Biomaterial Database

A protective guard for an osseointegrated implant superstructure. 1994

A Bolouri, and S L McCarthy

Department of Restorative Dentistry, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX 75266-0677.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009064	Mouth Protectors	Devices or pieces of equipment placed in or around the mouth or attached to instruments to protect the external or internal tissues of the mouth and the teeth.	Mouth Guards,Mouthpieces, Protective,Mouth Pieces, Protective,Guard, Mouth,Guards, Mouth,Mouth Guard,Mouth Piece, Protective,Mouth Protector,Mouthpiece, Protective,Piece, Protective Mouth,Pieces, Protective Mouth,Protective Mouth Piece,Protective Mouth Pieces,Protective Mouthpiece,Protective Mouthpieces,Protector, Mouth,Protectors, Mouth
D003758	Dental Implantation, Endosseous	Insertion of an implant into the bone of the mandible or maxilla. The implant has an exposed head which protrudes through the mucosa and is a prosthodontic abutment.	Dental Implantation, Osseointegrated,Endosseous Dental Implant Therapy,Endosseous Implantation,Osseointegrated Dental Implantation,Endosseous Dental Implantation,Implantation, Endosseous,Implantation, Endosseous Dental,Implantation, Osseointegrated Dental
D003828	Denture, Overlay	Removable prosthesis constructed over natural teeth or implanted studs.	Overdenture,Dentures, Overlay,Overdentures,Overlay Denture,Overlay Dentures
D003834	Denture Precision Attachment	A precision device used for attaching a fixed or removable partial denture to the crown of an abutment tooth or a restoration. One type is the intracoronal attachment and the other type is the extracoronal attachment. It consists of a female portion within the coronal portion of the crown of an abutment and a fitted male portion attached to the denture proper. (Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p85; from Boucher's Clinical Dental Terminology, 4th ed, p264)	Intracoronal Attachment,Precision Attachment, Denture,Slotted Attachment, Dental,Attachment, Dental Slotted,Attachments, Dental Slotted,Dental Slotted Attachment,Dental Slotted Attachments,Denture, Precision Attachment,Slotted Attachments, Dental,Attachment Denture, Precision,Attachment Dentures, Precision,Attachment, Denture Precision,Attachment, Intracoronal,Attachments, Denture Precision,Attachments, Intracoronal,Denture Precision Attachments,Dentures, Precision Attachment,Intracoronal Attachments,Precision Attachment Denture,Precision Attachment Dentures,Precision Attachments, Denture
D004867	Equipment Design	Methods and patterns of fabricating machines and related hardware.	Design, Equipment,Device Design,Medical Device Design,Design, Medical Device,Designs, Medical Device,Device Design, Medical,Device Designs, Medical,Medical Device Designs,Design, Device,Designs, Device,Designs, Equipment,Device Designs,Equipment Designs
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000180	Acrylic Resins	Polymers of high molecular weight which are derived from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or other related compounds and are capable of being molded and then hardened to form useful components.	Acrylic Resin,Resin, Acrylic,Resins, Acrylic
D015921	Dental Implants	Biocompatible materials placed into (endosseous) or onto (subperiosteal) the jawbone to support a crown, bridge, or artificial tooth, or to stabilize a diseased tooth.	Dental Implants, Mini,Dental Prosthesis, Surgical,Implants, Dental,Dental Implant,Dental Prostheses, Surgical,Implant, Dental,Prostheses, Surgical Dental,Prosthesis, Surgical Dental,Surgical Dental Prostheses,Surgical Dental Prosthesis,Dental Implant, Mini,Mini Dental Implant,Mini Dental Implants
D016348	Osseointegration	The growth action of bone tissue as it assimilates surgically implanted devices or prostheses to be used as either replacement parts (e.g., hip) or as anchors (e.g., endosseous dental implants).	Peri-implant Endosseous Healing,Endosseous Healing, Peri-implant,Endosseous Healings, Peri-implant,Healing, Peri-implant Endosseous,Healings, Peri-implant Endosseous,Peri implant Endosseous Healing,Peri-implant Endosseous Healings