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Abstract
The grafting or inserting of a prosthetic device of alloplastic material into the oral tissue beneath the mucosal or periosteal layer or within the bone. Its purpose is to provide support and retention to a partial or complete denture.
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- Dental Implant Therapy
- Dental Prosthesis Implantation
- Implantation, Dental
- Implantation, Dental Prosthesis
- Prosthesis Implantation, Dental
- Dental Implant Therapies
- Dental Prosthesis Implantations
- Implant Therapy, Dental
- Therapy, Dental Implant
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.
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Indexing Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specifics; the procedure: do not confuse with DENTAL IMPLANTS, the implant itself; differentiate from TOOTH REPLANTATION (reinsertion of a tooth lost by trauma or deliberate extraction)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Dental Implantation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003757. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003757
- Dental Implantation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_implantation
- Dental Implantation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q68892328