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Dental Implant Glossary (F-I)

Fibrous Integration Tissue to Implant Contact: Interposition of healthy dense collagenous tissue between implant and bone.

First Stage Surgery This refers to the preparatory stage for an implant procedure. In the case of the subperio-- steal implant, it refers to the surgical bone impression and bone bite, which is done in order to construct the implant. For endosteal implants it refers to the placement of the portion of the implant which is to be submerged for a healing period prior to being placed into function.

Freestanding Implant An implant which can withstand functional forces without splinting to any additional abutments.

Galvanism Electropotential difference of dissimilar metals which can occur in dental implant metallurgy.

Genial Tubercles Mental spines - Small round elevations (usually two pairs) clustered around the midline on the lingual surface of the lower portion of the man-- dibular symphysis. These tubercles serve as attachments for the genioglossus and geniohyoid muscles as are critical landmarks for the subperiosteal implant.

Graft A portion of tissue used to replace a defect in the body. Anything that is inserted into some- thing else for it to become an integral part of the latter. In the case of bone, either artifi-- cial or synthetic bone is inserted over, under or in between living bone, usually for the purpose of increasing its strength and/or dimension.

Head See Abutment

Heterograft A graft taken from one species and placed in another.

Homograft A graft taken from one human subject and trans-- planted to another.

Horizontal Endosteal Implant Flat, blade-shaped implants of varying thickness which derive their support from a horizontal length of bone. They can be perforated, smooth, flouted, textured, coated, vented, multiheaded and submerged in non-submerged forms in a variety of biocompatible materials.

Hydroxylapatite Ceramic This is a dense, non-resorpable ceramic, which when implanted into bane, displays a highly attractive generic profile, which features a lack of local or systemic toxicity.

Hyperplasia The abnormal multiplication or increase in the number of normal calls in normal arrangement in a tissue.

Hypertrophy An increase in bulk of tissue beyond normal caused by an increase in size but not number of tissue elements.

Hypoplasia Implant Defective or incomplete development. See Oral Implant

Infrastructure (syn: substructure) That portion of the implant which lies below the soft tissue.

Implant Dentist (syn: Implantologist) One who practices art and science of implant dentistry.

Implant Dentistry (syn: Dental Implantology) Oral Implantology That area of dentistry concerned with the diagnosis, design and insertion of implant devices and restorations which provides adequate function, comfort and esthetics for the edentu-- lous or partially edentulous patient.

Implant Denture A denture which receives its stability and retention from a dental implant.

Implant Interface Tissue to Implant Contact: (a)fibrous integration, interposition of healthy dense collagenous tissue between implant and bone. (b)osseointegration, implies that a contact is established without interposition of non-bone tissue between normal remodeled bone and an implant entailing a sustained transfer and distribution of load from the implant to and within the bone tissue.

Implant JkM:k (syn: post) The permucosal extension of an implant

Implantologist (syn: Implant Dentist) One who practices art and science of implant dentistry.

Implantology (syu: Oral Implantology) The study of the art and science concerned with the surgical insertion and restoration of materials and devices restoring the partially or totally edentulous patient to function.

Implant Prosthodontics That portion of implant dentistry that concerns itself with the construction and placement of fixed or removable prosthesis on any implant device.

Implant Surgery That portion of implant dentistry that concerns itself with the placement of implant devices.

Incisive Foramen The incisive foramen is located in the midline on the anterior extreme of the hard palate. It transmits the left (more anterior) and right (more posterior) nasopalatine (Scarpa) (long sphenopalatine) nerves and vessels. A critical landmark for implant surgery.

Interdental Implant Implant used between natural tooth abutments.

Intra-Mucosal Inserts (syn: subdermal implant) (mucosal inserts) Alloplastic devices placed into the tissue bearing surface of a removable prosthesis to mechanically maintain the mucostatic seal. Generally made of titanium, surgical stainless steel or aluminum oxide and shaped with a narrow permucosal neck, a wider retentive head and a broad flat denture attaching base. General utilization; maxillary complete denture or mandi-- bular and maxillary removable partial dentures.

