Dental implants

Question 2

Label the following image:

Answer 2

Natural Tooth:
A) enamel
B) dentin
C) pulp
D) gum tissue
E) PDL

Dental Implant:
A) fabricated crown
B) abutment
C) implant
D) bone

Question 3

What are the differences when comparing the periodontium of a tooth to a dental implant? (4)

Answer 3

1. less vascularity
2. no PDL
3. fewer gingival fibers
4. collagen fibers parallel the implant

Question 4

When discussing the differences between periodtontium of a tooth to a dental implant, a difference includes “collagen fibers parallel the implant”. Why is this different?

Answer 4

Fibers do not insert into cementum like a natural tooth

Question 5

Label the image of the natural tooth:

Answer 5

A) enamel
B) sulcus
C) sulcular (crevicular) epithelium
D) junctional epithelium
E) connective tissue
F) cementum
G) bone

Question 6

Label the image of the implant:

Answer 6

A) titanium implant
B) sulcular epithelium
C) junctional epithelium
D) connective tissue
E) bone

Question 7

When comparing the periodontium of a natural tooth, vs. dental implant, what is present in the natural tooth that is absent in the dental implant?

Answer 7

Enamel & cementum

Question 8

Because dental implants receives no vascular supply from the PDL resulting in overall less vascular supply this results in:

Answer 8

less immune system regulation