tooth implant
Artificial dental root
A tooth implant is an artificial tooth root, typically a titanium post surgically placed in the jawbone to support a replacement tooth or bridge.
Unlike dentures, implants are permanent fixtures that fuse with the bone: She got a tooth implant after losing her molar in an accident.
Also called dental implant.
- dentalRelating to teeth
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- titaniumElement twenty-two
- jawBone holding teeth
- boneHard skeletal tissue
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- dental devicesbraces, retainer, dentures, mouthguard, dental crown
- dentistrydentist, teeth, dentists, dental care, filling
- denturesdentures, false teeth, complete dentures, full dentures, partial dentures
dental replacement method
tooth implantdentures
Removable artificial teeth
full dentures · partial dentures · dental bridge · false teeth · fixed bridge
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