Term | transosteal implant |
Pronunciation | trans-AHS-tee-ul IM-plant |
Variations | trans-osteal implant |
See also | endosteal implant, eposteal implant, transosteal |
Definition | A dental implant, used only in the mandible, that passes through both cortical plates of the alveolar bone. |
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