implant denture

denture /den·ture/ (den´cher) a complement of teeth, either natural or artificial; ordinarily used to designate an artificial replacement for the natural teeth and adjacent tissues.

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complete denture  an appliance replacing all the teeth of one jaw, as well as associated structures of the jaw.

implant denture  one constructed with a metal substructure embedded within the underlying soft structures of the jaws.

interim denture  a denture to be used for a short interval of time for reasons of esthetics, mastication, occlusal support, convenience, or to condition the patient to the acceptance of an artificial substitute for missing natural teeth until more definite prosthetic dental treatment can be provided.

overlay denture  a complete denture supported both by soft tissue (mucosa) and by a few remaining natural teeth that have been altered, as by insertion of a long or short coping, to permit the denture to fit over them.

partial denture  a dental appliance that is removable (removable partial d.) or permanently attached (fixed partial d. or bridge) and replaces one or more missing teeth, receiving support and retention from underlying tissues and some or all of the remaining teeth.

provisional denture  an interim denture used for the purpose of conditioning the patient to the acceptance of an artificial substitute for missing natural teeth.

transitional denture  a partial denture which is to serve as a temporary prosthesis and to which teeth will be added as more teeth are lost and which will be replaced after postextraction tissue changes have occurred.

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implant denture

n.

A denture that receives its stability from a substructure which is partially or wholly implanted in the bone under the soft tissues.

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implant denture,

a complete or partial denture that includes a subperiosteally or intraperiosteally implanted framework in contact with alveolar bone. The denture attaches to one or more posts that project from the framework through the connective tissues and mucous membranes. A variety of designs are available. This type of solution to the loss of natural teeth requires a strong commitment by the patient to practice effective oral hygiene measures.

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denture,

n an artificial substitute for missing natural teeth and adjacent tissues.

Denture.

denture, acrylic resin,

n a denture made of acrylic resin.

denture adhesive,

n a pliable, self-adjusting product used to hold a dental prosthesis in position. Also referred to as an
adherent.

denture, artificial,

n See denture.

denture, basal surface of (impression surface of denture, foundation surface of denture),

n the part of a denture base that is shaped to conform to the basal seat for the denture.

denture-bearing area,

n See area, basal seat.

denture, bilateral partial,

n a dental prosthesis that supplies teeth and associated structures on both sides of a semiedentulous arch.

denture brush,

n a brush designed especially for cleaning dentures.

denture characterization,

n a modification of the form and color of the denture base and teeth to produce a more lifelike appearance.

denture, complete (complete dental prosthesis),

n a dental prosthesis that replaces all the natural dentition and associated structures of the maxillae or mandible. It may be supported solely by the mucosa or attached to implants in the alveolar process.

denture, complete, lower,

n a prosthetic replacement of all the teeth in the mandibular dental arch.

denture, complete, upper,

n a prosthetic replacement of all the teeth in the maxillary dental arch.

denture, coping,

n See overdenture.

denture coverage,

n the extent to which the oral tissue is covered by the denture base.

denture curing,

n the process by which the denture base materials are hardened in a denture mold to the form of a denture. See also process.

denture delivery,

n See denture placement.

denture deposits,

n these deposits range in degree of severity and ease of removal. They first appear as easily dissolved food matter or mucin, can progress to dental plaque or yeast infection, and in severe cases can result in the formation of calculus, a deposit that requires professional intervention to remove.

denture design,

n a planned visualization of the form and extent of a denture.

denture dislodging force,

n See force, denture dislodging.

denture, duplicate,

n a second denture intended to be a copy of the first denture.

denture edge,

n See border, denture.

denture engraving tool,

n a tool used to permanently inscribe the patient's name on the flange of his or her dental prosthesis for identification purposes.

denture esthetics,

n See esthetics, denture.

denture, finish of,

n the final perfection of the form of the polished surfaces of a denture.

denture flange,

n See flange.

denture foundation,

n the portion of the oral structures that supports the complete or partial denture base under occlusal load. See also area, basal seat.

denture foundation, surface of,

n See denture, basal surface of.

denture, full,

n improper term. See denture, complete.

denture, heel of,

n See distal end.

denture, immediate (immediate-insertion denture),

n a removable dental prothesis constructed for placement immediately after removal of the remaining natural teeth.

denture, implant,

n a denture that gains its support, stability, and retention from a substructure that is implanted under the soft tissues of the basal seat of the denture and is in contact with bone.

