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| Term | button implant |
| Variations | mucosal implant, mucosal insert, intramucosal insert |
| Definition | A mushroom-shaped metal insert attached to the tissue borne surface of a removable denture that fits against a surgically prepared receptor site in the mucosa for retention. |
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