Definition of Dental implant

1. Noun. An implant that replaces a natural tooth.

Generic synonyms: Implant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dental Implant

dental follicle
dental forceps
dental formula
dental furnace
dental geriatrics
dental germ
dental gold
dental granuloma
dental groove
dental health services
dental health surveys
dental hygienist
dental hygienists
dental identification
dental impaction
dental implant (current term)
dental implantation
dental implants
dental impression materials
dental impression technique
dental index
dental instruments
dental jurisprudence
dental lamina
dental lamina cyst
dental leakage
dental lever
dental lymph
dental material
dental materials

Literary usage of Dental implant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Designing Nanostructures at the Interface Between Biomedical and Physical by Nas, National Academies (U.S.), Keck Futures Initiative (2005)
"... proposed an intra-dental implant residing in a false tooth, an idea Stone seconded and expanded on. "You could include a port to pump insulin in," he ..."

2. New Materials Society, Challenges and Opportunities: New Materials Science ...by DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"... This is a bioceramic dental implant. The root is made of porous alumina ceramic, and the stem is composed of single-crystal sapphire ceramic. ..."

3. Report on the American Workforce by Harley Frazis (1998)
"... for example, a dental implant or eye examination. For entertainment services, the time and day of the event were included when pricing tickets for ..."

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