Lecture 1: Terms

Question 1

Abutment

Answer 1

Implant component placed on or built into the implant and which the crown, fixed bridge, or overdenture is placed on top of.

Question 2

Abutment-level impression

Answer 2

Impression taken after an abutment has been delivered clinically

Question 3

Abutment screw

Answer 3

The screw that holds the abutment onto the implant

Question 4

Angled abutment

Answer 4

Prefabricated abutment that is angled form the implant body to counter inclination of implants

Question 5

Barium sulfate

Answer 5

A radiopaque powder material utilized in radiographic templates to visualize diagnostic teeth

Question 6

Blade implants

Answer 6

Flat, small implants that are inserted into a cut in the bone

Question 7

CAD/CAM

Answer 7

Computer aided design and manufacturing. Used to fabricate surgical guides, abutments, crowns, and substructures

Question 8

Cemented prosthesis

Answer 8

A restoration cemented on abutments

Question 9

Close-tray impression

Answer 9

An impression method using a transfer-type impression coping and an unmodified tray

Question 10

Computed tomography (CT Scan)

Answer 10

Software assisted radiographic technique that produces an exact cross-sectional view of the mandible or maxilla

Question 11

Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT)

Answer 11

A CT scanner that uses a cone-shaped radiographic source and a large detector to produce a 3-D radiographic image

Question 12

Cover Screw

Answer 12

The screw that blocks the implant entrance during the healing period after surgery

Question 13

Critical space

Answer 13

The distance between the implant platform and the edges of the extraction socket.