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Anlagerungsplastik

English translation: (augmentative) osseointegration

05:29 Jan 22, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Dentistry / Dental Implantology
German term or phrase: Anlagerungsplastik
"Bei der Kompensation des horizontalen Defizites im Spitzkammkiefer gibt es zur Anlagerungsplastik keine Alternative"

To do with dental implantology. Anlagerungsplastik is proving to be about as obscure as Spitzkammkiefer! All I know is Anlagerung seems to mean apposition. Beyond that, I'm utterly mystified. TIA once more for your help.
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
Local time: 01:36
English translation:(augmentative) osseointegration
Explanation:
Rowan, I'm not terribly sure about this, but it does make sense to me.
Knochenanlagerung is osseointegration. Plastik = plasty usually means that some shaping is involved, but I wonder if osseointegration by itself might not be enough.

Check out the following for more on osseointegration in oral surgery and dental implants
www.vard.org/jour/01/38/2/myers382.htm

Of course, there's also Knochenplastik = osteoplasty, but I'm not sure that would fit for your context. Clearly it's the augmentative and integrative aspect that needs to be stressed. I didn't get any hits on "augmentative osseointegration" or "augmentative osseoplasty", but I do believe osseointegration is the direction you need to go in. The term Anlagerung in this context does not refer to an apposition, but rather to the augmentation of the bone (you're adding something to the bone and shaping it in the process to fit your implants).

Or maybe you could dream up a fancy term like "augmentative, integrative osseoplasty" - at least it's a stab in the right direction :-)

See if this will give you at least a starting point. Again, the reference is my implantology glossary and my professional experience at those implantology conferences.

And now to bed... :-) it's getting late in this part of the world.
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Ulrike Lieder (X)
Local time: 06:36
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Thank you for another very thorough answer, Ulrike. This time, I'm just giving you three points. In fact, it might have been two, but I felt you deserved an extra point for all the effort you put in. However, I remain virtually completely in the dark about what this term means - it really is thoroughly obscure. I hate being defeated by words, but this one has beaten me well and truly. :-( I'm going to go with "augmentative osseointegration", simply because I have no clue whatsoever of what it actually means, and your suggestion is better than nothing at all. Also, the deadline is half an hour away, so it's time to deliver. Thanks again for helping out - great job on the earlier question, not quite so good on this, but still a fantastic effort and much appreciated. Meanwhile, if you do actually come up with anything more certain, please let me know and maybe I'll be able to submit a correction later.
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(augmentative) osseointegration


Explanation:
Rowan, I'm not terribly sure about this, but it does make sense to me.
Knochenanlagerung is osseointegration. Plastik = plasty usually means that some shaping is involved, but I wonder if osseointegration by itself might not be enough.

Check out the following for more on osseointegration in oral surgery and dental implants
www.vard.org/jour/01/38/2/myers382.htm

Of course, there's also Knochenplastik = osteoplasty, but I'm not sure that would fit for your context. Clearly it's the augmentative and integrative aspect that needs to be stressed. I didn't get any hits on "augmentative osseointegration" or "augmentative osseoplasty", but I do believe osseointegration is the direction you need to go in. The term Anlagerung in this context does not refer to an apposition, but rather to the augmentation of the bone (you're adding something to the bone and shaping it in the process to fit your implants).

Or maybe you could dream up a fancy term like "augmentative, integrative osseoplasty" - at least it's a stab in the right direction :-)

See if this will give you at least a starting point. Again, the reference is my implantology glossary and my professional experience at those implantology conferences.

And now to bed... :-) it's getting late in this part of the world.


Ulrike Lieder (X)
Local time: 06:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 26
Grading comment
Thank you for another very thorough answer, Ulrike. This time, I'm just giving you three points. In fact, it might have been two, but I felt you deserved an extra point for all the effort you put in. However, I remain virtually completely in the dark about what this term means - it really is thoroughly obscure. I hate being defeated by words, but this one has beaten me well and truly. :-( I'm going to go with "augmentative osseointegration", simply because I have no clue whatsoever of what it actually means, and your suggestion is better than nothing at all. Also, the deadline is half an hour away, so it's time to deliver. Thanks again for helping out - great job on the earlier question, not quite so good on this, but still a fantastic effort and much appreciated. Meanwhile, if you do actually come up with anything more certain, please let me know and maybe I'll be able to submit a correction later.
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