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Dental Implantation

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Definition: 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.  GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; implantation of a foreign material into jaw tissue (e.g., gingival or subperiosteal), the procedure: do not confuse with DENTAL IMPLANTS, the implant itself; differentiate from TOOTH REPLANTATION (reinsertion of a to   
See Also Dental Implants
Examples Dental Implantation, Endosseous; Dental Implantation, Subperiosteal 		Other names Dental Prosthesis Implantation; Prosthesis Implantations, Dental; Implantations, Dental Prosthesis; Dental Prosthesis Implantations; Prosthesis Implantation, Dental; Implantation, Dental Prosthesis; Implantation, Dental
 
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pyrolytic carbon  0   *Carbon Dental Implantation Hot Temperature.
Pharma Action Biocompatible Materials 		Chest 65(6):640;1974; J Biomed Mater Res 11(3):435;1977; Med Instrum 11(2):85;1977; Scand J Thoras Cardiovasc Surg 6:109;1972

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