The grafting or inserting of a prosthetic device of alloplastic material into the
oral tissue beneath the mucosal or periosteal layer or within the bone. Its purpose
is to provide support and retention to a partial or complete denture
Note générale sur le champ d'application :
general or unspecified; prefer specifics; the procedure: do not confuse with DENTAL
IMPLANTS, the implant itself; differentiate from TOOTH REPLANTATION (reinsertion of
a tooth lost by trauma or deliberate extraction)