title: Is the tissue-integrated interface a periodontium analogue: myth or metaphor?
authors.affiliation: Bone Biology and Implant Therapy Laboratory, Graduate Prosthodontics Program, University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, Chapel Hill, USA.
authors.forename: Lyndon F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000382:microbiology; D018865:Dental Research; D006801:Humans; D010512:Periodontal Index; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010519:Periodontium / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000502:physiology; D011476:Prosthodontics / Q000193:education
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants