| dental prosthesis, implant-supported | A prosthesis that gains its support, stability, and retention from a substructure that is implanted under the soft tissues of the basal seat of the device and is in contact with bone. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| implant | <dentistry> A replacement for one of your missing teeth. The implant is different than a bridge in that the implant is permanently attached into your jaw. (08 Jan 1998) |
| implant denture | A denture that receives its stability and retention from a substructure which is partially or wholly implanted under the soft tissues of the denture basal seat. See: implant denture substructure, implant denture superstructure, subperiosteal implant. (05 Mar 2000) |
| implant denture substructure | The metal framework which is placed beneath the soft tissues in contact with, or embedded into, bone for the purpose of supporting an implant denture superstructure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inflatable implant | An implant consisting of an empty silicone rubber bag with an inlet tube and a valve; after insertion into or behind the breast, the bag is inflated with a liquid to the desired size; used in augmentation mammaplasty. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intraocular implant | A plastic lens placed in the anterior or posterior chamber of the eye to substitute for the lens removed in cataract extraction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| orbital implant | The glass, plastic, or metal device placed in the muscle cone after enucleation of an eye. (05 Mar 2000) |
| testicular implant | A device placed surgically in the scrotum in males with absence or severe hypoplasia of the testis. Synonym: testicular prosthesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| endo-osseous implant | An implant into alveolar bone inserted through the prepared root canal of a tooth in order to increase effective root length. (05 Mar 2000) |
| endosteal implant | An implant that is inserted into the alveolar and/or basal bone and protrudes through the mucoperiosteum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| triplant implant | A combination of three pin implant's to form a single abutment to support or retain a dental prosthesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumour | A benign epithelial odontogenic neoplasm derived from the stratum intermedium of the enamel organ; a painless, slowly growing, mixed radiolucent-radiopaque lesion characterised histologically by cords of polyhedral epithelial cells, deposits of amyloid, and spherical calcifications. Synonym: Pindborg tumour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Malassez' epithelial rests | Epithelial remains of Hertwig's root sheath in the periodontal ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retinal pigmented epithelial cell | See: pigmented retinal epithelium, retina. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Golgi epithelial cell | A glial cell found in the cerebellar cortex. See: Bergmann's fibres. (05 Mar 2000) |