The history of dental implants

Dental Implants have been around for some time believe it or not ! The picture above has a nice illustration of the history time line of how we got here today !

Dr Branemark an orthopedic surgeon accidentally discovered that titanium can ‘fuse’ to bone during experiments on rabbits. So dental implants have been around for over 40 years with modifications to technique and their surfaces to help maintain bone and increase healing.

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