osteointegration, (os´tēōin´t
grā´shn),
osteointegration
grā´shn),n the structural linkage made at the contact point where human bone and the surface of a synthetic, often titanium-based implant meet. Also called
osseointegration.
osseointegration.
osteointegration
The direct structural and functional connection between living bone and the surface of a load-bearing implant; osteointegrated implants have been used to treat edentulism, and for head and neck reconstruction to facilitate
retention of auricular mandibular, maxillary, nasal, and orbital implants, and for bone-anchored hearing aids. See Dental implant.
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