osseointegration

osseointegration
os·seo·in·te·gra·tion .äs-ē-ō-.int-ə-'grā-shən n the firm anchoring of a surgical implant (as in dentistry or in bone surgery) by the growth of bone around it without fibrous tissue formation at the interface
os·seo·in·te·grat·ed -'int-ə-.grāt-əd adj

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n.
the process by which certain materials, such as titanium, may be introduced into living bone without producing a foreign-body reaction. This allows a very tight and strong joint between the two structures. Osseointegration is used, for example, to fix recently developed types of dental implant and bone-anchored hearing aid.

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os·seo·in·te·gra·tion (os″e-o-in″tə-graґshən) [osseo- + integration] direct anchorage of an implant by the formation of bony tissue around it without growth of fibrous tissue at the bone-implant interface. See also osseointegrated implant, under implant.

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