denture, implant, substructure,

n See substructure, implant.

denture, implant, superstructure,

n See superstructure, implant.

denture, impression surface of,

n See denture, basal surface of.

denture, inclusion markers,

n the temporary labels affixed to the impression surface of the denture for identification during processing.

denture, insertion,

n See denture, placement.

denture, interim

(in´term),
n a dental prosthesis that is to be used for a short interval of time.

denture liner,

n a resin used to coat the tissue surface of a dental prosthesis to restore or improve the conformation of the prosthesis to the tissue; generally used to improve the retention of the denture.

denture, maintenance of,

n an important part of prosthodontic treatment and a major factor in the longevity of the service that the restoration can be expected to give.

denture, metal base,

n a denture with a base of gold, chrome-cobalt alloy, aluminum, or other metal.

denture, model, wax,

n See denture, trial.

denture overlay,

n a complete denture that is supported by both tooth and mucosa. Remaining teeth are used to provide additional stability to the denture.

denture packing,

n See packing, denture.

denture, partial (partial dental prosthesis),

n a prosthesis that replaces one or more, but less than all, of the natural teeth and associated structures.

denture, partial, cantilever

n See denture, partial, cantilever fixed.

denture, partial, cantilever fixed,

n a fixed dental prosthesis that has one or more abutments at one end of the denture supporting pontic(s) at its other end.

denture, partial, components of,

n the units that compose a removable partial denture (e.g., the base, the artificial teeth, direct and indirect retainers, major and minor connectors).

denture, partial, construction of,

n the science and technique of designing and constructing partial dentures.

denture, partial, extension,

n a removable partial denture that is retained by natural teeth at one end of the denture base segments only; a portion of the functional load is carried by the residual ridge.

denture, partial, fixed,

n a tooth-borne partial denture that is intended to be permanently attached to the teeth or roots that furnish support to the restoration.

denture, partial, removable,

n a partial denture that can be readily placed in the oral cavity and removed by the wearer.

denture, partial, temporary,

n See denture, partial, treatment.

denture, partial, tissue-borne,

n a removable partial denture that is not supported entirely by the natural teeth.

denture, partial, tooth-borne,

n a partial denture that is supported entirely by the teeth that bound the edentulous area covered by the base.

denture, partial, tooth-borne/tissue-borne,

n a partial denture that gains support from both an abutment tooth or teeth and from the structures of the edentulous area covered by the base.

denture, partial, treatment (temporary partial denture),

n a dental prosthesis used for the purpose of treating or conditioning the tissues that are needed to support and retain a denture base.

denture, partial, unilateral

(ū´nlat´rl),
n a dental prosthesis that restores lost or missing teeth on one side of the arch only.

denture periphery,

n See border, denture.

denture placement,

n the act of inserting a dental prosthesis into the place in a patient's oral cavity for which it was designed. Also called
denture delivery or
denture insertion.

denture, polished surface of,

n the portion of the surface of a denture that extends in an occlusal direction from the border of the denture and includes the palatal surface. It is the part of the denture base that is usually polished and includes the buccal and lingual surfaces of the teeth.

denture processing,

n See processing, denture.

denture, provisional

n a prosthetic appliance to be used for a short period for reasons of esthetics, function, or occlusal support; more commonly referred to as a temporary, interim, or transitional denture. A provisional denture is usually an immediate denture and is most often employed in the maxillary arch.

denture repair,

n the restoration of a broken or damaged dental prosthesis.

denture retention,

n See retention, denture.

denture-sore oral cavity,

n See oral cavity, denture-sore.

denture space,

n the space between the residual ridges and the cheeks and tongue that is available for dentures. See also distance, interarch.

denture stability,

n See stability, denture.

denture, stomatitis,

n See oral cavity, denture-sore.

denture supporting area,

n See area, basal seat.

denture supporting structure,

n See structure, denture supporting.

denture, temporary,

n a denture intended to serve for a very short time in a temporary or emergency situation.

denture, tooth-mucosa-supported,

n See denture.

denture, transitional,

n a removable partial denture that serves as a temporary prosthesis to which teeth will be added as more teeth are lost and that will be replaced after postextraction tissue changes have occurred. A transitional denture may become an interim denture when all the teeth have been removed from the dental arch.

denture, trial (wax model denture),

n a temporary denture, usually made of wax on a baseplate, that is used for checking jaw relation records, occlusion, and the arrangement and observation of teeth for esthetics.

