impression coping

Plural
impression copings
Example / Category
[e.g. implants]

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(1998)
Definition from Glossary

1: that component of a dental implant system used to provide a spatial relationship of an endosteal dental implant to the alveolar ridge and adjacent dentition or other structures. Impression copings can be retained in the impression or may require a transfer (termed an impression transfer procedure) from intraoral usage to the impression after attaching the analog or replicas 2: any device that registers the position of the dental implant or dental implant abutment relative to adjacent structures; most such devices are indexed to assure reproducible three dimensional location

Pronunciation
i˘m-pre˘sh′an kō′pi˘ng