Dental Implantology Glossary
105 terms total — 9 showing — Last updated 16 Sep 2026
PEEK PEEK
Polyether ether ketone; a high-performance thermoplastic polymer used to fabricate dental implant abutments, healing components, and provisional restorations.
Survival Rate
The proportion of implants that remain in situ and are functional at a defined follow-up time point, regardless of any c...
Tapered Implant
An implant whose body narrows from the coronal to the apical end, mimicking the natural root form and enhancing primary...
Tenting Screw
A small titanium or PEEK fixation screw placed to elevate and stabilise a barrier membrane above the bone surface, creat...
Transgingival Height
The vertical dimension of an abutment or implant collar that passes through the gingival tissue, connecting the subgingi...
Transmucosal Collar
The portion of a dental implant or abutment that passes through the soft gingival tissue to emerge into the oral cavity.
Trephine Bur
A hollow cylindrical rotary cutting instrument used in implant surgery to harvest autogenous bone cores or to remove a f...
White Aesthetic Score
A validated index assessing the aesthetic outcome of the implant-supported crown itself across five morphological and op...
Xenograft
Bone graft material derived from a non-human species—most commonly bovine—used to augment bone volume at implant sites.
Zygomatic Implant
An extra-long dental implant anchored in the zygomatic bone (cheekbone) rather than the alveolar ridge, used in cases of...