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implant,

n a device, usually alloplastic, that is surgically inserted into or onto the oral tissue. To be used as a prosthodontic abutment, it should remain quiescent and purely secondary to local tissue physiology.

implant, abutment of,

n the portion of an implant that protrudes through the gingival tissues and is designed to support a prosthesis.

implant, anchor endosteal,

n an implant with a narrow buccolingual wedge-shaped infrastructure that is designed to be placed deep into the bone. The outline of the implant appears similar to a nautical anchor, and there is a variety of sizes and shapes to satisfy many anatomic and prosthodontic needs. Endosteal anchor implants are cast of chromium-cobalt surgical alloy and annealed.

Impetigo.

implant, anterior subperiosteal

n an implant placed in the anterior part of an edentulous mandible and designed to supply abutments in the two canine regions.

implant, arms of anchor endosteal,

n the major portion of the implant infrastructure.

implant, arthroplastic

(ar´thrōplas´-tik),
n a cast chrome-alloy glenoid fossa prosthesis available in right and left models.

implant, blade,

n an implant with a bladelike shape used when a patient's jawbone is considered too narrow to receive a screw or a cylinder endosseous implant. Because of its shape, this implant can be inserted directly into a narrow jaw. These implants must be anchored to another blade implant, root form implants, or natural teeth to assist in handling lateral forces.

implant, blade endosteal,

n an implant with a narrow (buccolingually) wedge-shaped infrastructure bearing openings or vents through which tissue grows to obtain retention.

implant, bone,

n See graft, autogenous, bone; graft, iliac; graft,

implant, ceramic endosteal,

n an endosteal implant of a variety of designs constructed of silicate or porcelain.

implant, cervix of,

n that portion of an implant that connects the infrastructure with the abutment as it passes through the mucoperiosteum.

implant, CM (crūAxete manche) spiral end-osteal,

n a narrow-diameter screw implant designed for thin ridges.

implant, complete subperiosteal,

n an implant used for an entire edentulous jaw.

implant, complete-arch blade endosteal,

n a blade type of implant designed to be inserted into a completely edentulous ridge as a single appliance bearing multiple abutments.

implant, crown of anchor endosteal,

n the abutment part of an anchor implant.

implant denture,

n a prosthesis (denture) that is secured to the implants via the abutments or a connector bar.

implant, endodontic endosteal,

n an implant with a threaded or nonthreaded pin that fits into a root canal and extends beyond the dental apex into the adjacent bone, thereby lengthening the clinical root.

implant, endosseous,

n See implant, endosteal.

implant, endosteal,

n an implant that is placed into the alveolar and/or basal bone and that protrudes through the mucoperiosteum.

implant, fabricated,

n a custom-designed implant constructed for a specific operative site.

implant, fixation screw of subperiosteal,

n the screws, 5 to 7 mm long, that are made of the same surgical alloy as the implant and are used to affix the implant to the underlying bone.

implant, flukes of anchor endosteal,

n the end portions of the arms that rise to the most superficial portion within the bone.

implant, frame type of ramus endosteal,

n a prefabricated mandibular full-arch implant consisting of two posterior ramus implants: an anterior (symphyseal) endosteal component and a conjunction bar.

implant, helicoid endosteal,

n a two-piece end-osteal implant consisting of a helical steel spring that is inserted into bone as a female and a male that may be placed postoperatively and serves as the abutment.

implant, infrastructure of,

n the part of an implant that is designed to give it retention.

implant, intraperiosteal,

n an artificial appliance made to conform to the shape of a bone and placed beneath the outer, or fibrous, layer of the periosteum.

implant, mandrel of needle endosteal,

n a hollow device available in full, half, and shallow depths into which needle implants fit. The mandrel, in turn, is used in the contraangle to drive the needle implant into place.

implant, mesostructure,

n an intermediate superstructure. A series of splinted copings, each of which fits over an implant abutment or natural tooth and over which fits the completed prosthodontic appliance.

implant, needle endosteal,

n (pin endosteal) a smooth, thin shaft (self-perforating) that serves as an implant usually in conjunction with two others, the three being placed in bone in tripodal conformity.

implant, nonsubmergible,

n See implant, one-stage.

