ISO 16443:2014

Dentistry — Vocabulary for dental implants systems and related procedure

ISO 16443:2014 specifies terms and definitions for dental implants and for instruments, accessories, and the most commonly used clinical terms related to implant systems and procedures in dentistry. Grafting materials and membranes are excluded from ISO 16443:2014.

The following devices are also excluded from the scope of ISO 16443:2014.

Device specially designed to be placed within, through or upon the bones of the cranio-facial complex, the primary purpose of which is to provide anchorage for an epithesis (to replace for example: ears, noses and parts of eyes and orbital regions):

• epithesis implant;
• craniofacial implant;
• maxillofacial implant.

Device specially designed to be placed within, through or upon the bones of the cranio-facial complex, the primary purpose of which is to provide anchorage for an orthodontic appliance:

• orthodontic implant.

Edition	2014
Published Date	2014
Published By	International Standardization Organisation
Page Count	12