[Glossary Index]

Fibrous Integration	Tissue to Implant Contact: Interposition of healthy dense collagenous tissue between implant and bone.
First Stage Surgery	This refers to the preparatory stage for an implant procedure. In the case of the subperio-- steal implant, it refers to the surgical bone impression and bone bite, which is done in order to construct the implant. For endosteal implants it refers to the placement of the portion of the implant which is to be submerged for a healing period prior to being placed into function.
Freestanding Implant	An implant which can withstand functional forces without splinting to any additional abutments.
Galvanism	Electropotential difference of dissimilar metals which can occur in dental implant metallurgy.
Genial Tubercles	Mental spines - Small round elevations (usually two pairs) clustered around the midline on the lingual surface of the lower portion of the man-- dibular symphysis. These tubercles serve as attachments for the genioglossus and geniohyoid muscles as are critical landmarks for the subperiosteal implant.
Graft	A portion of tissue used to replace a defect in the body. Anything that is inserted into some- thing else for it to become an integral part of the latter. In the case of bone, either artifi-- cial or synthetic bone is inserted over, under or in between living bone, usually for the purpose of increasing its strength and/or dimension.
Head	See Abutment
Heterograft	A graft taken from one species and placed in another.
Homograft	A graft taken from one human subject and trans-- planted to another.
Horizontal Endosteal Implant	Flat, blade-shaped implants of varying thickness which derive their support from a horizontal length of bone. They can be perforated, smooth, flouted, textured, coated, vented, multiheaded and submerged in non-submerged forms in a variety of biocompatible materials.
Hydroxylapatite Ceramic	This is a dense, non-resorpable ceramic, which when implanted into bane, displays a highly attractive generic profile, which features a lack of local or systemic toxicity.
Hyperplasia	The abnormal multiplication or increase in the number of normal calls in normal arrangement in a tissue.
Hypertrophy	An increase in bulk of tissue beyond normal caused by an increase in size but not number of tissue elements.
Hypoplasia Implant	Defective or incomplete development. See Oral Implant
Infrastructure (syn: substructure)	That portion of the implant which lies below the soft tissue.
Implant Dentist (syn: Implantologist)	One who practices art and science of implant dentistry.
Implant Dentistry (syn: Dental Implantology) Oral Implantology	That area of dentistry concerned with the diagnosis, design and insertion of implant devices and restorations which provides adequate function, comfort and esthetics for the edentu-- lous or partially edentulous patient.
Implant Denture	A denture which receives its stability and retention from a dental implant.
Implant Interface	Tissue to Implant Contact: (a)fibrous integration, interposition of healthy dense collagenous tissue between implant and bone. (b)osseointegration, implies that a contact is established without interposition of non-bone tissue between normal remodeled bone and an implant entailing a sustained transfer and distribution of load from the implant to and within the bone tissue.
Implant JkM:k (syn: post)	The permucosal extension of an implant
Implantologist (syn: Implant Dentist)	One who practices art and science of implant dentistry.
Implantology (syu: Oral Implantology)	The study of the art and science concerned with the surgical insertion and restoration of materials and devices restoring the partially or totally edentulous patient to function.
Implant Prosthodontics	That portion of implant dentistry that concerns itself with the construction and placement of fixed or removable prosthesis on any implant device.
Implant Surgery	That portion of implant dentistry that concerns itself with the placement of implant devices.
Incisive Foramen	The incisive foramen is located in the midline on the anterior extreme of the hard palate. It transmits the left (more anterior) and right (more posterior) nasopalatine (Scarpa) (long sphenopalatine) nerves and vessels. A critical landmark for implant surgery.
Interdental Implant	Implant used between natural tooth abutments.
Intra-Mucosal Inserts (syn: subdermal implant) (mucosal inserts)	Alloplastic devices placed into the tissue bearing surface of a removable prosthesis to mechanically maintain the mucostatic seal. Generally made of titanium, surgical stainless steel or aluminum oxide and shaped with a narrow permucosal neck, a wider retentive head and a broad flat denture attaching base. General utilization; maxillary complete denture or mandi-- bular and maxillary removable partial dentures.