Imaging – includes, but is not limited to, X-rays, CAT scans, MRIs, photographs, and other visual diagnostic formats

Immediate Denture – teeth replacement prosthetic designed to be placed as soon as teeth are removed, generally will be replaced with permanent denture once healing is complete

Immediate Implant Placement – dental implant placed during the same visit as the extraction of the tooth it replaces

Impacted Tooth – a tooth that is partially or fully unable to erupt and remains embedded in soft tissue or wedged against bone or another tooth

Implant – to insert or graft material into tissue

Implant, Dental – small metal cylinder, usually titanium, placed in or on jawbone, used in conjunction with dental prosthetic as a tooth replacement solution

Implant Dentistry – field of study and practice involving the surgical placement and maintenance of dental implants and implant-anchored tooth replacement prosthetics

Impression – mold of teeth and gums, made by biting a soft material, used for diagnostic and treatment planning purposes

Incision and Drainage – small surgical cut to drain pus from an abscess

Incisors – four front center upper and lower teeth

Infiltration – use of local anesthetic by placing under the gum tissue, effective in certain parts of the mouth only

Inlay – filling made outside the tooth, then cemented or bonded in place to restore lost structure

Interproximal – adjacent surfaces between teeth within the same arch

Interocclusal – between upper and lower teeth of the bite

Intracoronal – inside the tooth crown

Intraoral – inside the oral cavity

Intraoral Camera – specially designed camera for use in photographing inside the mouth, used for diagnostic purposes