthesis

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Technique for total rehabilitation of the endentulous patient placing four implants in either arch where the distal-most implants are placed in a tilted position to increase support

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All-on-4

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The portion of a dental implant or a dental implant component that serves to support and or retain a prosthesis. It may consist of one or more pieces

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Abutment

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Abutment used for the fabrication of an interim restoration. It could be cemented or screw-retained

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Temporary Abutment (Syn: temporary cylinder)

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A mechanical device for the fixation, retention, and stabilization of a dental prosthesis. Consists of one or more parts, made of titanium, gold or plastic.

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Attachment

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The impression of the implant platform using an implant impression comping

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Implant-level impression

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The impression of an abutment either directly (conventional impression techniques), or indirectly (abutment impression coming)

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Abutment-level impression

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A replica of an implant, abutment or attachment mechanism. usually incorporated within a cast for a prosthetic reconstruction

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Analog

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A device that registers the position of a dental implant or dental implant abutment in an impression

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Impression coping

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It may be retained in the impression (direct) or may require a transfer from intraoral usage to the impression after the attachment of the corresponding analog (indirect)

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Impression coping

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Impression technique that uses an impression coping with positioning features

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Closed-tray impression (syn: indirect impression)

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After removal of the impression, the coping is unthreaded from the mouth, connected to a laboratory analog and repositioned into the impression prior to pouring

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Closed-tray impression (syn: indirect impression)

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Impression technique that uses an impression coping with retentive features around which a rigid elastic impression material is injected

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Open-tray impression (syn: direct impression)

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To remove the impression, the impression coping is first unthreaded through an opening on the occlusal surface of the tray

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Open-tray impression (syn: direct impression)

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The use of dental cement for the retention of a prosthesis to an abutment, or transmucosal portion of a one-piece dental implant

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Cement-retained

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The use of a screw for retention of an abutment or a prosthesis

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Screw-retained

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The channel in a screw-retained implant prosthesis giving access to the abutment or prosthetic screw, usually through the occlusal or lingual surface of the prosthesis

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Access hole

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A threaded fastener used to connect a prosthesis to a dental implant, an abutment, or a mesostructure

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Prosthetic screw

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A cap-type screw used to seal the platform of an implant during osseointegration

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Cover screw (Syn: closure, screw, healing screw)

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Connects to a dental implant and protrudes through the soft tissue. It functions in guiding the healing of the mucosal peri-implant tissues and when removed, provides access to the platform

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Healing abutment (Syn: healing collar, second stage permucosal abutment, temporary healing cuff)

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The use of an abutment with a diameter narrower than that of the dental implant platform

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Platform switching (Syn: abutment swapping)

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A prosthetic extension supported on one side

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Cantilever

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A guide derived from a diagnostic wax-up and worn during the radiographic exposure to relate the tooth position to the anatomical structures. It serves to assist in the diagnosis and planning phase for dental implants.

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Radiographic Template (syn: radiographic guide)

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A guide used to assist in the preparation for and placement of dental implants. It can be cone-supported , soft-tissue supported , tooth-supported

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Surgical guide

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Uses milling technologies to produce a variety of different dental restorations, including crowns, veneers, inlays and onlays, fixed bridges, dental implant restorations and orthodontic appliances

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CAD/CAM dentistry

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The clinical and laboratory steps to acquire intraoral and/or extraoral patient information in a digital format for the purpose of aiding in the diagnosis and treatment planning phase, from initial chairside scanning to the fabrication of a dental prosthesis in the dental laboratory

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Digital workflow

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The use of intraoral scanners to quire tooth and gingiva morphology and occlusion in a digital format to aid in the diagnosis and treatment planning phase, fabricate a dental prosthesis, orthodontic applications, or fabricate surgical templates for dental implants or oral surgery procedures

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Digital impression

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A file format native to CAD software. STL files describe only the surface geometry of a 3D object without any representation of color, texture, or other common CAD model attributes

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STL (Standard Tessellation Language)

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A device that engages a dental implant to allow for an intraoral scan to record its position along with the surrounding anatomical structures creating a digital impression

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Scanning Abutment (syn: scan body)