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Introduction

Dental Implants History

Conventional or Implant Treatment

Case Studies

FAQ

Dental Implants History, Edinburgh, Scotland

One of the most important developments in modern dentistry has been the ability to replace missing teeth using titanium implants placed directly in to the jawbone. From one tooth up to a whole arch, or simply to stabilise a moving denture, implant dentistry can offer a successful alternative to many restorative problems. The security and comfort of a fixed restoration which looks and functions like real teeth cannot be over emphasised.

Almost since the time man started loosing teeth there have been attempts to replace them. Maya Indians (100-1500AD) remains show evidence of tooth replacement with obsidian stones. Throughout the 19th & 20th century many different materials have been tried : gold, porcelain, Indian rubber, chrome cobalt, stainless steel with very varying degrees of success.

The major breakthrough in Implant success, which ultimately led to the very successful materials & techniques now being employed, was made in 1952 by Per-Ing-var Branemark, in Sweden, while investigating wound healing. By chance it was discovered that titanium was biocompatible and when surgically placed in bone, direct bone contact and complete healing occurred. This reaction of the bone to titanium was termed "osseointegration".

The first screw shape implants were placed in patients in 1965. The technique was kept under research conditions and refined until 1985 when it was released to suitably trained practitioners, with the confidence of over 20years research and development.

Throughout this period other types of implant systems have been available, however none have, until recently, been able to meet with the success rates afforded by the Branemark system. All the currently successful systems are now based on the initial Branemark research and treatment protocols.

One of our Prosthodontists Dr Pier Luig Coli has spent 10years working in the Branemark clinic in Gothenburg. Dr Coli is not only tremendously experienced in providing this treatment but has from his experiences and research studies in Sweden a wealth of literature based knowledge on which to base decisions.

Association of Dental Implantology The ADI aims to provide the public with an improved understanding of the benefits of implantology, and Members with the benefits of continuous skills development, safeguarding standards.

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