Osseointegration derives from the Greek osteon, bone, and the Latin integrare, to make whole. The term refers to the direct structural and functional connection between living bone and the surface of a load-bearing artificial implant. Osseointegration has enhanced the science of medical bone and joint replacement techniques as well as dental impla...
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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). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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(os″e-o-in″tә-gra´shәn) the formation of a direct interface between an orthopedic or dental implant and bone, without intervening soft tissue.
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Implies that a contact is established without interposition of non-bone tissue between normal remode
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The process by which bone heals around an implant.
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