Implant Dentistry Glossary

The anterior-to-posterior distance between the most anterior and the most distal implant in a full-arch reconstruction,...

The connector component that attaches to the implant fixture and supports the prosthetic crown or bridge superstructure.

The small fastener that secures the abutment to the implant body, transmitting occlusal loads and maintaining the implan...

A full-arch implant rehabilitation concept in which four implants—two axial and two posteriorly tilted—support a fixed p...

A synthetic, inorganic bone-graft substitute — such as hydroxyapatite or beta-tricalcium phosphate — used to fill osseou...

The bony ridge of the maxilla or mandible that contains the tooth sockets and provides the primary site for implant plac...

An abutment machined at a specific off-axis angle (e.g., 15°, 25°, 30°) to compensate for a non-ideal implant trajectory...

An internal or external geometric element—such as a hex, octagon, or spline—on an implant-abutment connection that preve...

Bone or soft tissue harvested from the same patient and transplanted to a different site to support implant placement or...

Abbreviation for Bone-to-Implant Contact; a histomorphometric measure of the percentage of implant surface in direct con...

The combined vertical dimension of the junctional epithelium and connective tissue attachment above the alveolar bone cr...

A grading system — most commonly Misch's D1–D4 scale — used to categorise the quality and quantity of bone at a prospect...

The partial or complete breakdown and loss of grafted bone volume over time before or after implant placement.

A system—most commonly Lekholm and Zarb's D1–D4 scale—categorising jawbone according to the ratio and density of cortica...

A surgical instrument used to cut threads into dense cortical bone prior to implant insertion, reducing insertion torque...

A histomorphometric measure, expressed as a percentage, of the length of direct bone–implant interface relative to the t...

An unsupported distal segment of a fixed implant prosthesis that extends beyond the most posteriorly positioned implant,...

Cone Beam Computed Tomography; a three-dimensional radiographic imaging modality used in implant dentistry to assess bon...

A prosthetic crown or bridge fixed to a dental implant abutment using dental cement rather than a retaining screw.

An implant impression technique in which a standard solid tray is used and the impression coping snaps off and remains i...

A soft-tissue grafting procedure in which subepithelial connective tissue—usually harvested from the palate—is used to a...

A minimally invasive technique for augmenting the maxillary sinus floor through the implant osteotomy site rather than v...

The measurable resorption of alveolar bone immediately surrounding the neck of a dental implant, typically assessed radi...

The final, permanent implant-supported restoration delivered to the patient after successful osseointegration and comple...