implant, one-stage,

n an endosseous implant placed in the bone and immediately fitted with an abutment or an implant already having a transmucosal coronal portion as part of the implant design so that the implant is exposed to the oral cavity during the healing process. This eliminates the need for a second surgery. Also known as a
nonsubmergible implant or a single-stage implant.

implant, oral,

n See implant.

implant, polymer tooth replica,

n an acrylic resin implant, shaped like the tooth recently extracted, that is placed into the tooth's alveolus.

implant, prosthetic

n an apparatus such as an artificial limb or a crown, bridge, or denture that is affixed to an implant in order to compensate for a missing body part (teeth).

implant, pterygoid

n an endosseous implant placed posterior to the maxillary first molar up into the pterygoid plate.

implant, ramus endosteal,

n a blade type of implant designed for the anterior part of the ramus. See also implant, endosteal, blade.

Ramus frame implant.

implant, ramus frame

n a full-arch endosseous implant set into both rami and the symphyseal area of the mandible with a horizontal connecting bar that sits along the gingival tissues, thus forming a design similar to a monorail with a tripodial effect.

implant, root form,

n a cylindrical mechanism used to affix dental structures to the bone located under the soft tissue. These implants are classified under two forms: a threaded screw-type implant, and a smooth press fitted implant.

implant, seating instrument of anchor endosteal, arm type,

n a bayonet-shaped device designed to assist in seating an anchor implant by straddling its arms over a specially designed seating notch.

implant, seating instrument of anchor endosteal, crown type,

n a bayonet-shaped, double-ended device designed to assist in seating an anchor implant by cupping its crown or abutment.

implant, seating instrument of endosteal,

n a device designed to be placed on a portion of an implant so that malleting on it will seat the implant into the bone. It usually has an angled or bayoneted shaft to enable it to protrude from the oral cavity in a more-or-less vertical direction.

implant, shaft of anchor endosteal,

n the cervix of an anchor implant.

implant, shoulder of blade endosteal,

n the unbroken surface of the wedge-shaped infrastructure that is widest and most superficial. This part is tapped during the seating of the implant.

implant, single-stage,

n See implant, one-stage.

implant, single-tooth subperiosteal,

n an implant designed to replace a single missing tooth; usually unsupported by adjacent natural teeth.

implant, spiral endosteal,

n a screw type of implant, either hollow or solid, usually consisting of abutment, cervix, and infrastructure.

implant, staple,

n a type of transosteal implant that allows the attachment of a lower denture to the abutments of two or four threaded posts that go transcortically from a curved plate, which has been inserted through a submental incision and fixed into place at the inferior border of the mandible, through to the canine areas of the alveolar crest of the mandible; retentive screws partially inserted into the inferior border affix the rest of the plate. Also known as
mandibular staple implant and transmandibular implant.

Mandible staple implant.

implant, stock,

n an implant, usually endosteal, that is available in manufactured form in uniform sizes and shapes.

implant, strut of subperiosteal,

n a thin, striplike component of an infrastructure.

implant, subperiosteal,

n an appliance consisting of an open-mesh frame designed to fit over the surface of the bone beneath the periosteum.

Subperiosteal implant.

implant, superstructure of,

n a completed prosthesis that is supported entirely or in part by an implant. It may be a removable or fixed prosthesis but may be a single crown or a complete arch splint.

implant, threaded,

n an endosseous implant with threads resembling a screw; also known as a screw-type implant.

implant, transosteal

n an implant that passes completely through the buccal and lingual aspects of a toothless ridge; also, an implant whose threaded posts pass completely through the mandible in the parasymphyseal region from the inferior border to the alveolar crest, allowing the attachment of a dental prosthesis. Also known as a
transosseous implant. See also staple implant.

implant, two-piece,

n an implant, either end-osteal or subperiosteal, having its infrastructure and abutment in separate parts. Generally, the abutment, which is threaded, is screwed to the infrastructure some weeks after its incision, so that healing has taken place.

implant, two-stage,

n an endosseous implant placed in the bone, with the soft tissue over the implant being sutured closed in a stage-one surgery to allow osseointegration of the implant. A second surgery is performed later in which the soft tissue over the submerged implant is removed in order to thread an abutment into the implant so that a prosthesis can be attached; also known as a submergible implant.

implant, zygomatic

n a long, screw-shaped endosseous implant placed in the area of the former first maxillary molar up into the zygomatic bone following an intrasinusal trajectory and used as an alternative to bone augmentation of a severely atrophic maxilla.