In a dental implant, what functional tissue entity is created that adapts to the titanium abutment?

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A biologic seal is the epithelial adaptation (basal lamina and hemidesmosomes with no periodontal ligament) to the titanium abutment post of the dental implant. The connective tissue runs parallel to the dental implant instead of perpendicular. Both natural teeth and dental implants possess a junctional epithelium formed by hemidesmosomes; however, the dental implant's junctional epithelium attachment is not as strong or predictable as on natural teeth. The cells act as a bridge to the basal lamina and in turn to the titanium-oxide surface layer of the implant, thereby forming the biologic seal. The seal is critical to implant retention. The terms chemical seal, titanium seal, and osseointegration seal are fictitious and not used in reference to dental implants.

In a Dental Implant, What Functional Tissue Entity Is Created