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A Complete Glossary of Dental Definitions
ImplantsImplantology is the science of placing an artificial device in the maxilla (upper) and/or mandible (lower) jaw bone to support the replacement of missing aspects of the human dentition (missing teeth).
Implants in the oral cavity (mouth) are one of the newer sciences in the restoration of the human dentition (teeth). Basically implants are devices, usually made out of a titanium alloy, that are placed into the supporting structures (jaw bone) of the teeth to be used as a foundation upon which an appliance is placed to replace missing dentition (teeth). The replacement appliance that is placed on the implant can range from a single replacement tooth (crown) to a complete set of teeth (complete denture). |
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- Impacted tooth
- - An unerupted tooth that somehow has gotten stuck and cannot come in.
- Implants
- - Implantology is the science of placing an artificial device in the maxilla (upper) and/or mandible (lower) jaw bone to support the replacement of missing aspects of the human dentition (missing teeth).
- Impression
- - An impression is an imprint of something
- Impressions
- - The first step in making a model of your teeth.
- Incisal
- - The biting edge of your centrals and laterals.
- Incisor
- - Another name for the centrals and laterals
- Inclination
- - The angle of the long axis of a tooth from a particular line of reference; the tilt or tip of a tooth.
- Infection
- - An infection is an ingress of bacterium that cause tissue damage
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- Ingress
- - Ingress means entrance
- Inlay
- - Inlay means to insert within
- Insurance-health
- - Insurance is a third party payment for a health care related treatment
- Interproximal
- - the space between adjacent teeth.
- Interproximal Stripper
- - A device used to remove some of the enamel from the spaces between your teeth.
- Intraoral
- - Intraoral means in the mouth
- Ion
- - An ion is an electrically charged part of an atom
- Irrigation
- - The technique of using a solution to wash out your mouth and to flush debris.
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| Key: |
blue = General Definition |
green = Dental Specialty |
brown = Field Of Practice |
| teal = Dental Procedure |
violet = Disease |
orange = Anatomy |
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