AUTHOR(S): Dr. Abhishek Sharma, Dr. Ramandeep Singh, Dr. Sonali Sharma, Dr. Shivangi Sahi, Dr. Vishal Thakur and Priyanka Jamwal

ABSTRACT:Osseointegration was discovered in 1962 and coined as a term in 1977. Original definitions implied direct contact between foreign materials and bone without any interposed soft tissue layers. Today, osseointegration is regarded to be a foreign body response to separate foreign elements from bone. A new definition of the term is suggested in this paper; “Osseointegration is a foreign body reaction where interfacial bone is formed as a defense reaction to shield off the implant from the tissues”.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/oral.2020.v6.i3k.1031

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