| 3 July 2007
SingHealth's Aescapulus Apr-Jun 2007
 Implants have certainly revolutionised the practice of Dentistry today. Their applications range from single tooth replacements to total dental arch replacement, and even maxillofacial prosthodontics. Within just a few short years, the number of clinics offering dental implants, as well as the number of implant companies have increased exponentialy. No one would have thought that in the late 1960s, a certain orthopaedic surgeon, named Prof Per-Ingvar Branemark, would serendipitously discover that titanium actual "osseointegrates" with bone and extrapolate it to dental usage.
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