A custom abutment which is computer designed and manufactured. The can be made in silver titanium, gold colored titanium, or tooth colored zirconium.

A locally delivered antibiotic used to treat gum infection (aka periodontitis, pyorrhea). It is tetracycline suspended in a gel matrix which is inserted into the infected area. It then hardens and dissolves over a 3 to 4 week period of time.

The reduction in size of a body part from lack of use.

The thick, tough gum tissue which is in immediate contact with the tooth and underlying bone.

A mechanical device used to help retain, stabilize or fix a dental prosthesis to a natural tooth or implant.

A procedure to add tissue to any area which is deficient of the same tissue. Bone grafts and soft tissue grafts are types of tissue augmentation.

A class or disorders in which the body’s immune system attacks itself.

From the same individual.

Tissue harvested from one area of a person to be transplanted to a different area of the same person. It can be hard tissue (i.e. bone or tooth) or soft tissue (i.e. skin, gum, or connective tissue).

A graft of tissue which is transplanted from one area of a person to a different location in the same person.